Somalia
UN mission: Somalia talks end without resolving key political disputes
Saturday May 16, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The United Nations mission in Somalia has welcomed the return of talks among…
Year: <span>2026</span>
World
Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least 24 people
A devastating Russian missile-and-drone barrage on Kyiv has killed at least 24 people, Ukrainian emergency officials said today, dealing another…
Somalia
Somalia’s Hassan Sheikh Meets Turkish Ambassador as Mandate Expires, Talks Collapse
MOGADISHU, May 16 – Somalia’s political crisis deepened on Saturday as term-ended President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Turkey’s ambassador just…
Somalia
Somalia faces deadly drought as humanitarian aid falls short
By JACK DENTON and OMAR FARUKSaturday May 16, 2026 Abdi Ahmed Farah has watched nearly all of his hundreds of…
Somalia
Oxfam urges action as 6 million Somalis face acute hunger
Saturday May 16, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is edging back toward famine as drought, soaring food and fuel costs…
World
Council of Europe declaration could affect handling of migration cases
A sweeping political declaration endorsed by 46 member states of the Council of Europe, the Strasbourg-based human rights body, could…
Somalia
Somalia’s Neighbours Question Federal Government Legitimacy, Scale Back Ties
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s relations with some of its neighbors are fraying, with several regional governments now scaling back their…
Opinions
Opinion: President Hassan Sheikh’s Four Years End as Somalia Fractures
By: Abdirahman Jeylani Mohamed Saturday May 16, 2026 Somalia has reached a fraught political milestone. On 15 May 2026, President…
West-Africa
Armed Attackers Raid School in Nigeria, Abduct Several Students
Armed men launched a brazen attack on a school in Nigeria’s troubled Borno state on Friday, seizing an unspecified number…
World
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Kills 65 People
A deadly Ebola outbreak has erupted in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, African health authorities said, as neighbouring Uganda confirmed…
