In the rugged hills of Somaliland, officials say vast treasure lies beneath the earth. The breakaway territory in northern Somalia claims it holds abundant critical minerals and potentially billions of barrels of oil, resources that could transform its economic future.

Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on a rare visit to Ukraine on Wednesday urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to release two Ghanaian prisoners of war who were captured fighting for Russia.

Guinea’s military has confirmed the detention of 16 Sierra Leonean soldiers after accusing them of crossing the border and raising their flag on Guinean soil, while Freetown maintains its troops were on its own territory constructing a border post.

The violence that followed the killing of a cartel leader in Mexico is fueling fears that the bloodshed could hurt tourism ahead of the FIFA World Cup later this year.

For 163 years, the streetcars of Alexandria have rumbled along the Mediterranean coast, weaving through the city’s neighborhoods and memories. Now, they are set to be replaced by a partially elevated light rail line, a modern project designed to move passengers faster and carry more of them.

US President Donald Trump has wrapped up his State of the Union address, promising “our future will be bigger, better, brighter, bolder, and more glorious than ever before.” Trump’s 108-minute speech broke his own record for longest presidential address to Congress.

Conflict, drought and international funding cuts have left 6.5 million people in Somalia in desperate need of food, according to a new report by UN-backed experts.

Turkey witnessed an unusual scene during an amateur playoff in Istanbul when a seagull was hit by a clearance kick.

Egypt on Tuesday urged the international community to better support Lebanon’s armed forces as the country moves forward with a plan to disarm the militant group Hezbollah and bring all weapons under state control.

Brazil is facing deadly floods in Minas Gerais after record rain hit Juiz de Fora and Uba.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday as he started his official visit to Ethiopia.

As the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East, Iranians warily await talks this week in Geneva that may give their country’s theocracy its last chance to strike a deal with President Donald Trump.

Nigeria’s government has denied it paid ransom money to free dozens of schoolchildren kidnapped from a catholic school in November. The coments come in report to an AFP report released Tuesday.

Concern is growing over Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye’s health. Having been behind bars for more than a year now, he has been rejected bail a string of times. Human rights groups argue he is facing political persecution.

The President of Madagascar, Michael Randrianirina, is visiting his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, in Paris. According to the Elysée, their discussions will focus on humanitarian aid to the cyclone-battered island.

Eighteen Senegalese football supporters were handed sentences ranging from three months to a year for their pitch invasion during the AFCON final.

Ukraine marks four years since Russia’s invasion with a Kyiv memorial as Zelensky and EU leaders honour the dead and vow to keep resisting.

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has pledged to increase the punishment for same-sex relations to up to ten years in prison. The move has been condemned by human rights groups.

The footballer has denied the allegations made by a young woman in a suburb of the French capital in February 2023.

The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Lieutenant-Colonel Willy Ngoma, was killed early Tuesday in a drone strike near Rubaya in North Kivu province, multiple sources confirmed, dealing a significant blow to the rebel movement amid ongoing ceasefire efforts.

Four of the 17 men lured into fighting for Moscow on the frontline of its war in Ukraine have returned home so far.

Ghana has renamed its main international airport, dropping the name of a military officer linked to the 1966 overthrow of the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. This move has reignited old political and historical tensions.

Police in Haiti exchanged gunfire with a group of suspected kidnappers in downtown Port-au-Prince on Monday, with unconfirmed reports indicating casualties on both sides, as kidnapping-for-ransom continues to plague the capital.

UN aid chief Tom Fletcher has sounded the alarm about the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, where fighting rages on.

The decision comes almost three months after Anicet Ekane died in military detention, some five weeks after being arrested.

Mexican special forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, sparking deadly retaliatory attacks that left 25 National Guard members dead across six separate incidents, authorities said Monday.

Hundreds of Kenyan nationals stranded in Cambodia have turned to the courts in Nairobi, asking judges to force the government to secure their return after what they describe as a human trafficking ordeal disguised as overseas employment.

After 10 months in prison, prominent Tunisian lawyer Ahmed Souab walked free on Monday. The 69-year-old was arrested in April last year after condemning a mass trial of government critics.

The World Bank announced Monday it aims to provide Mozambique with $6 billion in mostly concessional financing over the next five years to support public investment projects, as the Southern African nation grapples with strained public finances and recent IMF warnings over worsening debt dynamics.

Greece marks Clean Monday with Galaxidi’s flour war, as crowds throw dyed flour to close the carnival season.

Basel’s 700-year-old carnival begins with the 4am Morgenstreich, as lights go out and masked musicians parade with glowing, satirical lanterns.

A church service scheduled to honour jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been cancelled on the orders of the president, Besigye’s wife said on Monday.

New York was blanketed by nearly 60 centimetres of snow, shutting schools, silencing traffic and turning Central Park into a playground of sledges and snowmen.

Six people were injured and flights temporarily suspended after a fire broke out at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, late Monday afternoon, airport authorities said.

Rainy seasons in Somaliland have been late and meagre for at least five years, leading to frequent droughts. Now the breakaway region hopes Israeli help can significantly boost the amount of land under cultivation from its current level of just 3 percent.

In war-scarred Gaza, residents are doing what they can to mark Ramadan as basic supplies continue to run thin on the ground.

A new documentary about Maurice Pellosh has enabled former clients of the Congolese photographer to rediscover their portraits that were taken decades ago.

Each spring, Georgia’s village of Didi Chailuri revives Berikaoba, a pagan rite with masked berikas, music and wrestling, hoping for fertility and good harvest.

In Gabon, the High Authority for Communication has requested the suspension of social media until further notice. This decision has sparked controversy. We discuss this with Marie Noëlle Ada Meyo, Special Advisor and Deputy Spokesperson for President Oligui Nguema.

Chad has shut it’s border with neighbouring Sudan, following clashes linked to the conflict in Sudan that claimed the lives of five Chadian soldiers.