A remote airstrips in southeastern Libya has reshaped Sudan’s civil war by providing a lifeline to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, according to more than a dozen military, intelligence and diplomatic officials. The paramilitary group – which grew from the “Janjaweed” militia mobilised two decades ago by Sudan’s government to subdue its western Darfur…
Ethiopia’s birr faces further losses as the nation restructures its debt after a steep depreciation made it one of the world’s worst currencies this year. The unit fell more than 15% against the dollar in 2025, the weakest performance among those tracked by Bloomberg, after the Argentine peso and Turkish lira. “Our view is one of gradual…
Kalfadhigii shirka golaha Wasiirada Jammhuuriyadda Somaliland oo uu Shir-gudoominayey Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdilaahi (Cirro), isla markaana uu wehelinaayey Madaxweyne ku-xigeenka JSL Mudane Maxamed Cali Aw Cabdi ayaa maanta ka qabsoomay Qasriga Madaxtooyada Somaliland. Fadhigii 47-aad ee Shirka Golaha Wasiirrada waxa lagaga wada hadlay qodobo muhiim ah oo ay ka mid ahaayeen: 1….
Tanzanian security forces used unnecessary or disproportionate force, including lethal force, to suppress election protests between 29 October and 3 November 2025, showing a shocking disregard for the right to life and for freedom of peaceful assembly as hundreds of people were reported killed or injured across the country, Amnesty International said today. New research…
The Ugandan government has stopped granting asylum and refugee status to people from Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia, citing severe funding shortfalls for the significant policy shift. Hillary Onek, Uganda’s minister for refugees, announced that the government would no longer grant the status to new arrivals from countries “not experiencing war”. “I have instructed our officers…
Madaxweynaha JSL Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdilaahi (Cirro) ayaa maanta Daah-furay Carwada Ganacsiga iyo Wax-soo-saarka Xoolaha JSL oo lagu qabtay Grand Haadi Hotel, magaalada Hargeysa. Carwada Ganacsiga iyo Wax-soo-saarka Xoolaha dalka oo ahayd tii ugu horraysay ee nooceeda ah ee lagu qabto Somaliland, waxa si heer sare ah u soo agaasimay Wasaaradda Xannaanada Xoolaha iyo Horumarinta…
South Africa’s central bank is planning the most significant overhaul of the country’s cash system in decades, proposing the creation of a cash-management utility, the rollout of white-label ATMs and stricter oversight of how physical money circulates to reduce costs and improve access. Cash circulating through Africa’s largest economy exceeds 180 billion rand ($10.7 billion),…
A Kenyan parliamentary report has accused British troops training in the country of killings, sexual, human rights and environmental abuses, following years of accumulated complaints from local communities. The report, published on Wednesday, found that serious misconduct by British soldiers caused them to be viewed as something of an “occupying force” by local people. For…
On a warm morning on the outskirts of Hargeisa, in the Maroodi-Jeh region of Somaliland, 34-year-old Ayaan Dahir Ainan cradles her infant son as she waits outside the Hawadle Health Center. Her other five children sit nearby, wide-eyed and curious, as health workers unload vaccine coolers and malnutrition screening kits. Ayaan has been walking for…
Uganda is making a bold move to strengthen its national airline, Uganda Airlines, by targeting a $117 million investment to secure new aircraft for delivery in 2026. The funding request, announced by Transport Minister Edward Katumba Wamala on December 1, 2025, seeks to ensure Uganda Airlines can lock in delivery slots for ten new aircraft…
