East-Africa
Kenya Power Technician Dies After Falling From Utility Pole in Garissa
by CYRUS OMBATISunday August 9, 2026 An electricity pole and power lines/AI GENERATED A routine electrical assignment turned fatal in Garissa Town…
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Somalia
More Than 44,000 Students Pass Eighth-Grade Exams in Banadir Region
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Nearly all students who took Banadir’s eighth-grade certificate examinations passed, as the regional Education Directorate…
Editorial
Puntland State Overcomes Immediate Threat but Must Build Security Force Beyond Clan and Politics
EDITORIAL: Puntland State Has Defeated an Immediate Threat — Its Next Task Is Building a Security Force Above Clan and Politics Recent…
Somalia
U.N. Opens Somalia Tender to Sell Vehicles and Equipment Amid AU Mission Uncertainty
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A United Nations tender to auction vehicles, generators, computers and other equipment in Somalia has…
Somalia
Israel Rejects Trump’s Gaza Plan, Keeps Option of Unilateral Iran Strikes Open
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned down a 15-point U.S.-backed plan for Gaza, saying Israeli troops will stay in…
Somalia
Yemeni National Killed During Friday Prayers Inside Mosque in Somalia
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A Yemeni man was fatally stabbed inside a mosque in Somalia as he performed Friday…
Somalia
UN prepares for possible Somalia mission closure, puts assets up for sale
UN weighs Somalia mission wind-down as assets go up for sale MOGADISHU, Somalia — A United Nations tender to auction off a…
East-Africa
North Western State of Somalia President Calls for Federal Government to Implement Previous Agreements
Sunday August 9, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has accused Somalia’s federal government…
Somalia
Somalia Parliament to elect new speaker Monday as two lawmakers enter race
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The contest to lead Somalia’s House of the People formally opened Sunday, with two lawmakers…
Editorial
Why Is Ethiopia Seeking Sea Access, and What Does It Mean for Somalia’s Sovereignty?
Somalia, Ethiopia, and the Responsibility to Think Beyond Today Some political questions cannot be understood through daily headlines, temporary disputes, or the…
Somalia
Somalia Welcomes Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan’s Trilateral Defense Pact
Sahin Demir Saturday August 8, 2026 Somalia hails agreement as historic move to deepen cooperation, while Bahrain says pact strengthens the GCC’s…
