Central-Africa
New Mogadishu port terminal boosts Somalia’s cargo capacity nearly twofold
Opinion | Mogadishu’s New Port Terminal Is a Bet on Trade, Trust, and a Different Future The cranes at Mogadishu’s seafront swung…
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East-Africa
Golden-era cultural icon Khadijo Mohamud Yusuf ‘Qalanjo’ passes away in Hargeisa
Qalanjo, the Star Who Gave Somalia Its Soundtrack, Dies in Hargeisa She walked onto the stage with a dancer’s grace and a…
Somalia
ICE takes Somali-American community leader Omar Jamal into custody in Minneapolis
Prominent Somali American advocate detained by ICE in Minneapolis, unsettling a community he helped build MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Somalia
Abdikadir Ahmed Ali Firdhiye wins presidency of Somalia’s new Northeastern State
Firdhiye Wins Leadership of Somalia’s New Northeastern State in Las Anod Vote Amid Allegations of Federal Interference How the vote unfolded Las…
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…
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,…
