Somalia
Somalia jails woman after peaceful protest; she was stripped and beaten
Sarah Johnson and Mohamed BulbulFriday May 8, 2026 From behind prison walls in Somalia, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver says her only crime…
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Somalia
Prime Minister Hamza Urges Opposition to Join National Dialogue
Friday May 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday said Somalia’s federal government is ready to hear…
Somalia
Banadir Administration Suspends Land Demolitions, Forms Committee to Review Disputes
Friday May 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — In a swift response to mounting anger over demolitions and evictions in the capital, the…
Somalia
Hormuud and Get-Phone launch smartphone financing program in Somalia
Tuesday May 5, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Hormuud Telecom, Somalia’s largest telecommunications company, on Tuesday unveiled a partnership with Get-Phone to introduce…
Somalia
Somalia women in politics progress and challenges explained
Somalia has made visible steps toward increasing women’s participation in politics, helped in part by a legal quota for female lawmakers. Still,…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia calls for ceasefire after deadly clan clashes in Sanaag
Thursday May 7, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia authorities on Thursday appealed for calm in the Carmale area…
North-Africa
Sudan warns UN against working with RSF-linked humanitarian agency
Thursday May 7, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Sudan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. / AP Sudan has moved to…
Somalia
Somalia on Edge as Opposition Calls Mass Protests After Deadly Mogadishu Clashes
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s already fraught political climate sharpened further this week as an opposition alliance urged mass street protests in Mogadishu,…
Somalia
Somali pirates abandon hijacked UAE dhow used as mothership
Thursday May 7, 2026 Somali pirates have left a hijacked Emirati dhow loaded with lemons adrift after failing in an effort to…
Somalia
International Partners Consider Sanctions and Policy Shifts as Somalia’s Crisis Deepens
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s widening political crisis came under intense scrutiny on Thursday, when international partners gathered at a heavily secured Western…
West-Africa
Somali man sentenced to 30 years for kidnapping resulting in death
Thursday May 7, 2026 Missouri (AX) — A Somali national has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted…
