East-Africa
Uganda announces troop withdrawal from Somalia after 19 years
Uganda to withdraw troops from Somalia after 19 years, reshaping AU mission and security calculus Monday January 26, 2026 MOGADISHU — Uganda…
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East-Africa
Regional Emergency Teams Reach Flood-Stricken Communities Across Mozambique
Southern African Development Community emergency response teams have arrived in Mozambique after heavy rains caused deadly floods that have submerged entire villages…
West-Africa
IShowSpeed’s Africa Tour Aims to Dispel Enduring Stereotypes
IShowspeed’s African Tour: “Speed Does Africa” Challenges Stereotypes Popular streamer Darren Watkins Jr., known as IShowspeed, is on an exciting African tour…
Somalia
Somali children return home from Italy after life-saving heart surgeries
MOGADISHU — Twenty-four Somali children returned home after receiving life-saving heart surgeries at Niguarda Hospital in Milan, a milestone in Somalia–Italy medical…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe’s Opposition Chief Nelson Chamisa Stages Political Comeback
Nelson Chamisa, the former leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change, has announced his return to frontline politics in Zimbabwe, issuing a…
North-Africa
Saudi defense deals could reshape the Middle East security landscape
Saudi Arabia is knitting together an ambitious web of defense partnerships stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, a bid…
Central-Africa
Somali Government Settles Dispute Between Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
Somalia resolves rare public spat between embassies in Kenya and Tanzania MOGADISHU — Somalia’s federal government says it has resolved a rare…
Central-Africa
Somali Government Resolves Dispute Between Its Embassies in Kenya, Tanzania
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government says it has resolved a rare public dispute between its embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, closing…
Somalia
Somalia’s Northeast Dismisses Video of Al‑Shabaab Near Las Anod as Fake
LAS ANOD, Somalia — Authorities in Somalia’s Northeastern State have dismissed as fabricated a video circulating on social media that purports to…
West-Africa
Minnesota immigration raids galvanize Somali community’s grassroots activism
Somali Americans mobilize in Minneapolis as Trump’s 3,000-agent immigration push stokes voter-intimidation fears MINNEAPOLIS — When immigration agents began aggressive operations across…
Somalia
Somalia Reports 250 al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Kudhaa Town
Somalia says 250 al-Shabab fighters killed in foiled assault on Kudhaa Island Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 MOGADISHU — Somali officials said Sunday…
