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China’s next five-year plan could rewrite African agriculture — if the continent seizes the moment China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) is more than a domestic blueprint. It is a signal of how the world’s second-largest economy intends to buy, process and secure the food that will feed a warming planet. For Africa — home to the largest share of the world’s uncultivated arable land and an emerging network of agribusinesses — the plan reads like an invitation. The opportunity is to move from being a supplier of raw crops to…

Beyond a Resignation: DP World, Doraleh and the Red Sea Port Power Play The resignation of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the longtime head of DP World, after revelations about his links to Jeffrey Epstein, has been cast as a move for accountability. In practice, it looks like a political firewall for a far larger enterprise: the United Arab Emirates’ projection of power through ports from the Horn of Africa to the Indian Ocean, with the Red Sea as a central fault line. DP World, the Dubai government–owned port operator, is…

Tabaarak ICT provides Eid clothing, gifts to 100 girls in Mogadishu as part of Ramadan drive MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali technology company Tabaarak ICT organized a community support event in Mogadishu on Sunday, distributing Eid clothing, gifts and essential items to 100 girls from orphaned and low-income families as part of its annual Ramadan charity program. The initiative, held under the banner of the company’s “Farxadda Afurka” program, is designed to promote social solidarity during the holy month and help vulnerable…

Soham murderer Ian Huntley has died in hospital after being attacked at HMP Frankland in County Durham, police said, prompting a criminal investigation into the prison assault that left one of Britain’s most notorious killers on life support. Huntley, 52, was assaulted in the prison workshop on Thursday, Feb. 26, and suffered severe head injuries after being struck repeatedly by an inmate wielding a metal bar, according to earlier reports. He was transferred to hospital and placed on life support before his death. Durham…

Somalia’s latest constitutional amendments are being hailed by some lawmakers as proof that the country has become a “fully fledged state.” The symbolism is powerful. Yet the celebration risks outrunning the substance. The reforms mark real progress, but they do not, on their own, settle the foundational questions of federalism, inclusion and authority that have defined Somalia’s decade-long constitutional journey. Since 2012, Somalia has operated under a provisional constitution designed to accommodate fragile…

China donates $2 million in cash and food to Somalia’s drought response as hunger crisis deepens MOGADISHU — China on Sunday donated $2 million in cash and food assistance to drought-affected communities in Somalia, an infusion of humanitarian aid arriving as the country confronts worsening hunger projections and prolonged dry conditions. At a handover ceremony in Mogadishu, Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu presented the package to Mahmoud Moalim Abdulle, commissioner of the Somali National Disaster Management Authority (SoDMA).…

Somalia’s federalism debate is back in the spotlight after recent constitutional changes, but the fiercest political struggle is not about legal design. It is about who controls the state’s levers of influence. The contest runs through clan coalitions and elite networks that use government institutions as their arena. Until that deeper reality is confronted, arguments about centralization versus autonomy—whether power tilts toward Mogadishu or is diffused among member states—will misread how authority actually works. The…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The International Press Institute on Sunday condemned the killing of Somali journalist Abshir Khalif Shidane in Kismayo and the separate detention of a television reporter in Mogadishu, calling the incidents the latest evidence of mounting pressure on the country’s media and urging swift accountability. Shidane, 25, was shot and killed the evening of March 2 in Kismayo, the capital of Jubaland State, after a police officer opened fire following a brief argument at a checkpoint, according to reports from…

Tragic Toll: Child Casualties Amid Escalating Violence in Lebanon This article explores the recent surge in hostilities across Lebanon, focusing on the devastating impact on children. The statistics reveal a grim reality as airstrikes escalate, leading to significant displacement and humanitarian needs. Seven children killed and 38 injured in the last 24 hours. Nearly 60,000 people displaced, including 18,000 children. UNICEF's emergency response efforts significantly scaled up to address the crisis. Humanitarian Crisis…

From Operation Ajax to Open Decapitation: The Unfinished Business of America’s Iran Problem Seventy years after the CIA helped unseat Iran’s elected prime minister in the 1953 coup known as Operation Ajax, Washington’s approach to Tehran appears to have come full circle—from covert manipulation to overt force. The history is not a prologue so much as a warning: removing a leader is often the simplest part. What follows has a way of rewriting a nation’s politics—and America’s place within it—for generations. The 1953…