Sports
Minneapolis’ Somali Sambusa Network Nourishes Community and Everyday Resistance
MINNEAPOLIS — In a winter of raids, fear and strobe-lit confrontations, a fried, triangular pastry became an unlikely emblem of…
Eye on Africa
Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.
North-Africa
Libya Achieves Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Threat
The World Health Organization announced that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, a milestone that clears the…
West-Africa
Nigeria’s Electoral Law Enacted Amid Ongoing Concerns About Transparency
Tinubu Signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, Sparking Mixed Reactions In a significant move to reform Nigeria’s electoral framework, President…
Somalia
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Leads High-Level Talks With Opposition at Villa Somalia
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting at the…
Central-Africa
Gabon Bans Social Media Amid Growing Online Conflicts
Gabon Suspends Social Media Amid Rising Tensions Gabon’s media regulator has announced a sweeping suspension of all social media platforms,…
West-Africa
Fatal Gas Leak in Nigeria’s Mine Claims Dozens of Lives
Tragedy Strikes in Plateau State: Carbon Monoxide Leak Claims Lives of Miners At least 33 miners have been reported dead…
East-Africa
Kenyan Police Thwart Suspected al-Shabaab Plot in Nairobi, Seize Weapons, Explosives
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Counter Terrorism Policing Unit said Wednesday it foiled a planned terrorist attack in Nairobi and seized…
East-Africa
SalamAir to begin first direct flights between Oman and Somalia in September 2026
Thursday, February 19, 2026 MOGADISHU — Oman’s low-cost carrier SalamAir will launch the first direct Muscat-to-Mogadishu flights on Sept. 3,…
Somalia
Drought and disease decimate pastoralists’ herds in remote Sanag villages
‘People and livestock are equal in hunger’: Drought leaves pastoralists in Somalia’s Sanag region without water, medicine or markets In…
Somalia
How a ‘Trump-style’ Liberal ban on Gaza, Somalia migrants took shape
Liberal Party roiled by leaked plan to ban migration from parts of 13 countries Australia’s Liberal Party is scrambling to…
West-Africa
Ex-Nigerian Governor El-Rufai Detained Amid Fraud Allegations
Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai Detained by EFCC Amid Fraud Allegations The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained…
