Somalia
As Tensions Rise, Somali Leaders Establish New Channel for Dialogue
Amid Rising Stakes, Somali Leaders Open a Channel for Dialogue MOGADISHU, Somalia — A flurry of high-level meetings in Mogadishu…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Future Council Convenes in Mogadishu as Election Tensions Rise
Somalia’s Future Council meets in Mogadishu as electoral clock ticks and tensions flare MOGADISHU, Somalia — Opposition leaders and officials…
Somalia
Somalia Opens First Bowling Alley as Middle Class and Diaspora Returnees Rise
Mogadishu’s first modern bowling alley rolls a fragile normal into Somalia’s capital On a recent evening in Mogadishu, the sharp…
East-Africa
Amid Autism Fears, Measles Cases Rise in Minnesota’s Somali Community
Measles outbreak in Minnesota’s Somali community tests public health outreach as vaccine fears persist MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials racing…
Somalia
Somali PM Thanks Türkiye for Security Support Amid Rising Regional Tensions
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s government on Monday praised Türkiye for what it called steadfast support in security cooperation and counterterrorism,…
Somalia
MSF reports sharp rise in malnutrition and preventable diseases in Somalia
Somalia is sliding deeper into a health and nutrition emergency as failed rainy seasons, soaring water prices and sharp humanitarian…
East-Africa
Eritrea exits IGAD amid rising tensions with Ethiopia
FILE – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki hold up a symbolic key during a joint…
East-Africa
U.S. airstrikes in Somalia hit record 109 after Puntland State, Jubaland strikes
Mogadishu — U.S. Africa Command carried out seven new airstrikes in Somalia between Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, pushing this…
Southern-Africa
South Africa’s Tobacco Legislation Falters Amid Rapid Rise in Youth Vaping
SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa faces what health researchers call a “vaping crisis” among adolescents while a long-promised overhaul of…
World
UK sees record post-Brexit rise in Irish passport applications
Overview: a surge in Irish passport applications from the UK Nearly a quarter of a million people living in the…
Somalia
Somalia Accuses Ethiopia of Fueling Al-Shabaab’s Revival as Tensions Rise
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia has pointed fingers at Ethiopia, holding it accountable for the revival of Al-Shabaab militants wreaking chaos…
