Somalia
Sudan’s RSF Claims Full Control of Town Near Ethiopian Border
Sudan: RSF says it has seized town near Ethiopian border KHARTOUM – The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said Thursday that they…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Deputy Commerce Minister Resigns Without Citing a Specific Reason
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mohamud Abdullahi Ahmed Abuukaate, resigned from his position Thursday, Aug. 13, according…
Somalia
CENTCOM chief urges renewed US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Israeli TV reports
CENTCOM commander urges renewed U.S.-Israeli action against Iran, Israeli TV reports WASHINGTON — Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command,…
East-Africa
Somalia’s Public Works Minister Meets Investors From Turkey, Djibouti and Sudan in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is seeking fresh private-sector backing for its housing and infrastructure needs, as Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and…
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OP-ED: Hassan Sheikh’s Mobile Democracy Theater Is Eroding Political Order
OP-ED: Hassan Sheikh’s Traveling Democracy Show Is Weakening Somalia’s Political Order Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, was elected on May 15, 2022,…
Somalia
Somali Intelligence Agency Kills Seven Al-Shabaab Fighters in Lower Shabelle
Thursday August 13, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Seven Al-Shabaab fighters were killed and several senior members of the militant group wounded in…
Somalia
Houthis Warn Over Possible Israeli Military Presence in Somalia
Houthis threaten Israeli military, intelligence sites in Somalia ADEN, Yemen — Yemen’s Houthi movement has threatened to target any Israeli military or…
Somalia
Somalia Condemns Colombia’s Recognition of Israel’s Golan Heights Claim
Thursday August 13, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has denounced Colombia’s recognition of Israel’s claim to sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights,…
West-Africa
Somali-American Abdi Daisane Wins Democratic Primary for Minnesota House Seat
Thursday August 13, 2026 Somali-American candidate Abdi Daisane has secured the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) nomination in Minnesota House District 14A, setting up…
Somalia
Somalia’s First Cohort of Security Studies Students Graduates
By Nuri AdenThursday August 13, 2026 More than 500 students have graduated from Somalia’s Institute of Security and Strategic Studies in its…
Somalia
Pakistan says it is intensifying efforts to revive stalled US-Iran talks
TEHRAN – Pakistan on Wednesday said it was intensifying efforts with regional partners to restart direct negotiations between the US and Iran,…
