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Saturday April 11, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — More than 500 young athletes crowded into Mogadishu on Friday for Somalia’s annual short-distance marathon, a race officials are using to scout the next generation of competitors for the international arena. The capital-hosted event drew open participation from aspiring runners across the country, with no restrictions based on age or competitive experience. Organizers said the broader goal is to widen Somalia’s athletics pipeline and give the country a stronger foothold in global…

European leaders took the stage ahead of Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, seeking to present a united front as the U.S. president dangled tariff threats in a bid to pressure the European Union over Greenland. Trump is set to dominate the week at the Swiss ski resort, with a large U.S. delegation already promoting an “America First” agenda that runs against the grain of the global order cherished by the WEF. He will deliver a speech tomorrow and participate in other events on Thursday. European Commission…

Somalia’s child-protection reckoning after a teenager’s killing — and a rare death sentence The killing of 14-year-old orphan Saabirin Saylaan in Galkayo has jolted Somalia into a painful examination of how the state, communities and families protect — and fail — their children. A court in Puntland State convicted caregiver Hodan Mohamud Diiriye, 34, of murder and sentenced her to death, an exceptional punishment in a child-abuse case that underscores both the scale of public outrage and the fragility of Somalia’s protective…

Tuesday night had a star: Christopher Nkunku. The French striker achieved a hat-trick within 75 minutes, showcasing two precise strikes and a casual tap-in after outsmarting the goalkeeper. His inaugural Chelsea treble rockets the 26-year-old to six goals in eight games this season. This was Nkunku's first starting appearance since Chelsea's opening day loss to Manchester City last month. Although they faced a team ranked 64 places below them, Chelsea can only conquer and outscore their current rivals. With both…

Le Journal, Kinshasa's news daily, reports on the Republic's return to the capital on Thursday. According to this tabloid, Felix Tshisekedi walked a bit with the crowd that came…

Consequence of the war in Ukraine ... "Wheat and other cereals are once again at the heart of geopolitics, observes 24 Hours in Dakar. With Ukraine and Russia playing major roles…

"March 8, the heroines of the shadows in the DRC". It is on the front page of the daily newspaper Le Phare that calls for the celebration of International Women's Day, which has…

Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga and former Malian Economy Minister Bouaré Fily Sissoko are behind bars for a particular case of alleged…

"On August 18, 2020, the Mali Tribune, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, whose regime is fiercely opposed by a motley movement,…

That's all! "The long-awaited meeting with the Ivorians has just taken place," he tells usInfodrome. "After ten years of enmity a historic meeting "," Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo go hand in hand at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan ", we read on the website. And we also see, because the pictures of the two men are obviously everywhere."A fantastic moment" for L'Intelligent d'Abidjan. "Ouattara and Gbagbo are all…