East-Africa
Journalists Told Poor Word Choice Can Downplay Harm of FGM
Thursday July 30, 2026 Journalists from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya join facilitators for a group photograph after a regional workshop in Nairobi…
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East-Africa
Journalists hear how word choice can make FGM seem less harmful
Thursday July 30, 2026 Journalists from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya join facilitators for a group photograph after a regional workshop in Nairobi…
East-Africa
Al-Shabab Kills Five Kenyan Security Personnel in Ambush
By Faisal AliThursday July 30, 2026 A deadly ambush near Kenya’s border with Somalia has intensified concerns over a sharp rise in…
Southern-Africa
Lesotho Gets Relief as U.S. Court Strikes Down Trade Tariffs
Lesotho’s exporters have won a significant break after duty-free access to the United States was restored, a development the Ministry of Trade,…
West-Africa
Nigeria opposition criticizes Tinubu over economy, rising insecurity
President Bola Tinubu’s upbeat assessment of Nigeria’s security and economic situation has come under sharp pushback from opposition figures, who say the…
East-Africa
Somali president, AFRICOM chief discuss security amid deepening AUSSOM funding crisis
Thursday July 30, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held talks Thursday with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) chief Gen.…
East-Africa
African leaders meet in Kampala amid AUSSOM funding crisis at Somalia security summit
Thursday July 30, 2026 Kampala (AX) — The future of the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia took center stage in Uganda…
North-Africa
One Question Stands Between Transgender Africans and HIV Care
In sub-Saharan Africa, the fight against HIV is being undermined by laws that make homosexuality a crime, pushing gay and bisexual men,…
Southern-Africa
South African government blocks Ghana’s AU bid over anti-migrant attacks
South Africa has moved to stop Ghana’s bid to put anti-immigrant demonstrations and xenophobic violence on the African Union’s October agenda, the…
East-Africa
Former Somali president urges political unity ahead of AUSSOM transition
Thursday July 30, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia could put hard-won security gains at risk if African Union peacekeepers leave before the…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe Police Tighten Security Ahead of Planned Shutdown
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s approval of Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3 has triggered a backlash from opposition parties, civil society groups and constitutional…
