Climate
El Niño: Horn of Africa and Great Lakes brace for a season of extreme rain
Forecasters warn of a 90 percent chance of heavier than normal rains across the Horn of Africa and the Great…
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El Niño 2026 in Africa: Droughts, Floods and Millions of Children at Risk
Africa holds a rare advantage against El Niño: it was warned in time. The question now is whether preparation will follow.
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Climate
Somalia: pirates kill five crew members of the Honour 25 tanker before its rescue
Five sailors were killed before rescuers reached them: the Honour 25 hijacking marks a deadly turn for Somali piracy, which…
Technology
East Africa: five countries set out to erase their digital borders
Letting data, payments and online services move across borders as freely as goods: that is the goal five East African…
Technology
AI at the UN: Africa refuses to sit on the sidelines
As AI takes center stage at the United Nations, Africa is making itself heard. South Africa wants the General Assembly…
Climate
Djibouti and El Niño, a small nation at the heart of a double climate and humanitarian emergency
A quarter of Djibouti's population is now food insecure, and the number keeps climbing. Sitting at the crossroads of Ethiopian…
Climate
Horn of Africa: The Dramatic Return of Somali Piracy in 2026
The root causes of the phenomenon, meanwhile, never truly went away. The persistent weakness of the Somali central state, chronic…
Technology
Somali Piracy Hits Its Highest Level in a Decade
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has reached its highest level in a decade in 2026. According to an analysis…
Society
Somalia: Fierce Clashes Erupt in Baidoa Between Federal Forces and Armed Opposition
"The armed militias attacked Baidoa this morning, we are pushing them back," Captain Osman Abdullahi, a Somalia federal military officer,…
Climate
Between Drought in East Africa and a Heatwave Building Over the Sahel, the Continent Faces a Split Climate Summer
This climate split, drought in the east, extreme heat across the Sahel, flooding along the Gulf of Guinea coast, is…
Society
TENSION ON THE KENYA-SOMALIA BORDER: Al-Shabab tightens its grip around Mandera, already five dead in new attack
The Kenya-Somalia border is flaring up again. Five people, including at least four police officers, were killed on Tuesday in…