Tension in Borama remains high amid deadly unrest
Tension in Borama remains high and the situation uncertain following two public statements from Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro and the dispatch of traditional elders to Borama. The traditional elders were sent to help calm unrest after deadly protests erupted Thursday night, triggered by the government’s announcement that it would proceed with the launch of Xeer
Ukraine Appears To Hit Russia’s Grozny As Kyiv Seeks Answers From US On Kremlin Peace Talks
By RFE/RL A building is damaged after an apparent drone attack on the Chechen capital, Grozny, on December 5. A suspected Ukrainian drone attack rocked the Chechen capital, Grozny, early on December 5 just hours after Ukrainian negotiators met with US officials in Florida seeking details from a meeting at the Kremlin between American and Russian
AFRICA/IVORY COAST – Forum on social cohesion in Ivory Coast: Being peacemakers in everyday life
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – “Peace (Shalom) is holistic and means harmony with oneself, with others, with one’s surroundings, and with God,” said Father Michel Savadogo, Executive Director of the Shalom Network for Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation (REST-COR) and member of the Society of African Missions, at a forum in Yopougon (Abidjan) on social cohesion and
Government of Congo and African Development Bank Group adopt plan to improve portfolio performance
PRESS RELEASE KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 28, 2025/ — Following a joint review, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) have approved a plan to improve the performance of the institution’s project portfolio in the Central African country. The Country Portfolio Performance Review,
Europe’s Cities by the Hour: The EU Plans Massive High-Speed Rail Expansion by 2040
By Kontrast.at By 2040, a train ride from Vienna to Berlin should take no longer than a long movie night: four and a half hours. Today, the journey takes over eight hours. The EU wants high-speed trains like these to become the new normal — bringing Europe’s cities closer together than ever before. To achieve
