East-Africa
Nairobi court jails Somali national linked to Al-Shabaab for 60 years
By Margaret KalekyeTuesday April 28, 2026 A Somali national has been convicted and jailed for belonging to the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. Abdikarim…
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West-Africa
Somali Day rally held at Minnesota State Capitol
Tuesday April 28, 2026 The third annual Somali Day at the Capitol drew together Somali community members, leaders and advocates in a…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe Teachers Threaten Strike Amid Escalating Wage Standoff
Teachers have thrown their weight behind civil servants’ demands for higher wages, giving the government 14 days to act or risk major…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia elders approve more than two-year extension for parliament, councils
Tuesday April 28, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — North Western State of Somalia’s Guurti, the upper house of elders, has voted to extend…
East-Africa
Kenyan court orders 10-day detention of Somali woman over incitement allegation
Tuesday April 28, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — A Kenyan court has authorized investigators to hold a Somali female political aspirant from Garissa…
Southern-Africa
Is South Africa Ready to Tackle Its Food Waste Problem?
South Africa discards roughly 10 million tonnes of food annually—even as millions go without. In response to the rapid escalation of food…
Somalia
Amnesty International urges release of detained activist Sadia Bajaj
Tuesday April 28, 2026 Sa’dia Moalim Ali, a Somali tuktuk driver at the centre of a political storm after her arrest during…
West-Africa
Nigerian Security Forces Rescue 15 Children Following Orphanage Attack
In a shocking incident, eight children are still unaccounted for following an armed assault on an unregistered orphanage in Kogi State. Kingsley…
Somalia
Somali president urges traditional elders to back one-person, one-vote elections
Tuesday April 28, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — In a pointed appeal during a state dinner at the presidential palace on Monday, President…
Central-Africa
Ethnic fighting over water in Chad leaves scores dead
A quarrel over access to a water well has spiraled into deadly interethnic violence in eastern Chad, leaving at least 42 people…
Somalia
NUSOJ submits report on 72 media violations to Somalia rights commission
Tuesday April 28, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A new report handed to Somalia’s top human rights watchdog on Monday paints a stark…
