Farah Yussuf More than 160 soldiers have defected from Somaliland to Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in north-east Somalia, a local radio station has reported. Puntland…

Farah Yussuf A court in the breakaway republic of Somaliland has sentenced two journalists to two years in prison each for “publishing propaganda”, a local…

Farah Yussuf Acclaimed Somali singer Khadija Abdullahi Daleys has died in Toronto, Canada. She was 81. Somali information minister Abdirahman Osman announced Daleys’ passing on…

Farah Yussuf Gambian voters will go to the polls on Saturday for a high-stakes presidential election - the first since the departure of former ruler…

Farah Yussuf The authorities in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, have banned protests planned for Friday by supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. On 1 June,…

Farah Yussuf Kenya has said it is in talks to send security personnel to Qatar to beef up protection at next year's football World Cup…

Somalia's government is in emergency talks with state leaders to see if they can break a political deadlock to hold crucial national elections. President Mohamed…

Farah Yussuf Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from a week-long trip to the United Arab Emirates, state-run Somali…

Farah Yussuf Niger’s ruling junta has doubled down on its demand that US troops withdraw, dealing a blow to Washington’s security interests in the Sahel.…