Africa

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has vowed to protect his country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national pride, asserting that “Somalia belongs to Somalis.”

Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels have killed 14 government soldiers and five civilians in an ambush in DR Congo’s volatile east, officials and a local source told AFP on Tuesday.

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni held his final campaign rally in the capital Kampala on Tuesday ahead of the Thursday, January 15, 2026 presidential election.

Uganda ordered an internet shutdown on Tuesday, two days ahead of elections in which President Yoweri Museveni will be a candidate against opposition politician Bobi Wine.

Authorities have urged residents in affected areas to exercise extreme caution, avoid flooded zones.

Authorities said efforts are ongoing to track down fleeing suspects.

Sudan’s government says they continue to expand security perimeters around cities and strategic installations.

Authorities previously stated some of the stolen items had already been smuggled across borders, and the whereabouts of the majority of the artefacts remain unknown.

The Gambia requested the ICJ declare that Myanmar breached its obligations under the convention, to order the cessation of any wrongful acts, and to ensure reparations and guarantees of non-repetition for Rohingya victims.

Morocco’s seven-year drought has come to an end after abundant rainfall this winter, Water Minister Nizar Baraka said on Monday.