East-Africa
Public Outrage Over Zimbabwe’s $25M Soccer Spending Amid Health Crisis
The Zimbabwean government’s decision to allocate US$25 million to a new football tournament has ignited a debate about priorities and…
crisis
West-Africa
West Africa Confronts Critical Health Crisis Amid Rising Drug Abuse
Synthetic Drug Crisis in West Africa: A Public Health Emergency A new report warns that the proliferation of synthetic drugs…
World
Who’s Who in the U.S.-Iran Crisis Power Struggle
The United States–Iran crisis is not a two-player standoff. It is a layered confrontation running from Washington and Tehran through…
Somalia
U.N. report warns 6.5 million Somalis at risk of hunger crisis
MOGADISHU — Hunger is surging across Somalia as four consecutive failed rainy seasons collide with steep reductions in humanitarian funding,…
Somalia
Somali Government Says al-Shabab Faces Financial Crisis After Targeted Crackdown
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s federal government says al-Shabab is facing mounting financial strain after a string of operations that killed…
East-Africa
Somali PM, German minister discuss drought crisis, security, and political reforms in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met Monday with a senior German delegation for talks on Somalia’s deepening…
World
Is the United Nations on the verge of a funding crisis?
Analysis: The UN’s budget math has turned existential The United Nations is navigating its most acute cash crunch in decades.…
World
Gordon Brown: Keir Starmer’s leadership crisis serious, but PM remains principled
Gordon Brown said the crisis engulfing Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson was “serious” and that the Labour leader had been…
Somalia
Somalia’s main opposition bloc joins Mogadishu talks on elections, political crisis
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s main opposition alliance, the Somali Future Council, says it will attend a federal government–led consultative conference…
World
UN warns Yemen’s humanitarian crisis will intensify in 2026
UN warns Yemen crisis set to worsen in 2026 as funding dries up, food insecurity deepens GENEVA — The United…
World
Tariff threats may ignite worst crisis yet in US-EU relations
Trump’s latest tariff threat — a 10% levy on select European nations, rising to 25% by June unless he “gets…
