Somalia
Former Somali minister says federal troops raided family home in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — Former Somali Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments Omar Ali Rooble accused federal security forces of raiding and demolishing parts…
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Somalia
MSF reports sharp rise in malnutrition and preventable diseases in Somalia
Somalia is sliding deeper into a health and nutrition emergency as failed rainy seasons, soaring water prices and sharp humanitarian funding cuts…
Somalia
Somalia Welcomes Court Decision Clearing MPs to Join East African Parliament
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has welcomed an appellate ruling that clears the way for the country’s…
Somalia
Somalia’s Kismayo women earn subsistence income selling acacia seeds for drought fodder
‘We sell what we collect’: In Kismayo, displaced women turn acacia seeds into a lifeline KISMAYO, Somalia — Before sunrise on the…
East-Africa
Aragti: Sida Taariikhdu u Hagto Saadaasha Mustaqbalka Soomaaliya
Somalia’s 20‑Year Reset: From the Dervish Torch to a 2026 Inflection Point Somalia’s modern story reads like a sequence of 20-year resets.…
East-Africa
Mozambique hit by renewed heavy rains as flooding intensifies
Mozambique floods: UNICEF warns “deadly threat” to children as rains swell rivers Maputo, Mozambique — Severe flooding sweeping southern and central Mozambique…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia Police Arrest Suspects in Salal Region Double Homicide Case
North Western State of Somalia police arrest suspects in Salal double killing; manhunt underway Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 HARGEISA, North Western State…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia Police Arrest Suspects Over Double Homicide in Salal Region
HARGEISA, North Western State of Somalia — Police in North Western State of Somalia have arrested several suspects in connection with the…
East-Africa
Former President Chakwera Accuses Malawi Government of Political Persecution
Former President Lazarus Chakwera accused his successor, Peter Mutharika, on Thursday of overseeing a campaign of intimidation and “unlawful arrests, and the…
Southern-Africa
South African Taxi Crash Kills More Than a Dozen Children
South African officials say the school taxi driver involved in the Vanderbijlpark crash did not have a valid operating licence, authorities announced…
Somalia
Darood Elders Support Somalia’s UAE Deal Cancellation, Warn of Foreign Meddling
LAS ANOD, Somalia — Senior traditional elders from the Darood community on Tuesday endorsed the Somali federal government’s decision to cancel security…
