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Dhuusamareeb (Axadle) – Gabadh 13 jir ah oo ku nooleyd tuulada Jeerinle oo deegaan ahaan hoostagta magaalada Gaalkacyo ee maamulka Galmudug ayaa u geeriyootay dhiig-bax xoogan, kadib markii lagu sameeyay gudniinka fircooniga ah. Gabadha yar oo lagu magacaabi jirey Fartuun Xasan Axmed ayaa si weyn u qabsatay geerideedu wakaaladaha wararka caalamiga ah, ayada oo lagu soo waramayo in dhacdadaan ay tahay middii ugu horeysay ee tan iyo sanadkii…

Jacky Ndala, president of the youth union in the party of ex-governor Moïse Katumbi, was sentenced to two years in prison. He is condemned for his comments on the bill called "consolation". This court decision is particularly commented on and concerns non-state human rights. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jacky…

Yaa keenay talada dalka Ethiopia Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali ku yimid? Markii Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali Ethiopia taladeeda la wareegay waxa uu ku yimid kacdoonadii qoomiyada Oromo ay ka wadeen dalkaasi mudo dheer, oo ka soo bilaabantay xiligii Malez Zenawi Ethiopia Raisal wasaaraha ka ahaa. Waxyaabaha xiligaasi kiciyey waxa uu ahaa in Axadle Addis-Ababa la rabay in la fidiyo oo loo sii qorsheeyo dhul kale oo ka mid ah xayndaabka magaalada Addis-Ababa, dhulkaasi…

This East African country was so far one of the last to have not yet started vaccinating its population. Partly due to skepticism about Covid-19. But in the face of a third wave and an outbreak of new cases, the new president Samia Suluhu Hassan does not want to take any risks. Nearly 200 new cases, nothing for a single…

According to confirming sources, the victims, who could be more, were young traders who traveled by motorcycle to the Kouki market. The government immediately attributed responsibility for the tragedy to the CPC's rebel coalition, in which the region is one of the strongholds, but many sources point instead to Russian intervention in the area.…

AfroQueer is the name of the first podcast of documentary series about the life of the LGBT community in Africa. A hot topic, as these minorities are often demonized on the continent. AfroQueer was created two years ago. Our correspondent in the region visited his studios in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. (Replay of December 22, 2020)…

Muqdisho (Axadle) – Golaha Midowga Musharaxiinta Madaxweyne ee Soomaaliya ayaa war-saxaafadeed ka soo saaray tallaabadii uu Ra’iisul wasaare Rooble xilalkii uga qaaday saraakiil ka tirsaneyd hey’adda NISA, waxay fariin u direen Madaxweyne Farmaajo. Ugu horeyn golaha ayaa taageeray go’aankii uu Ra’iisul Wasaaruhu xilalkii uga qaaday madaxii shaqaalaha ee hey’adda NISA Cabdullahi…

In Senegal, the Constitutional Council this week rejected an appeal by the parliamentary opposition demanding the annulment of new laws on terrorism recently adopted by the Assembly. In addition to the benefits of the decision, the opposition denies the composition - and thus the jurisdiction - of the country's highest court, which currently has only four members instead of seven.…

At least 800 people in Uganda received fake Covid-19 vaccines last month from unapproved people as the country is battling a surge in cases from the ongoing fourth wave. The counterfeit jabs were administered over May and June during a deadly surge of the coronavirus in the East African nation, when new infections soared to record highs of about 1,700 cases per day. The fraudsters targeted people looking to pay for immunisation, including corporate employees, at a time when vaccines were in short supply, said Dr Warren…

On Thursday night, French army personnel announced that they had "neutralized" in Mali two heads of the Islamic State organization in the Greater Sahara: Rhissa al-Sahraoui and Abou Abderrahmane al-Sahraoui. When the end of his mission is announced, Barkhane maintains pressure on the terrorists. "This new operation illustrates…