West-Africa
Ivorian Drum Looted by France Returns Home for Public Display
After more than a century away, Côte d’Ivoire has welcomed back the Djidji Ayokwe, a sacred “talking drum” seized by French colonial…
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Central-Africa
DR Congo Transfers First Prisoners to M23 Under Peace Deal
In a first sign of movement under the 2025 peace agreement, authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have released 15 prisoners…
Somalia
Israeli Minister Urges Closer Ties With North Western State of Somalia, Greece, Cyprus and UAE
Monday August 10, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli is urging closer cooperation with North Western State of…
East-Africa
Kenyan Police Arrest Somali Man After Intercepting Drone Parts in Nairobi
Monday August 10, 2026 FILE PHOTO Nairobi (AX) — A Nairobi cargo firm’s suspicions over a tightly wrapped, undeclared parcel led to…
East-Africa
Kenya Power Technician Dies After Falling From Utility Pole in Garissa
by CYRUS OMBATISunday August 9, 2026 An electricity pole and power lines/AI GENERATED A routine electrical assignment turned fatal in Garissa Town…
Somalia
U.N. Opens Somalia Tender to Sell Vehicles and Equipment Amid AU Mission Uncertainty
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A United Nations tender to auction vehicles, generators, computers and other equipment in Somalia has…
Somalia
Yemeni National Killed During Friday Prayers Inside Mosque in Somalia
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A Yemeni man was fatally stabbed inside a mosque in Somalia as he performed Friday…
East-Africa
North Western State of Somalia President Calls for Federal Government to Implement Previous Agreements
Sunday August 9, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has accused Somalia’s federal government…
Somalia
Somalia Parliament to elect new speaker Monday as two lawmakers enter race
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The contest to lead Somalia’s House of the People formally opened Sunday, with two lawmakers…
Somalia
Somalia Welcomes Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan’s Trilateral Defense Pact
Sahin Demir Saturday August 8, 2026 Somalia hails agreement as historic move to deepen cooperation, while Bahrain says pact strengthens the GCC’s…
Somalia
Bristol Lord Mayor Yasin Mohamud Arrives in Mogadishu for Official Visit
Sunday August 9, 2026 Bristol’s first Lord Mayor of Somali heritage, Yasin Mohamud, has arrived in Mogadishu for an official visit aimed…
