‘Grave Mistake’: U.S. Strike Kills Esteemed Elder in Somalia

‘Grave Mistake’: U.S. Strike Kills Esteemed Elder in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia — A U.S. drone strike in Somalia has left a community grieving and demanding answers after a revered clan elder was killed in what local officials describe as a grave...

‘Racist’ police officers exposed in documentary face sack within weeks

Credit: BBC Panorama Ten police officers whose racist and misogynistic behaviour was exposed in an undercover documentary are to face the sack within weeks. They have been accused of gross misconduct and will be subject to accelerated disciplinary...

Somalia to add Swahili to its national curriculum

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addresses the media inside his office in Mogadishu, Somalia February 21, 2024. REUTERS/File Photo Audio By Vocalize Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has announced a plan to introduce the Swahili...

Somalia welcomes UN rights council decision restoring full national control over human rights affairs

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Federal Government of Somalia has welcomed a resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that restores the country’s full ownership and independent management of its national and international human...

Somalia Rejects Claims of Secret Deal with Sweden Over Deportation and Aid

On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, the Somali government issued a strong rebuttal to allegations of a covert agreement with Sweden involving the deportation of Somali nationals in exchange for development aid. The statement, released by the office of...

Somalia embraces Swahili to strengthen East African Community ties

Somalia will begin preparations to boost teaching of the Swahili language in schools and universities, its president says. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made the announcement on Tuesday at an East African Community (EAC) summit, saying Swahili...

Somalia to Introduce Swahili in School and University Curricula in Push for Regional Integration

MOGADISHU, Oct 8, 2025 – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday announced an urgent plan to introduce Swahili into the national curriculum of schools and universities, as part of Somalia’s broader efforts to strengthen cultural,...

Somalia to increase Swahili teaching to boost East African ties

Somalia is to introduce Swahili, the lingua franca of East Africa, to its national curriculum, the president has announced. English is used as the language of instruction for most subjects nationwide at secondary schools, with Arabic the only...

Somalia Regains Control Over Human Rights File After UN Vote

GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations Human Rights Council has officially endorsed a resolution allowing Somalia to resume full national oversight of its human rights responsibilities, ending over three decades of international monitoring since...

Women still absent from peace talks: UN

Twenty-five years after a landmark UN resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, women far too often remain silent, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said yesterday. At the same time, sexual violence...

Water wars: has GERD reset Africa’s hydropolitics?

Water wars: has GERD reset Africa’s hydropolitics? Water scarcity in Africa is a crisis, and the GERD conflict shows why mutually beneficial cooperation agreements are vital. Published on 14 October 2025 in ISS Today By Dhesigen Naidoo Research...

62 foreign students granted scholarships to study in Azerbaijan for 2025–2026 academic year

For the 2025–2026 academic year, 62 foreign citizens have been granted the right to study at higher education institutions in Azerbaijan within the framework of the “Intergovernmental Scholarship Programs” (ISP), the State Agency for Science and...

Uganda, Somalia Sign New Cooperation Pacts Covering Security, Jobs, and Mobility

Uganda and Somalia on Wednesday signed three memoranda of understanding in Kampala to deepen cooperation on security, immigration and labor, and education and sports—agreements officials say will widen legal work channels, ease travel, and support...

NARROW ESCAPE! Mr.Hyena Shafts Afande’s Wife, Escapes Being Rain of Bullets 

When bullets flew left, right and center, I knew it was my end. I didn’t have to go to Iraq or Kabul nor did I meet that horror in Garamba neither was I in Busia, it all found me at Top Bar. Guys, I knew I was dead; leaving my beautiful Yasmine,...

Prof Omar Jah Snr: A distinguished Gambian scholar, diplomat, and thinker

- Advertisement - By Basidia M Drammeh Professor Omar Jah Snr stands as one of The Gambia’s most eminent scholars — a man whose life has been a remarkable blend of knowledge, faith, diplomacy, and intellectual leadership. A pioneer of modern...

Uganda to support efforts to improve security and economy in Somalia

KAMPALA – Affairs Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire and Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail; and the MoU on education was signed between State Minister for Higher Education Dr. John C. Muyingo and Minister of Education Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir. During the tour of...

2025 World Teachers’ Day: Together for Teachers, Together for the Future

Demonstrations, calls for increased investment in quality, inclusive education systems and educators, poems, dances, and more. On October 5th, 2025, education unions celebrated World Teachers’ Day, around the globe. Africa: Education union leaders...

No Democracy Without Media Freedom in Somalia, NUSOJ Says

EU – AU Human Rights Dialogue hears strong civil society warning on rights repression The European Union (EU) – African Union (AU) Human Rights Dialogue successfully concluded in Brussels, Belgium, on 7 October 2025, with civil society from both...

Uganda to support efforts to improve security, economy in Somalia

Otafiire after signing MOU with his Somalian counterpart Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Mulimba, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has reiterated that Uganda continues to stand firmly with the people and government of Somalia in...

Border externalisation: Documents reveal ongoing efforts to outsource immigration control

“To begin with optimism, and once the inadequacy of optimism is borne in by an inevitably hostile world, to retreat into abstractions.” - Thomas Pynchon This bulletin is also available in PDF format. EU states get ready for new migration and...