Somalia
Somali-born Sagal Abdi-Wali launches campaign to become Labour MP
Labour has turned to Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali as it seeks to hold Holborn and St Pancras after former Prime Minister…
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Somalia
Somali Immigration Agency and AU Discuss Border Security, Counterterrorism Cooperation
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia and the African Union are working to deepen coordination on border security, migration control, counterterrorism and efforts to…
North-Africa
Libya Halts Operations at Three Oil Sites
Libya halted production and operations at three oil sites Tuesday after members of the Petroleum Facilities Guards closed a vital valve on…
West-Africa
Nigeria Mourns Nollywood Veteran Actor Olu Jacobs
Nigerian acting icon Olu Jacobs, whose career stretched across theatre, television and film, has died at 84. Widely respected as one of…
East-Africa
Rwanda Explores Nuclear Technology to Boost Agricultural Growth
Rwanda is examining how nuclear and isotopic technologies could help raise agricultural productivity, improve food safety and strengthen the country’s resilience to…
Somalia
Practitioner Recommends Currency Board to Strengthen Somali Shilling Through Rules, Reserves and Trust
Central recommendation: Somalia should move toward a legally protected, US-dollar-anchored currency board, but activation should wait until reserve, fiscal, banking, operational and…
North-Africa
Algeria Urged to Abandon Death Penalty Plans Following Wildfires
Amnesty International is calling on Algeria to halt plans to broaden the death penalty after deadly wildfires tore through parts of the…
Somalia
China condemns North Western State of Somalia president’s Taiwan comments during U.S. visit
Mogadishu (AX) — China has sharply rebuked North Western State of Somalia over comments about Taiwan made by President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi…
Southern-Africa
South African President Vows Justice After More Women’s Bodies Are Found
The discovery of eight women’s bodies across Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, since July has triggered a major police investigation and growing fears…
West-Africa
Boko Haram Denies Reported Ceasefire Agreement With Nigerian Government
Boko Haram has rejected reports that it agreed to a ceasefire with the Nigerian government, calling the claims untrue. In a video…
Somalia
NISA Arrests 11 Suspected al-Shabab Operatives in Security Operations
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) says it has broken up several al-Shabab networks accused of seeking to…
