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…
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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…
West-Africa
Rights Groups Call for Investigation Into Missing Nigerien Journalist
Reporters Without Borders has urged Nigerien authorities to launch an immediate investigation into the disappearance of prominent journalist Moussa Kaka, who went…
Southern-Africa
Sharpeville Survivors in South Africa Renew Their Fight for Justice
More than six decades after police gunfire at Sharpeville left scores dead and wounded, survivors and relatives of those killed have launched…
West-Africa
Somali correctional officers block roads near Mogadishu prison over unpaid salaries
Mogadishu (AX) — Unpaid for two years, Somali Correctional Service soldiers blocked roads around Hamar Central Prison in Mogadishu on Thursday, demanding…
Somalia
Somali refugee tipped to challenge Polanski in Starmer by-election
Sagal Abdi-Wali, leader of Camden Council, is the favoured Labour candidate for Holborn and St Pancras Sagal Abdi-Wali could succeed Sir Keir…
Somalia
Fighting Erupts in Baidoa After Forces Loyal to Former South West State Leader Enter City
Baidoa (AX) — Clashes erupted in Baidoa early Thursday after forces loyal to former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen…
North-Africa
No Evidence Morocco Planned Migrant Surge Toward Ceuta
A police report describing the deadly July rush into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta as a coordinated operation has not established…
Central-Africa
Somalia Hosts First EALA Public Hearing on Regional Anti-FGM Bill
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has held its first in-country consultation on a proposed East African Community law aimed at creating a unified…
Somalia
Somalia Repels Armed Assault on Baidoa Amid Regional Political Tensions
Heavy fighting erupted in Baidoa on Thursday as Somalia’s military said it had repelled an assault by two armed groups in the…
