Tuesday June 9, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Concerns over secrecy at the ballot box and outside interference surfaced on Monday as two candidates in the Southwest State presidential race formally complained to the electoral commission about the conduct of the upcoming vote. Former Southwest President Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden and Dr. Abdiasis Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawaari said they had received reports that some lawmakers were being told to take photographs of their ballot papers and show how they voted. The pair said such an…

Environmental and public health groups sued the Trump administration to block its repeal of a cornerstone climate finding that has underpinned federal regulation of greenhouse gases for more than a decade, filing their challenge in a federal appeals court in Washington. The petition argues the administration acted illegally in scrapping the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” a scientific determination that six greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare by driving climate change. The move…

Here's the revised content, incorporating the specified modifications and improvements: --- Primary Conclusion: Amid turbulent conflicts in Sudan and Somalia, Russia and several Middle Eastern countries, including Iran, are seizing opportunities to amplify their military presence with local factions. These nations are pushing forward their economic, military, and political goals in the Horn of Africa and the strategic Red Sea region, often at the expense of local populations and American interests. Emerging alliances in…

March 19 is celebrated in Algeria as "Victory Day". It corresponds to the day of the ceasefire, the day after the Evian agreements that put an end to more than 7 years of war of independence, 60 years ago. As of Friday, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune…

Malaya Justice issued an international arrest warrant on Monday, July 5, against Karim Keïta, a former deputy and son of ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. He is wanted as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a Malian journalist Birama Touré just over five years ago. For five years, the investigations had really not progressed. The case has accelerated in particular thanks to judicial…

She was shot at close range in Paris on March 29, 1988. Dulcie September, an ANC activist, Nelson Mandela's movement, investigated French arms sales to Africa at the time. South, in the midst of apartheid and in violation of the international embargo. The South African regime is suspected of the murder, but French justice…

The paralysis of the judiciary, linked to a three-week strike by bailiffs and attorneys, makes the archive of opponents of the third time period very unsure. For the reason that presidential election in October, which marked the re-election of Alpha Condé for a 3rd time period, a number of hundred folks have been in custody.…

MPs have filed a defamation lawsuit in opposition to former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. On April 15, in an interview with Jeune Afrique, former President Aziz accused the parliament of receiving the 300 million ouguiyas mum from the federal government, ie. comparable to virtually € 700,000 to vote in favor of establishing a parliamentary fee of inquiry on its administration between 2008 and 2019.…

Within the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ministry of Public Companies is compiling a reference file for the general public administration. A single file for all brokers coated by the final regime. This isn't any small feat in a rustic the place customerism all too usually takes priority over skilled recruitment. President…

In the case of the assassination of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya, Master Peter Ngomo, by the collective of lawyers for the families of the victims, yesterday announced the decision to file a further complaint against General John Numbi, former Inspector General of the Army. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa…