North-Africa
Libya deports Somali migrants as Tripoli steps up crackdown on irregular migration
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan authorities have deported a group of Somali migrants detained in the capital, the country’s Anti-Illegal Migration…
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North-Africa
Sudan Leads International Rescue Committee’s Crisis Alert List
Sudan Tops Humanitarian Crisis Watchlist Again Sudan remains at the forefront of global humanitarian crises, as highlighted by the International…
Central-Africa
Africa Emerges as the Most Limited Area Due to New U.S. Entry Restrictions
Trump Expands Travel Restrictions, Targeting 15 Additional Countries President Donald Trump has expanded United States travel restrictions to include an…
Somalia
Somalia and Turkish conglomerate OYAK sign deal to develop blue economy
Ankara, Turkey — Somalia signed a sweeping cooperation agreement with Turkish industrial group OYAK on Tuesday, launching a multi-year push…
Somalia
Somalia’s Laftagareen meets Turkish military academy chief to expand security training
BAIDOA, Somalia — South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen met Tuesday with a Turkish military delegation led by…
Somalia
Somalia Hosts 35th Eastern Africa Standby Force Security Chiefs Summit
Somalia hosts EASF defense chiefs in Mogadishu, underscoring rising regional security role MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia on Tuesday hosted the…
East-Africa
Eritrea exits IGAD amid rising tensions with Ethiopia
FILE – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki hold up a symbolic key during a joint…
East-Africa
Ali Aref Bourhan, former Djibouti leader under French rule, dies at 91
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti (AX) — Ali Aref Bourhan, the dominant political figure who led Djibouti during the final decade of…
Somalia
Somali rickshaw driver killed in Mogadishu weeks after U.S. visa lottery win
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A young rickshaw driver who had recently won the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery was shot and killed…
Somalia
Somali President Meets Swedish Minister Amid Growing Scrutiny of Deportations
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Tuesday with a high-level Swedish delegation led by Minister for International…
Somalia
Three states boycott Somalia football tournament amid federation disputes
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Three federal member states — South West, Jubaland and Galmudug — have withdrawn from Somalia’s Federal Member…
