African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
A U.S. federal court has sentenced Abdiaziz Farah, a 36-year-old Somali-American businessman, to 28 years in prison for his role in a US$300 million fraud scheme that exploited a U.S. government child nutrition program meant to feed vulnerable children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Farah was among dozens convicted in the Feeding Our Future scandal, now […]
AFCON (Prime Africa) – Feisal Salum’s crucial second-half goal for Tanzania canceled out Ismaël Gharbi’s first-half penalty for Tunisia, propelling the Taifa Stars into the last 16 as one of the best third-placed teams across the six groups. Angola, who finished third in Group B, were left heartbroken. They had pinned their hopes on a […]
Mogadishu / Istanbul — Tens of thousands of Somalis took to the streets across the country on Tuesday to protest Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, a move Somalia and more than 20 countries have condemned as an attack on the nation’s sovereignty. The demonstrations, described as the largest since Israel’s announcement last […]
China has proposed sweeping new regulations for artificial intelligence aimed at protecting children and preventing chatbots from offering advice that could lead to self-harm, violence or other harmful behaviour. The draft rules, released at the weekend by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), come amid a rapid expansion of AI-powered chatbots across China and globally. […]
Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, dies at the age of 80 after battling a prolonged illness, her party confirms. Her death marks the end of one of the most influential and polarising chapters in the country’s political history. Zia, a long-time rival of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, had been on life support […]
British heavyweight boxing star Anthony Joshua has been injured in a serious road accident along Nigeria’s Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, with two other people confirmed dead, Prime Africa has learned. Local police and road safety officials say the crash occurred on Monday morning near the Sagamu Interchange in Ogun State, just before a Danco petrol station. Joshua, […]
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly rejected any initiative seeking to recognize Somaliland as an independent entity, reaffirming the African Union’s unwavering commitment to the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia. In a statement issued amid growing regional and international debate over Somaliland’s […]
The United States has resumed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations over Nigeria’s north-east, focusing on militant activity within the Sambisa Forest, following airstrikes carried out on ISIS-linked fighters in Sokoto State on Last Thursday night 25th December 2025. The development was disclosed on Saturday by Sahel-focused terrorism tracker Brant Philip, who shared flight-tracking data […]
Nairobi, Kenya — Israel has become the first country in the world to formally recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state, marking a historic diplomatic breakthrough for the self-declared republic and setting off sharp reactions across the Horn of Africa and beyond. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that Israel and Somaliland had signed […]
CAIRO — One of ancient Egypt’s most extraordinary archaeological treasures is being painstakingly reassembled in full public view at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), offering visitors a rare glimpse into a historic restoration project. Museum staff on Tuesday began piecing together a cedarwood boat belonging to King Khufu, the pharaoh who ruled Egypt more than […]
