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Somaliland courts U.S. with Red Sea base and minerals in bid for recognition

Somaliland’s new president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, is offering the United States access to a strategic military base near the Red Sea and critical mineral resources, including lithium, in exchange for formal diplomatic recognition. The breakaway region, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has yet to receive international recognition despite decades of stability and democratic […]

Mozambique to export power to drought-stricken Zimbabwe, Zambia

Mozambique has offered to export power to Zimbabwe and Zambia, which are currently facing an energy deficit. The move of the southern African nation is in exchange for further reduced generation at Lake Kariba. The offer will provide huge relief for the two countries that have already whittled electricity generation. Zimbabwe and Zambia generate power […]

Tunisian president escalates confrontation with labor union

Tunisian President Kais Saied has intensified his confrontation with the country’s most powerful labor organization, the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), in a move that analysts warn could further erode Tunisia’s democratic institutions and deepen its political crisis. The UGTT, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for its role in Tunisia’s post-revolution democratic transition, has called […]