Foreign Workers Filling Somali Jobs: Growing Outrage Over Youth Unemployment Crisis
Somali Youth Unemployment Deepens as Foreign Workers Take Local Jobs — A Threat to the Nation’s Future
Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro Appeals 27-Year Prison Sentence
Bolsonaro’s appeal exposes Brazil’s political fault lines — and poses questions for democracy
Former president Jair Bolsonaro’s lawyers have lodged a formal appeal against a 27-year prison sentence that has sent tremors through Brazil’s fractious politics. The appeal, filed this week at the Supreme Federal Court, accuses the court’s verdict of "ambiguities, omissions, contradictions and obscurities" — legal language that signals a long, uncertain road ahead and underscores how deeply the former leader’s fate remains…
Kenyan Forces Repel Al-Shabaab Raid, Prevent Major Attack
Kenya’s elite unit thwarts Al-Shabaab IED plot in Garissa after community tip-off
NAIROBI — Kenya’s Special Operations Group (SOG) says it disrupted a potentially deadly attack by Al-Shabaab militants in Garissa County after local residents alerted security forces to suspicious activity along a rural stretch of road.
Officials reported that eight suspected militants were intercepted on the Welmerer–Yumbia road as they were attempting to assemble improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Security teams engaged the group,…
Somali Youth Unemployed as Foreigners Fill Jobs: A Growing National Concern
Somalia’s Jobless Youth and the Expat Premium: What Happens When a Country Outsources Its Future?
MOGADISHU — On a hot morning near Kilometre 4, the capital’s arteries of traffic pulse around concrete blast walls and coffee stalls. At a curbside kiosk, a queue of young men and women refresh their phones, swapping links to job ads that feel always just out of reach. Many are college graduates; most live with family; almost all say the same thing: the opportunities are elsewhere.
Somalia is far from the only place where a…
Afrieximbank Chief Elombi Urges Africa to Boost Processing and Manufacturing
New Afreximbank chief vows to turn raw exports into homegrown industry — but the path is steep
In a stately ceremony in Cairo on Oct. 25, Dr. George Elombi took the oath as president and chairman of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), laying out a mission that is at once technical and deeply political: to break a continent’s dependence on exporting raw materials and instead build the factories, ports and skills that keep wealth in Africa.
"To change the structure, we must process. We must produce. Unless we…
Sudan’s Neglected War: Massive Pain and Enduring Human Suffering
Sudan’s forgotten holocaust: a war sustained by outsiders and global indifference
Two and a half years into a war that has shredded a state and its institutions, Sudan resembles a country unmade. The numbers are blunt instruments: around 12 million people uprooted, 24 million facing acute food shortages and as many as 150,000 killed or missing. Behind the figures are homes burned to foundations, hospitals turned into battlegrounds and a generation of children outside the classroom.
“Sudan has been completely turned upside…
Somalia and Rwanda ink cooperation pact to deepen bilateral relations
Somalia and Rwanda Sign a Cooperation Pact. Here’s Why It Matters Beyond Kigali
On a brisk Monday in Kigali, Somalia’s foreign minister, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, and Rwanda’s top diplomat, Olivier Jean Patrick Nduhungirehe, put ink to paper on a General Cooperation Agreement that is modest on its face and ambitious in its implications. The accord promises collaboration in diplomacy, trade, investment, and capacity building—terms that can read like bureaucratic shorthand. But stitched into the fabric of this deal is a larger…
Two arrested in Paris after daring Louvre jewel theft
Two arrested after audacious daylight heist of France’s crown jewels at the Louvre
Two men were detained near Paris on Wednesday evening in connection with a brazen daylight robbery at the Louvre that exposed unexpected vulnerabilities in one of the world’s most secure cultural institutions. French prosecutors said one suspect was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport as he attempted to board a flight to Algeria, and a second was rounded up later the same night, bringing a dramatic overnight twist to an already…
Djibouti Parliament Scraps Presidential Age Limit, Paving Way for Guelleh’s Sixth Term
Djibouti’s parliament clears a path for President Guelleh to stay — what it means at home and abroad
In a move that tightens the grip of a long-serving leader while exposing a geopolitical paradox, Djibouti’s parliament voted to remove the constitutional age limit for the presidency, effectively opening the door for 77‑year‑old Ismail Omar Guelleh to seek another five‑year term in the April 2026 election.
The measure, adopted with the support of 65 members of parliament according to the speaker, Dileita Mohamed Dileita, is…
British-Somali graduates honored at London’s fifth Global Graduation Ceremony
In London’s Kensington, British‑Somali graduates turn caps and hopes toward a shared future
On a mild Sunday in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, blue-and-white ribbons—echoes of the Somali flag—fluttered outside a packed hall as families streamed in, clutching bouquets and camera phones. Inside, as the names of new graduates were called, ululations rose, and elders lifted their hands in prayer. This was the 5th British‑Somali Global Graduation Ceremony, a community rite of passage that has grown into a showcase…