Seeking to head off Ebola at its doorstep, authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have banned mass gatherings in the capital, Kinshasa, and in the provinces of Tshopo, Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele.…
Two separate attacks — the killing of Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Sicelo Mleve and the death of a Democratic Alliance…
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by BRIAN ORUTAMonday June 8, 2026 Abdullahi Mohamed Nuur, a former security minister in Somalia/HANDOUT A security raid at one…
By Pranav Baskar and Matthew Mpoke BiggMonday May 4, 2026 A brazen seizure off Yemen has renewed fears that Somali…
A bruising night awaits UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Labour, with the expected scale of Thursday’s losses already spawning…
Mohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Rachel SavageThursday April 30, 2026 The motor vessel Sward was hijacked on Sunday. Photograph: EU…
Oil prices pulled back after a dramatic surge to a four-year peak above $126 a barrel today, as traders weighed…
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A string of hijackings off Somalia’s coast has revived one of the region’s most unsettling security threats,…
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is preparing to shed 10% of its global workforce — a move that would…
Dubai — Citigroup and Standard Chartered have told staff in Dubai to leave their offices and work from home as…
