East-Africa
Kenyan cult death toll rises to 32 as police concede response lapses
Kenya police admit failures as new graves push Kwa Binzaro cult toll to 32 Kenya’s police on Friday publicly acknowledged failures in…
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Somalia
Northeastern state lawmakers to elect President, Vice President in Las Anod
Somalia’s Northeastern lawmakers head into decisive vote in Las Anod amid allegations of federal interference LAS ANOD, Somalia — Lawmakers in Somalia’s…
North-Africa
Gambia reports at least 70 dead as migrant boat capsizes off West Africa
At least 70 dead after migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania; dozens feared missing Authorities in West Africa are counting the dead after…
East-Africa
Somalia courts Chinese investors to fuel economic growth, PM Barre says
Somalia courts China in Ningxia as Mogadishu seeks a new investment chapter In Yinchuan, the windswept capital of China’s Ningxia region, a…
East-Africa
Ethiopia, Dangote strike $2.5B deal to build Gode, Somali Region fertilizer complex
Ethiopia Bets on Homegrown Fertilizer as Dangote Signs $2.5 Billion Deal in Somali Region For a country where seven in ten people…
East-Africa
Egyptian parliamentarian backs Somalia troop deployment, dismisses Ethiopian objections
Egypt’s troop deployment to Somalia is legal — and a spark in an increasingly combustible region When Cairo announced in late August…
Central-Africa
Gunmen fatally shoot Somali trader in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Shot dead in a township: how extortion and xenophobia leave Somali shopkeepers exposed in South Africa Late on a Thursday in Booysenpark,…
Somalia
Trump hints at U.S. acknowledgement of North Western State of Somalia to challenge China, Russia
Trump’s Hint at Recognizing North Western State of Somalia Could Reshape U.S. Policy in Africa Mogadishu (AX) — In what could be…
East-Africa
Northeastern State and US Boost Anti-ISIS Efforts; Egypt Joins AU in Somalia Mission
Northeastern State’s Offensive Against ISIS: A Turning Point in Somalia’s War on Terror In the shadow of the al Miskad mountains, the…
Somalia
Finland Halts Aid to Somalia Until Deportees Are Welcomed Back
Finland’s Development Aid Standoff: A Tug of Policy and Humanity HELSINKI, Finland — A cultural tug-of-war is playing out in the frosty…
East-Africa
Americo Named Mogadishu Port Director, Vows to Enhance Trade with Reforms
Changing Tides at Mogadishu Port: A New Chapter for Somalia’s Economic Lifeline MOGADISHU, Somalia — In the heart of the Horn of…
