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Writer Charles KingSaturday May 2, 2026 Charles King, the UK ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, takes readers inside the routines and risks that define one of the world’s most challenging diplomatic assignments. In most capitals, the day begins with an alarm clock. In Mogadishu, my mornings lately have often started instead with the thunder of an F-16 fighter jet overhead. From there, it is a two-minute walk from my armoured pod to the chancery — a brief crossing under Somalia’s fierce sun that is a world away…

Sundus AbdiSaturday April 25, 2026 Ifrah F Ahmed turned to Somali community members around the world to research her book, Soomaaliya: Food, Memory and Migration. Photograph: Khadija Farah On a video call from Brooklyn, with a book tour stretching between cities, Ifrah F Ahmed sips ginger-root tea. The aroma pulls her back to a childhood kitchen where her mother would often bake fragrant cardamom cake. “That’s a core childhood memory for me,” she said. For Ahmed, food has never been only about eating. It carries memory,…

UN Secretary-General Reaches Out to Netanyahu Over UNRWA Restrictions In a significant move, the Secretary-General of the United Nations has formally communicated his concerns to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the recent decision to impose restrictions on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This agency has served as a vital pillar of support for millions of Palestinian refugees, providing essential services like education, healthcare, and social…

President Michael D. Higgins has raised eyebrows by claiming that a correspondence he directed to Iran's newly inaugurated president was disseminated by the Israeli embassy in Dublin.

A major coalition of NGOs signs a joint letter to the UN Human Rights Council requesting that the mandate of the Burundi Commission of Inquiry set up in 2017 be continued. Next September, the Human Rights Council will meet in Geneva to decide on the future of this Commission, "The only independent mechanism documenting human…

In its press launch on Wednesday, April 7, the French Ministry of International Affairs has simply confirmed {that a} letter had really been despatched by the French Presidency to Faure Gnassingbé after his re-election in February 2020. This data ought to put an finish to a months-long controversy by some Togolese politicians actors. This affirmation comes after these in Germany and the European Union.…