World
UAE exits OPEC, dealing blow to global oil producers’ group
The United Arab Emirates has announced it will withdraw from the OPEC and OPEC+ oil alliances, a dramatic move that…
Year: <span>2026</span>
Somalia
Electoral commission delays South West State elections, extends candidate deadline
Wednesday April 29, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — South West State’s elections for the House of Representatives and local councils have…
World
Ukraine and Israel dispute alleged stolen grain shipments
A dispute over allegedly looted Ukrainian grain has pushed Kyiv and Israel into a sharp diplomatic clash, opening another front…
World
Comey rejects accusation that Trump threatened him, says he is unafraid
A new indictment has thrust former FBI director James Comey back into the legal and political spotlight, accusing him of…
Somalia
Somali civil society backs elders to mediate political dispute
Monday April 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — As tensions persist between Somalia’s federal government and opposition leaders, civil society groups…
Somalia
Garissa female aspirant arrested over incitement tied to deadly Tseikuru attack
By CORRESPONDENTTuesday April 28, 2026 A political aspirant from Garissa County is in police custody after being accused of stoking…
World
Australia to tax tech giants unless they pay news publishers
Australia is moving to tighten the screws on the world’s biggest tech companies, unveiling draft laws that would tax Meta,…
Central-Africa
Suspected pirates steer cargo vessel toward Somalia, Hiiraan Online reports
Tuesday April 28, 2026 A cargo ship is seen in a port in central Mogadishu [File: Ed Ram/Getty Images] Suspected…
World
Officials say two-thirds of South Sudan faces acute hunger
South Sudan is sliding deeper into a hunger emergency, with nearly two-thirds of the population — about 7.9 million people…
Somalia
Somalia Launches $35 Million World Bank-Funded Bulsho Project
Somalia Unveils $35 Million World Bank-Funded “Bulsho” Project MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Reconciliation has…
East-Africa
Nairobi court jails Somali national linked to Al-Shabaab for 60 years
By Margaret KalekyeTuesday April 28, 2026 A Somali national has been convicted and jailed for belonging to the terrorist group…
