February 26, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Somali Civil War (2009–present)
  • African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia
    • Somali federal government and the African Union have finalized the troop distribution for the new mission AUSSOM, resolving prior disputes between Ethiopian–Somali conflict and later Burundi and Somalia. The mission will deploy 11,900 personnel, including soldiers, police, and civilian staff. Under the agreement, Uganda will contribute 4,500 troops, followed by Ethiopia with 2,500, Djibouti with 1,520, Kenya with 1,410, and Egypt with 1,091. (VOA)

Business and economy

• 2025 United States tariffs against the European Union
  • United States President Donald Trump announces impending 25% tariffs on the European Union, which he states will be generally applied to sectors such as the automotive industry. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• Eighteen people are killed and 31 others are injured when a bus overturns in Prachinburi province, Thailand. (CTV News)

Law and crime

• 2025 Romanian presidential election
  • Călin Georgescu, who received the most votes in the annulled 2024 presidential election, is detained by police and taken for questioning by the general prosecutor’s office over allegations of false statements about financing sources, illegal possession of weapons, and forming an organization that is “fascist, racist, or xenophobic”. (AP)

Politics and elections

• Somali Civil War (2009–present)
  • Constitutional crisis in Somalia
    • Somalia’s Federal Parliament failed to meeting due to a lack of quorums, with only 137 MPs present, just two short of the required number. The delay raised concerns about a potential no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre’s counsil of ministers. (Hiiraan Online)
• The Trump administration bans reporters from the Associated Press, Reuters, Der Tagesspiegel and the HuffPost from the White House over their refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”. (Reuters)