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Bosaso (AX) – In a twist of fate both intriguing and contentious, Northeastern State's regional leaders have turned down food aid supplied by the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA). This aid was intended to assist communities beleaguered by drought and conflict in Northeastern State. However, suspicions regarding both the aid's origins and its distribution process have cast a shadow over its intended purpose. During a no-holds-barred press briefing in Bosaso on the Sabbath, Northeastern State’s…

Israel's military has unleashed a series of intense airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, marking one of the most significant daytime assaults in the region. This ramped-up offensive comes after the Israeli defense minister made clear there would be no ceasefire until their objectives were fully realized. Thick plumes of smoke were seen rising over Beirut as approximately ten airstrikes rained down throughout the morning hours. In a warning distributed via social media, the Israeli army informed locals of their…

In a landmark decision, two survivors of the tragic bombing that claimed 22 lives at an Ariana Grande concert in England seven years ago have been awarded £45,000 in damages. They took legal action against a conspiracy theorist who absurdly alleged that the horrific incident was staged. Martin Hibbert, who now lives with paralysis from the waist down, and his daughter Eve, who was just 14 at the time and suffered a devastating brain injury, became embroiled in a legal battle against Richard Hall. Hall, a self-proclaimed…

Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Korir Sing'oei. Kenya's standing as a sanctuary for refugees has recently come under scrutiny following the controversial deportation of four Turkish citizens previously under asylum protection. This event has prompted serious questions: Can individuals truly find a refuge within Kenya, or is the nation merely a supporter of oppressive regimes? As of now, there remains a cloud of uncertainty surrounding the government's handling of these four men. Were they processed through the…

Rescue teams have resumed their somber search for the deceased as Spain scrambles to provide assistance to its citizens devastated by catastrophic floods that have claimed over 200 lives. With each passing day, the hope of discovering survivors dwindles. More than three days have elapsed since torrential mud-laden waters engulfed towns and devastated infrastructure, marking this as Spain's deadliest natural disaster in decades. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced in a televised statement that an additional 10,000 troops…

Baking temps are on the docket for certain nations in the Horn of Africa, courtesy of alarming weather forecasts from the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC), the brain of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional crew, as disclosed on a Wednesday. As of June 19, 2024, folks in Kakuma, located in the parched northwest corner of Kenya's Turkana county, scrape out groundwater from the dry riverbed. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen) NAIROBI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The mercury's set to rise, amping up…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pinpointed Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), and Burundi as the hardest-hit nations in Africa amid the ongoing mpox outbreak. The latest multi-country situation report from the WHO paints a sobering picture: DR Congo has logged 30,766 suspected cases, 5,610 confirmed cases, and regrettably, 25 fatalities. Meanwhile, Burundi has reported 2,188 suspected cases, with 853 confirmed, yet it has fortunately not endured any deaths. A glance at the data, spanning from…

In Sudan, the crisis triggered by the October 25 coup is still deadlocked. Violent repression continues and the prospects for negotiations between the Putschists and the civilian opposition are still uncertain. At the same time, the Sudanese economy is being…

At a time when the players in the men's national team participate in Afrobasket, hundreds of young people dream of being there one day, or even surpassing them. In Bamako it is full of playing fields. as reported from Bamako, Kaourou MagassaOn a basketball court in central Bamako, dozens of teenagers compete in a dunk…

"This time there is no more doubt: the dreaded third wave is here," exclaimsYoung Africaand the numbers start to rise again. Exacerbated by the spread of the famous Delta variant originally identified in India, the infection still affects the continent in a very heterogeneous way. The figures are therefore quite worrying in the north, especially in Egypt and Tunisia (where we have just passed the milestone of 400,000 cases).…