Somalia
Somali elders, diplomats reach preliminary deal after deadly Mogadishu clashes
Saturday June 6, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A fragile pause in Mogadishu’s latest political standoff emerged June 4, after Somali…
Latest by this author
Somalia
Somalia’s Federal Government Says Order Restored After Fighting in the Capital
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s government said on Friday that security forces had re-established control in two districts of the capital following…
East-Africa
What to know about fighting in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu
By Hussein Mohamed and Matthew Mpoke BiggHussein Mohamed reported from Mogadishu, Somalia, and Matthew Mpoke Bigg from Nairobi, Kenya.Friday June…
Somalia
Sharif, Khaire leave Mogadishu temporary residences after mediation effort
Friday June 5, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — In a move that could ease rising political friction in Somalia’s capital, former…
East-Africa
Ruto Urged to Deliver Northern Kenya Promises Through Infrastructure Fund
by STEPHEN ASTARIKOFriday June 5, 2026 Muktar Dahir, Garissa County Human Rights Defenders Network, speaking to the press at a…
East-Africa
Pakistan says Somali pirate hostage crisis could take months to resolve
Friday June 5, 2026 This handout photograph taken on January 30, 2024 and released by the Indian Navy shows an…
East-Africa
Stakeholders hold high-level security meeting as insecurity worsens in Garissa
by STEPHEN ASTARIKOFriday June 5, 2026 Garissa Governor Nathif Jama chairing the high-level security meeting./STEPHEN ASTARIKO Garissa’s standing as one…
Somalia
Residents say one killed, another wounded in North Western State of Somalia protest
Friday June 5, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — A protest in Sheikh district in North Western State of Somalia’s Sahil region…
Somalia
Southwest parliament elects speaker and deputies in Baidoa
Friday June 5, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Southwest State’s lawmakers on Thursday chose Mahad Mohamed Sheikh Hassan as speaker of…
Somalia
Somalia security operations kill at least 28 al-Shabaab militants
Mohamed DhaysaneWednesday June 3, 2026 Somali forces, working with international partners, killed 28 al-Shabaab militants in coordinated operations in the…
