East-Africa
Ethiopia Launches Strikes Against Eritrean Troops
Ethiopian drones struck Eritrean forces inside the northern Tigrayan city of Adigrat on Thursday, according to conflict monitors and witnesses, intensifying fears…
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Southern-Africa
South Africa scraps asylum directive after controversy over implementation
South Africa has abandoned a directive that expanded the number of asylum applications refugee reception offices were required to process, following violent…
North-Africa
RSF Drone Strike Kills 31 Civilians in Sudan
At least 31 civilians were killed and 19 wounded after a drone strike hit a displacement camp in southeastern Sudan’s Blue Nile…
East-Africa
Ethiopia Tells UN Its Actions Against Eritrea Are in Self-Defense
Ethiopia has told the U.N. Security Council that it is acting in self-defense against Eritrea, accusing its neighbor of sending troops across…
East-Africa
Egypt Prepares to Deploy Troops to Somalia as Horn of Africa Tensions Rise
Egypt is preparing to send army troops to Somalia for the first time, a move that underscores Cairo’s broader effort to strengthen…
Somalia
Puntland State’s Opposition Could Block Somalia’s Constitutional Process
Somalia’s Parliament says its March 2026 vote brought the country’s provisional constitution, in place since 2012, to completion. Adopted as Somalia rebuilt…
East-Africa
Heshiiskii Soomaaliya: Hal-ku-dhiggii Xasan Sheekh iyo xaaladda maanta
Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa laba jeer loo doortay Madaxweynaha Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya. Labadii xilli ee uu xilka hayey, wuxuu hoggaankiisa ku saleeyey…
Somalia
Somalia Condemns Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabian Airports
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has condemned Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport, warning that the…
Somalia
Northeastern State Warns Airlines Against Transporting Weapons or Troops Without Approval
Las Anod (AX) — Airlines flying through territory controlled by Somalia’s Northeastern Regional State must now secure government approval before carrying weapons…
East-Africa
Suspected Al Shabaab IED attack injures six in Mandera
Wreckage of a Toyota Land Cruiser after it struck an IED along the Mandera–Elwak road on Thursday, August 6, 2027. Photo Northern…
East-Africa
Shabelle River Nears Flood-Risk Level in Jowhar as Heavy Rains Forecast for Somalia
Christina Goldbaum/IRIN Mogadishu (AX) — The Shabelle River has surged toward dangerous levels at Jowhar, raising flood concerns as moderate to heavy…
