Africa

The Global Nonviolence Organization, known as Freemuslim, has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack targeting unarmed civilians in Mogadishu, Somalia. The organization emphasized the urgent need for Somali authorities to reassess their security strategies to ensure the protection of innocents…

International agencies, including the UN World Food Programme and the Climate Prediction and Applications Center, have warned that the Horn of Africa is likely to experience below-average rainfall from October to December 2024, raising concerns of drought, Xinhua reported yesterday.…

A brutal attack by Al-Shabab in Mogadishu’s Lido beach area resulted in the deaths of 32 civilians and left around 63 others injured, Arab News reported today. The assault, which occurred late Friday, began with a suicide bombing followed by…

Kenyan President William Ruto announced the listing of the country’s inaugural Islamic bond, the Linzi Sukuk, on the Nairobi Securities Exchange’s Unquoted Securities Platform, Xinhua reported yesterday. This 3-billion-shilling (approximately 23 million U.S. dollars) Shariah-compliant bond is secured by residential…

The United Nations announced on Monday that it aims to assist approximately 2.4 million of the 3.3 million people expected to be affected by severe flooding in South Sudan starting in September, Xinhua reported yesterday. The Office for the Coordination…

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI pardoned three journalists on Monday as part of a broader commutation of sentences for 2,476 prisoners, marking his 25th anniversary on the throne, VOA reported. The pardoned journalists—Omar Radi, Soulaimane Raissouni, and Taoufik Bouachrine—had been detained…

A recent study published in Science warns that millions of lives are at risk due to the rise of drug-resistant malaria in Africa, VOA reported yesterday. The research reveals that over 10% of malaria-infected individuals in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rwanda, Uganda,…

A new report by FSD Africa and Shortlist forecasts that Africa could generate 3.3 million jobs by 2030 through a transition to a greener economy, the Guardian reported yesterday. The majority of these roles, particularly in renewable energy, are expected…

The severe drought affecting much of Southern Africa is endangering the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in the six hardest-hit countries, UNICEF reported on Thursday. Over 270,000 children are anticipated to experience severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 2024…

The death toll from a landslide in southern Ethiopia has risen to 229, Xinhua reported yesterday citing local officials. The tragedy struck on Monday morning around 10:00 a.m. local time in the Geze Gofa District. Among the deceased are 148…