West-Africa
UN Launches Inquiry into Assault on Ghanaian Forces in Lebanon
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced an investigation into the March 6 missile attack on a Ghanaian peacekeeping base in Lebanon. This…
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Somalia
Iran launches missiles, drones at Gulf nations; ship hit in Strait of Hormuz
DOHA, Qatar — Iran launched missiles and drones across the Gulf on Wednesday, claiming strikes on U.S. forces in Kuwait, as several…
Somalia
U.S. AFRICOM launches airstrike on ISIS targets in Somalia’s Puntland State mountains
AFRICOM targets ISIS-Somalia hideouts in Puntland State airstrike near Bosaso MOGADISHU — U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday it carried out an airstrike…
East-Africa
President Museveni Launches First Islamic Insurance Firm, Advancing Faith-Based Finance
Thursday, March 5, 2026 KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday launched Tamini General Insurance, billed as Uganda’s first Islamic…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe Launches Mass Amnesty, Releasing Prisoners Under Presidential Pardon
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has granted an amnesty that will free 4,305 inmates in a move the government says is designed…
Somalia
Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah launches rocket attack
BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes struck Beirut’s southern suburbs and multiple areas across Lebanon on Monday after Hezbollah said it launched rockets and…
Somalia
Pakistan launches strikes on Afghan cities amid escalating cross-border violence
Pakistan strikes Kabul and Kandahar as border clashes with Taliban escalate ISLAMABAD — Pakistan launched airstrikes on targets in Kabul and Kandahar…
World
Trump launches Peace Board targeting Gaza and wider global conflicts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is gathering a slate of foreign leaders in the U.S. capital to inaugurate the “Board of Peace,”…
Somalia
Somali President Launches Third-Term Bid Amid Mounting Political Tensions
MOGADISHU, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said he will seek a third term, asserting Somalia’s provisional constitution permits him to run…
East-Africa
Groundbreaking Africa-led HIV Vaccine Trial Launches in South Africa
Cape Town — An African-led effort to develop an HIV vaccine has launched a clinical trial at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation…
Southern-Africa
South Africa formally joins Afreximbank, launches US$8bn national programme
South Africa has today officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), marking the formal entry of one…
