Skip to content
Breaking News

Aggregated

The Wire

7341 headlines · 42 sources · updated 15 minutes ago

What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.

These are headlines published by other newsrooms, not Hornafrika reporting. We show the headline, a short extract and a link; the full article stays with the publisher who wrote it, and copyright in each headline and extract remains with that publisher. How the wire works

ScopeHorn of AfricaWorldEverything else our sources filed — not about the Horn.
Radio DalsanRegionalAbdalle Yahye Ali10 Aug 2026

Farahaaga Waxaa Ku Jira Wax Aadan Ogayn

Waxaad ma ogtahay in farahaagu ay leeyihiin timo yaryar oo aad u jilicsan? Timahan yaryar, oo ah kuwa ugu gaagaaban jidhka, waxay ku koraan farahaaga, laakiin inta badan dadku ma oga inay jiraan sababtoo ah way aad u yar yihiin oo…

Read at Radio DalsanHeadline and extract © Radio Dalsan — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
France 24 — AfricaInternationalJulia GUGGENHEIM10 Aug 2026

Ivory Coast's Biama boom: TikTok trend gets the nation's youth dancing

Born barely five years ago in Yopougon – the poorest, but also the liveliest area of Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan – Biama has got the whole of Ivorian youth dancing. Faster than coupé-décalé, this newer musical and choreographic…

Read at France 24 — AfricaHeadline and extract © France 24 — Africa — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)10 Aug 2026

71 men arrested in Senegal for 'unnatural acts' as crackdown intensifies

Months after passing a law upping the penalties for homosexual relations, Senegal is intensifying its crackdown on same-sex relations. On Friday, the public prosecutor’s office said 71 men have been arrested and charged with “unnatural…

Read at AfricanewsHeadline and extract © Africanews — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosé Olivares10 Aug 2026

‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding

Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has left In June 2025, a sluggish and thin Gabar Choli, with sunken temples and bones visible under his skin,…

Read at The Guardian — WorldHeadline and extract © The Guardian — World — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)10 Aug 2026

Sierra Leone president presses lawmakers to back contested election reforms

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has urged Parliament to pass disputed electoral reforms that would lower the presidential victory threshold, introduce proportional representation and reserve 30 percent of political leadership…

Read at AfricanewsHeadline and extract © Africanews — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosé Olivares in New York10 Aug 2026

Kurdish hunger striker says ICE force-feeding ‘mentally broke me’

Exclusive: Film-maker Gabar Choli describes how he endured coercive treatment over eight months in detention in Texas A Kurdish man who was force-fed over the course of eight months while on hunger strike in US immigration detention has…

Read at The Guardian — WorldHeadline and extract © The Guardian — World — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
The Guardian — WorldInternationalMagdalena Shopova for MetDesk10 Aug 2026

Weather tracker: Europe breaks more heat records as temperatures soar

Drought and wildfires intensify across continent, while tropical storms bring heavy rain and disruption to east Asia High pressure has dominated central and eastern Europe in early August, breaking temperature records across the region.…

Read at The Guardian — WorldHeadline and extract © The Guardian — World — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
The Guardian — AfricaInternationalPhil Hoad10 Aug 2026

Ancestral Visions of the Future review – visceral cine-memoir is a haunting return to Lesotho

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese pairs his literary-grade voiceover with propulsive, prophetic images to interrogate his identity and that of his colonialism-carved homeland Here is a captivating stream of consciousness film about exile, roots and…

Read at The Guardian — AfricaHeadline and extract © The Guardian — Africa — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
La NationRegionalFrenchState-affiliatedMahad10 Aug 2026

Hayabley en fête : le sport de proximité au cœur de la mobilisation populaire

La Secrétaire d’État chargée des Sports, Fatouma Ali Abdallah, a assisté à une rencontre du grand tournoi estival, saluant une initiative qui fait vivre le sport au cœur des quartiers. Le sport continue de faire vibrer les quartiers. Hier,…

Read at La NationHeadline and extract © La Nation — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
The Guardian — WorldInternationalShivam Patel10 Aug 2026

British national shot dead in Kashmir by Pakistani security forces

Mohammad Akhtar, 50, from Peterborough killed during clashes between authorities and protesters A British national was shot dead in Pakistan-administered Kashmir during clashes between security forces and protesters, the Guardian can…

Read at The Guardian — WorldHeadline and extract © The Guardian — World — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
La NationRegionalFrenchState-affiliatedMahad10 Aug 2026

Sagallou donne le coup d’envoi à ses Jeux d’été inter-localités

À Sagallou, la jeunesse a pris possession du terrain à l’occasion du lancement des Jeux d’été inter-localités. Organisée par l’Association des Jeunes pour le Développement d’Akabarta (AJDA), sous l’égide du Secrétariat d’État chargé des…

Read at La NationHeadline and extract © La Nation — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
The Guardian — WorldInternationalYu-chen Li in Taipei10 Aug 2026

Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai

Authorities warn that days of intense rain could trigger widespread flooding and landslides as storm moves north and further inland More than a million people were moved to safety across eastern China by Sunday evening as powerful Typhoon…

Read at The Guardian — WorldHeadline and extract © The Guardian — World — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
La NationRegionalFrenchState-affiliatedMahad10 Aug 2026

Un exercice grandeur nature pour renforcer la coordination face aux risques environnementaux

La plage du Héron a servi de cadre, hier matin, à un exercice de simulation consacré à la lutte contre la pollution environnementale. Organisée par le ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement durable, en collaboration avec les…

Read at La NationHeadline and extract © La Nation — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
The Guardian — WorldInternationalAgence France-Presse10 Aug 2026

Hong Kong records hottest day ever as Typhoon Dolphin fuels heatwave

Observatory says 36.9C posted on Sunday is city’s highest official temperature since its records began 142 years ago, with storm driving intense heat in region Hong Kong has officially recorded its highest ever temperature as Typhoon…

Read at The Guardian — WorldHeadline and extract © The Guardian — World — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.
African ArgumentsPan-AfricanSolomon Osei Poku9 Aug 2026

Present but Displaced: What Western Objections to Reparations Fail to See

On 25 March 2026, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a Ghana-led resolution declaring the trafficking and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans the gravest crime against humanity. It passed by 123 votes to three, with…

Read at African ArgumentsHeadline and extract © African Arguments — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher.