East-Africa
IGAD, African Development Bank launch regional early warning project
Wednesday June 17, 2026 Djibouti (AX) — A new regional initiative backed by IGAD and the African Development Bank Group is targeting…
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World
Israeli gunfire kills Palestinian child in the West Bank
A seven-month-old Palestinian boy was killed and his parents wounded after Israeli forces opened fire in the southern occupied West Bank, according…
Somalia
World Bank Says Somalia’s Economic Growth Slows to 3% Amid Political Crisis
MOGADISHU, May 16 – Somalia’s economy is expanding at only about 3%, a marked slowdown highlighted in a recent World Bank report…
World
Police say German bank hostage-taking ends with no injuries
A dramatic hostage ordeal at a bank in western Germany ended with a special police unit freeing two people from a vault…
World
EU Urged to Deter Israel From Building in the West Bank
Pressure is mounting on Europe to respond to a flashpoint project in the occupied West Bank, with nearly 450 former EU ministers,…
West-Africa
Nigeria Refutes Claims of Concealed Spending in World Bank Report
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Finance is refuting claims made by the World Bank regarding alleged undisclosed expenditures and the misallocation of…
World
Paris Police Prevent Apparent Bomb Attack at U.S. Bank, Reports Say
French police foiled what authorities described as an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris early Saturday, arresting a man…
World
Health officials: Israeli troops fatally shoot parents, two children in West Bank
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian couple and their two young children in the town of Tammun in the occupied West…
Somalia
Museveni, Salaam Bank Launch Uganda’s First Islamic Insurer
Museveni joins Salaam Bank to launch Uganda’s first Islamic insurance company KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday inaugurated Tamini General…
World
World Bank, UN and EU estimate Ukraine needs €500 billion to rebuild
Ukraine will need roughly €500 billion to rebuild from Russia’s war, a joint assessment by the World Bank, United Nations and European…
World
UN official says Israel’s West Bank moves amount to gradual de facto annexation
Top UN official warns of ‘gradual de facto annexation’ as Israel tightens West Bank control; Al‑Aqsa access curbed for Ramadan A senior…
