Somalia’s parliament has ratified IGAD’s updated regional treaty, activating a stronger mandate for the bloc to deepen security, climate and economic cooperation across the Horn of Africa.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on political, security and economic ties, as both countries seek to deepen strategic cooperation.
Kenya will host the 2026 Africa–France “Africa Forward” Summit in Nairobi, following AU and French consultations, underscoring renewed diplomatic, trade and development engagement between African states and France.
