East-Africa
Kenya considers military escorts for export ships bound for Middle East
by Frankline Oduor Thursday March 26, 2026 Kenya Navy officers conducting a joint maritime operation in the Western Indian Ocean, March 18, 2025.…
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Somalia
Former Somali Custodial Corps commander dismissed, placed under house arrest
Thursday March 26, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A sudden shake-up at the top of Somalia’s prison service has taken a new turn,…
Somalia
Uganda to Join Iran War on Israel’s Side, Military Chief Warns
Uganda’s top military commander signaled Wednesday that Kampala could be pulled into a wider Middle East war — and would back Israel…
East-Africa
Tehran warns regional neighbour against occupying Iranian island
Thursday March 26, 2026 A view of Iran’s Kharg Island, which hosts the country’s main crude export terminal, and which some believe…
Somalia
Iran: Non-Hostile Ships Can Transit Strait of Hormuz Amid US-Israel War
Iran Says Non-Hostile Ships Can Use Strait of Hormuz Amid War with US and Israel TEHRAN — Signaling it does not intend…
East-Africa
Kenyan forces kill two suspected Al-Shabab militants near Somalia border
Thursday March 26, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — An intelligence-driven security operation near Kenya’s border with Somalia left two suspected al-Shabab militants dead…
Somalia
Bakaara market traders protest alleged government plan to sell market land
Thursday March 26, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Tensions flared at Mogadishu’s Bakaara Market on Wednesday as hundreds of traders poured into the…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia sets new fuel prices as global oil costs rise
Thursday March 26, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Drivers and businesses across North Western State of Somalia are facing fresh fuel price hikes…
Somalia
Somalia’s Southwest State Accuses Federal Government of ‘Direct War’
Somalia: Southwest State Accuses Federal Government of Waging “Direct War” MOGADISHU, Somalia — South West State officials accused the Federal Government of…
Somalia
Bakaara market traders protest alleged government plan to sell market privately
Thursday March 26, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A sweeping protest gripped Mogadishu’s Bakaara Market on Wednesday as hundreds of traders flooded the…
Somalia
Traders Protest Eviction Order at Somalia’s Bakara Market
Traders protest eviction order at Bakara Market in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia — Hundreds of merchants at Bakara Market, Somalia’s biggest commercial artery,…
