•Kenyan Activist Alleges Torture, Demands Justice for Fellow Detainee Agather Atuhaire Nairobi, Kenya| Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been released from Tanzanian custody following what he described as four days of “brutal torture and inhumane treatment.” His release on Thursday, May 22, 2025, comes after intense diplomatic intervention by the Kenyan government, which had […]
•Chombo Has Established Herself as the Boldest Voice for Youth and Gender Equity At just 26 years old, Lesego Chombo shattered the political glass ceiling to become Botswana’s youngest-ever cabinet minister, adding yet another milestone to a remarkable trajectory that spans beauty, law, and activism. Crowned Miss Botswana 2022 and Miss World Africa 2024, Chombo […]
Moyale, Kenya| Two South Korean nationals who were abducted from the border town of Odda in Moyale, Marsabit County, nine months ago are reportedly being held captive in Somalia by suspected members of the Al Shabaab terrorist group. The victims, identified as Mr. David Lee and his mother-in-law, Ms. Hiwi Sokk Cheon, were kidnapped on […]
In a move that significantly escalates tensions in the Horn of Africa, the Federal Government of Somalia has issued a new directive barring holders of Taiwanese passports from entering or transiting through its airspace—including the self-declared independent region of Somaliland. The measure, which came into effect on April 30, 2025, was formalized through a Notice […]
•GSMA Report Highlights Sector’s 8% GDP Contribution Addis Ababa| Ethio telecom, Ethiopia’s state-owned telecommunications giant, has emerged as a central pillar of the nation’s economic and digital transformation, contributing a notable 8% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023. This is according to a new report by the Global System for Mobile Communications […]
Luanda, Angola| Kenya’s parliamentary delegation attending the 15th Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Forum on the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) in Luanda, Angola, has called for a strategic reorientation of the region’s budget and a unified, bipartisan approach to resolving persistent conflicts across member states. Led by the Speaker of the […]
Hargeisa, Somaliland| The Republic of Somaliland has officially suspended all ongoing and future dialogue with the Federal Government of Somalia, following what it described as a provocative and unlawful visit by Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre to the disputed city of Las Anod on April 12. The visit, which was unannounced and uncoordinated with […]
•The Incident has Raised Questions and Concerns in Equal Measure London/Dublin/Hargeisa| Celebrated Somali singer Najma Nashaad has reportedly sought asylum in Ireland after arriving in the United Kingdom to attend the highly anticipated Somali Week Festival in London. Her unexpected departure from the UK before the event’s commencement has sent ripples across the Somali music […]
Al-Fashir, Sudan| In a devastating escalation of Sudan’s ongoing civil war, at least 57 civilians were killed on April 16 in an artillery strike by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeting residential areas in Al-Fashir, the last remaining city in West Darfur still under the control of the Sudanese government. The attack, which struck […]
•The Visit of Such Nature by a High-Ranking Federal Government Official Last Happened Over 40 Years Ago LasAnod, Somalia| In a landmark moment for Somalia’s political landscape, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre arrived in LasAnod on Saturday, marking the first visit by a sitting Somali premier to the city in more than four decades. The […]
