East-Africa
Report: Non-Communicable Diseases Claim Four in 10 Malawian Lives
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for about 40 percent of all deaths in Malawi, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report…
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Somalia
Somalia urges an end to ransom payments as piracy rises
Somalia’s defence minister has warned governments against paying ransoms for vessels seized off the country’s coast, saying such payments fuel piracy and…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe to Procure More Boats After Kariba Ferry Tragedy
In response to a ferry disaster that claimed more than 90 lives, the government is weighing plans to increase the number of…
East-Africa
Former Somali Corrections Chief Survives Reported Drone Strike in Gedo Region
Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali Correctional Service Commander Gen. Mahad Abdirahman Shub escaped an apparent drone strike on his residence in Doolow…
West-Africa
Weah’s Visit to Jailed Ex-Vice President Draws Large Crowd in Liberia
Hundreds of people converged on Monrovia Central Prison on Thursday as former President George Weah, joined by opposition figures, visited jailed former…
Central-Africa
Anti-Immigrant Group Raids Refugee Camp in Durban, South Africa
Several refugees were injured and at least four hospitalised after a vigilante group known as March and March raided a camp outside…
East-Africa
Federal Government Denies Involvement in Reported Drone Strike on Former Prison Commander
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government has rejected allegations that it carried out a drone strike on the Doolow residence of former…
Southern-Africa
Four Migrants Killed Amid South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Unrest
A protest against undocumented migrants erupted into violence in South Africa’s port city of Durban on Thursday, leaving at least five Congolese…
North-Africa
UN slams foreign networks for helping fuel Sudan’s crisis
The United Nations said Thursday that international networks are helping sustain Sudan’s devastating war, a conflict between the army and the paramilitary…
East-Africa
Zimbabwean Street Vendors Vow to Defy Harare Eviction Order
Street vendors in Harare say they will resist a government directive to vacate illegal trading areas, arguing that informal commerce is their…
Somalia
Somali Government Closes 82,000 Extremist-Linked Social Media Pages in 2026
Somalia’s federal government says it has shut down 82,000 social media pages in 2026 over allegations that terrorist groups were using them…
