East-Africa
Up to 169 killed in Yemen as Houthis battle for Red Sea heights
Houthi fighters stand amid the wreckage of a Saudi F-15 fighter jet that the group said it had shot down in Marib…
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East-Africa
Local forces seize Ethiopia’s Mekelle airport in Tigray, residents tell BBC
A fresh showdown between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front is raising fears that the country’s northern region could…
Somalia
Somalia Moves to Reduce Reliance on Nearly $9 Billion in Annual Imports
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s annual import bill is approaching $9 billion, underscoring the country’s reliance on foreign goods and the urgent need…
Somalia
Korane Outlines Four-Point Plan to Tackle Insecurity in Garissa
Former Garissa Governor Ali Bunow Korane/HANDOUT Former Garissa Governor Ali Bunow Korane has urged authorities to replace intermittent security crackdowns with a…
East-Africa
Suspected al-Shabaab Militants Attack KDF Teams in Kenya’s Garissa and Lamu Counties
Crime scene Kenyan security forces are on heightened alert after suspected al-Shabaab militants carried out separate attacks on Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)…
Somalia
Puntland State detains nearly 130 federal troops in Galkayo town
Galkayo (AX) — Puntland State security forces have taken nearly 130 soldiers and officers from Somalia’s federal government forces into custody in…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia Bans Armed Mobilization in Awdal, Selel Regions After Renewed Tensions
Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia has prohibited war-related mobilization and the public carrying of weapons in the Awdal and…
North-Africa
U.S. approves $414 million uranium investment in Niger two years after troop withdrawal
The US Development Finance Corp authorised the debt facility for Global Atomic’s Dasa project, the Canadian company said on Wednesday, two years…
East-Africa
Garissa activists condemn delays in ID card applications
Months-long waits for national identity cards are threatening to erode the progress made in Garissa after the government scrapped a special vetting…
Central-Africa
Kenya Drops Five Places in 2026 Global Peace Index
Kenya’s standing in the global peace rankings has fallen sharply, reflecting the combined weight of insecurity, regional conflict and mounting economic pressures.…
Somalia
U.S. Forces Target al-Shabab Arms Storage Site in Somalia’s Sanaag Region
Garowe (AX) — U.S. Africa Command has carried out an airstrike against an al-Shabab warehouse believed to hold conventional weapons in northern…
