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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

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalEoghan Gilmartin6 Aug 2026

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez is a progressive outlier in Europe – and over Ceuta, he is being made to pay for it | Eoghan Gilmartin

The Spanish PM has been one of few European leaders to stand up to Trump. He now faces coercive diplomacy and an emboldened far right at home The dramatic footage last Thursday of thousands of migrants entering Spain’s north African…

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Somali Public AgendaRegionalSomali Public Agenda5 Aug 2026

E78. Nooca Doorasho ee Golaha Midnimada, Doodaha Dhinacyada & Doorka Beesha Caalamka

Bishii Luulyo, waxaa Garoonka Diyaaradaha Aadan Cadde ka dhacay dhowr wareeg oo wada-hadallo heer farsamo ah oo ku saabsanaa arrimaha doorashooyinka. Beesha caalamka ayaa kulahayd door dhexdhexaadin. Dowladda Federaalka iyo saddex garab oo…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalGeorja CALVIN-SMITH5 Aug 2026

UN warns drone strikes worsening in Sudan

More than 80 percent of civilian deaths in Sudan at the start of this year were due to drone attacks, according to the UN. Also, Spain is trying to work out what to do with over 1,000 unaccompanied minors who remain in Ceuta as they cannot…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalThe FRANCE 24 Observers5 Aug 2026

Outrage in Libya over a video of a woman being publicly flogged for adultery

A rare video filmed on July 21 in Sabha, Libya shows a woman accused of adultery being sentenced to 100 lashes. Shared on social media, it has sparked outrage for various reasons: Some are appalled by the fact that the punishment was…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalFRANCE245 Aug 2026

Rwanda's big screen moment: Historic Cannes win sparks creative boom

Rwandan cinema has never enjoyed such a spotlight. Last May at the Cannes Film Festival, Ben'Imana by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo won the 'Caméra d'Or' – the first Rwandan feature film ever to do so. The achievement has lifted an entire…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalFRANCE245 Aug 2026

Cameroon's president reshuffles military as speculation on whereabouts persists

Cameroon's President ⁠Paul Biya ​reshuffled senior military staff, promoting the head of the Presidential ​Guard to a brigadier general and replacing commanders in four of the country's five joint military regions, according to ​three…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalFRANCE245 Aug 2026

Ghana's cocoa farmers at risk of 20-year prison sentence under new legislation

Ghana's parliament passed a bill that could send cocoa farmers to prison for up to 20 years if they convert their farms to other uses without government approval. The new measure was passed on July 30, but the contents of the law were not…

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