East-Africa
Kenya’s SGR Freight Volume Exceeds 50 Million Tonnes
Tuesday July 28, 2026 A freight train stands at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya,…
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West-Africa
Liberia Seizes Cocaine Worth Over $300 Million in Record Bust
Security forces have uncovered more than $300 million worth of cocaine at a private residence outside Monrovia, marking what officials describe as…
World
EU Fines AliExpress €550 Million Over Illegal, Counterfeit Product Sales
Alibaba-owned AliExpress has been handed a record €550 million European Union fine after regulators found the online marketplace failed to curb the…
Somalia
Somali Fugitive Returned to U.S. to Face Charges in $250 Million COVID Fraud Case
Somali suspect in $250 million U.S. COVID fraud case brought back to face charges WASHINGTON — A Somali man accused of playing…
West-Africa
Liberian Opposition Alleges Government Cover-Up in $19 Million Drug Probe
Opposition leader Alexander Cummings has sharply criticized the government’s response to the $19 million drug investigation, describing the process as slow-moving and…
World
UK allocates £250 million for policing in Jewish communities
A sweeping new security push will funnel more than £250 million (€293.38m) into policing around Jewish communities, after a string of violent…
West-Africa
Liberian Senators Call for Independent Investigation of $19 Million Drug Bust
In a striking call for transparency, Senators Amara Konneh and Edwin Snowe are urging an independent investigation into a substantial cocaine bust…
Somalia
Somalia and Islamic Development Bank sign $45 million cooperation framework
Sunday June 21, 2026 Baku, Azerbaijan (AX) — Somalia and the Islamic Development Bank Group on Friday agreed on a new three-year…
Somalia
UN releases $10 million to help avert famine in Somalia
Monday June 15, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — With Somalia edging closer to famine, U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher on Sunday released $10…
World
Spanish lottery vendor who cheated winner out of €4.7 million faces jail
A Spanish lottery vendor has been handed a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence after a court found he cheated the winner of a €4.7…
World
Organisers say more than 1.2 million attend Pope’s Mass in Madrid
Madrid surged to a standstill on Sunday morning as more than a million people crowded the capital’s streets and a landmark square…
