MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – A US military drone crashed earlier this week in southern Somalia, the US African Command (AFRICOM) confirmed on Friday. In a statement on X, AFRICOM said that on Tuesday, a U.S. Army-operated MQ-1C crashed at approximately 12.40 pm local time (0940GMT) in southern Somalia. It said an investigation is ongoing, althoug...
Somalia on Wednesday urged Germany to end the “forced” deportation of Somalis. Visiting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin to discuss cooperation on the deportation of migrants from the East African nation. Approximately 65,000 Somalis live in Germany. Somali government spokesman...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – At least seven loggers were killed and five others injured in Nigeria’s volatile northeast Borno State when their vehicle hit a landmine, a local official said. Bakura Abba, head of the local volunteer guard or the Civilian Joint Task Force, told he media that the incident occurred in a remote area […]
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – At least 55 people died trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands in boats from the coast of Africa over the weekend, the Spanish news agency EFE reported. The Spanish coast guard also rescued 1,786 people making the voyage on one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. The worst […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, has removed several ministers, including the foreign minister, and appointed new ones. In a statement, the Sudanese Sovereign Council said al-Burhan has decided to relieve Foreign Minister Hussein Awad Ali of his responsibilities and replace him wit...
BAMAKO, Mali (AA) – The military administration in Niger has signed a pact for internet services with Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet venture, an official statement disclosed. Sidi Mohamed Raliou, communication, posts, and digital economy minister, said the agreement will allow Niger to benefit from a high-speed internet conn...
GENEVA (AA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that more than 14 million people, including those internally displaced and those who crossed borders, are on the move in conflict-torn Sudan. Eleven million are internally displaced within the country, while 3.1 million are those who have crossed borders, Director-Gene...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a warning about “growing suffering” in Sudan, saying that people in the conflict-torn country are “living through a nightmare of violence.” “18 months have passed since brutal fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the R...
ANKARA (AA) – The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is worsening, leaving millions in urgent need of aid, the UN has said, warning that 3.7 million children are at risk of acute malnutrition. “There are 3.7 million children under five projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year alone who are in urgent need of […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) — The Somali Defense Ministry said on Monday that the army, backed by local and international partners, carried out military operations against the al-Shabaab group, killing more than 95 “terrorists”. The Somali National Army (SNA) conducted operations in Middle Shabelle, Galgadud, and the north-central prov...
