Under mounting pressure from multiple fronts, the International Criminal Court (ICC) faces a deepening test of its authority: the US has threatened…
Political Stalemate Threatens Somalia’s Funding Prospects and Security Plans MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s push to show political momentum ahead of key diplomatic…
Six years after the killing of 90-year-old Akua Denteh shocked the nation, Amnesty International is pressing Ghanaian authorities to end what it…
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More than 30 years after North Western State of Somalia proclaimed itself independent in May 1991, the territory remains at the center…
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s Future Council opposition bloc is pressing for a wider international hand in the country’s increasingly fraught election talks,…
Mogadishu (AX) — In a fresh signal that Somalia’s long-running election dispute may be inching toward compromise, the Somali Future Council, an…
Abdullah Ibrahim, the towering South African jazz composer whose music carried the pulse of Cape Town and the weight of a country’s…
The U.S. government’s recent decision to slash the number of embassies offering visa services in Africa from 50 to 20 has sparked…
Monday June 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s widening political standoff drew fresh international concern Monday, as key partners pressed the federal…
MOGADISHU, May 18, 2026 – Somalia’s long-running electoral dispute took on fresh urgency on Monday as international partners opened virtual crisis talks…
