Turkey and Somalia have signed a new onshore oil and gas exploration agreement, granting Turkey’s state-run energy firm rights to conduct seismic surveys across three land blocks in Somalia, officials said on Thursday. The deal,
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The Puntland counterterrorism unit continues to inflict severe losses on the ISIS militants, with the operation entering the fourth month — notably with undeniable victories throughout the operations. The forces confirmed the killing of several
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Heavy artillery shelling by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a crowded market in Sudan’s North Darfur state killed and injured at least 15 people on Thursday, the state’s health minister said, although a local
Congo government, M23 rebel delegations in Doha for talks, sources say
Congolese officials and negotiators for the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have arrived in Doha for talks to hammer out a ceasefire and end months of fighting that have raised fears of a wider regional conflict, four
ANALYSIS: Could Africa still be hard hit by Trump’s tariff tantrum?
If they are imposed, Trump’s blizzard of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs will hit AGOA beneficiaries more than most. Africa is being hit by one disaster after another. Still reeling from United States Agency for International Development funding
The Horn Of Africa States: Somalia And Possibility Of A Final Solution To Its Ongoing Saga – OpEd
Somalia is irrelevant to the world except for what the world can draw from its location and to some extent from its natural resources, the latter mostly untapped and hence of very little value at
Africa File, April 10, 2025: The RSF’s Northern Sudan Campaign
Key Takeaways: Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have highly publicized their campaign against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in northern Sudan to boost RSF morale following its defeat in Khartoum, as the actual military
Drone downing sparks diplomatic fallout between Algeria and Sahel countries
Relations between Algeria and the military alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger plunged to historic lows Monday as the two sides curtailed diplomatic ties in a spat over a downed drone last week. Algeria
The Four Big Questions Shaping Democracy in Africa
Africa’s democratic trajectory will be determined by issues beyond the headlines, such as whether democracy can deliver for citizens and how transitions unfold. Last year—dubbed the year of elections globally because of the sheer number
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For most people in the volatile Tigray region, the two-year war fought against Ethiopian federal forces with support from the Eritrean Army didn’t really end with the Pretoria peace agreement in November 2022. “What was