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Saturday April 11, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — More than 500 young athletes crowded into Mogadishu on Friday for Somalia’s annual short-distance marathon, a race officials are using to scout the next generation of competitors for the international arena. The capital-hosted event drew open participation from aspiring runners across the country, with no restrictions based on age or competitive experience. Organizers said the broader goal is to widen Somalia’s athletics pipeline and give the country a stronger foothold in global…

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya moved Wednesday to ease refinancing pressures, launching tender offers to buy back up to $500 million of outstanding Eurobonds and preparing a new dual-tranche dollar issue aimed at extending the country’s debt maturities. In a regulatory notice, the government said it would repurchase up to $350 million of its 8% bond due in 2032 and up to $150 million of its 7.25% bond maturing in 2028, amounts inclusive of accrued interest. The tender offer closes Feb. 25. To fund the buybacks, Kenya plans to issue…

Assaults via armed teams in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province have pressured greater than 500,000 other folks to escape their houses, whereas practically half of of the internally displaced are youth, a UN company acknowledged on Monday. Whereas over 90% of IDPs reside with host households, lack of confidence in November remained "prevalent in some districts of the province of Cabo Delgado, with some inhabitants stream caused via lack of confidence and restricted get entry to to northern…