World
Trump signs legislation to end longest-ever U.S. government shutdown
US government reopens after 43-day shutdown as Trump signs funding bill President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday to end the 43-day federal…
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World
U.S. Senate Passes Bill to End Government Shutdown, Reopen Agencies
Senate ends longest US government shutdown with 60-40 vote, but many questions remain The US Senate on Monday approved a compromise measure…
Somalia
Somalia’s first direct vote sparks controversy as federal government advances election timeline
Somalia’s planned leap to one-person, one-vote exposes fragile balance between hope and division MOGADISHU — Somalia’s long-simmering experiment with electoral reform has…
Somalia
Somalia’s President Urges Unity and Government Reform at Cabinet Session
Somalia’s president presses for unity and service delivery as security gains remain fragile MOGADISHU — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud used this week’s…
West-Africa
Government Cautions Nigerian Academic Union: ‘No Work, No Pay’ for Strikers
Negotiations on the Brink: Nigeria’s Academic Crisis Deepens In the heart of Nigeria, a looming confrontation between the government and its academic…
Somalia
Somalia’s Jubaland Lodges UN Complaint Alleging Federal Government Interference
Jubaland’s UN complaint lays bare a widening rift in Somalia’s fragile federal experiment KISMAYO — The latest escalation between Mogadishu and the…
Somalia
Jubaland Credits Kenya for Crucial Mediation with Somali Federal Government
Kenya’s quiet diplomacy in Kismayo underscores fragile balance between Mogadishu and Jubaland KISMAYO — When a federal delegation led by President Hassan…
Southern-Africa
South African Government Negotiates Release of Activists Detained in Gaza
South African activists held by Israel after Gaza aid attempt are “in good health and high spirits,” Pretoria says South Africa’s foreign…
Somalia
Kenya Mediates to Calm Rift Between Somalia’s Federal Government and Jubaland
Mohamud’s Visit to Kismayo: A Fragile Gesture Toward Reconciliation KISMAYO, Somalia — When Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud travels to Kismayo this…
World
U.S. government shuts down after deadlock over funding bill
U.S. government grinds to a halt as partisan stalemate triggers shutdown WASHINGTON — Much of the United States federal government shut its…
East-Africa
U.S. Embassy in Somalia curtails services as government shutdown begins
U.S. Embassy in Somalia Scales Back Services as Washington Shutdown Ripples Overseas Mogadishu — The U.S. Embassy in Somalia said Wednesday it…
