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$1bn more needed to avert famine in Somalia by year’s end, warns UN

At least US$1 billion will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia in the coming months and early next year, the UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths predicted on Tuesday (6 September). Speaking from Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, he said that, according to a new report from an authoritative panel of independent experts, there will be […]

ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Ghana Thursday, Friday to discuss Niger crisis

Military chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS are set to meet Thursday and Friday in Accra, Ghana, to discuss a possible military intervention in Niger, one week after leaders approved deployment of a “standby force”. The meeting was originally slated for Saturday August 12 but has been postponed amid diplomatic efforts to bring new […]

Egypt’s 2025 senate elections record 17% turnout as runoffs scheduled for five seats

Egypt’s National Election Authority (NEA) has announced on Tuesday, August 12, a 17.1 percent voter turnout in the 2025 Senate elections, with 195 of the 200 contested seats decided in the first round. NEA Chairman Hazem Badawy said at a meet-the-press that 11.8 million ballots were cast out of 69.3 million eligible voters, with 95.6 […]