Somalia
Feeding Our Future Defendant Extradited From Somalia to Minnesota
Friday July 17, 2026 Federal investigators say Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh played a central role in a $250 million scheme that allegedly raided…
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East-Africa
Djibouti Defense Minister Dies in Paris While Receiving Medical Treatment
Friday July 17, 2026 Djibouti City (AX) — Djibouti’s government is mourning the death of Defence and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Hassan Omar…
Somalia
Armed Pirates Seize Oil Tanker Off Yemen, Steer It Toward Somalia
Armed pirates hijack oil tanker off Yemen, divert ship toward Somalia MUKALLA, Yemen — Suspected Somali pirates commandeered an oil tanker off…
Somalia
Somali Chamber of Commerce Rejects Cabinet Decision to Dissolve Board, Names Interim Chair
Friday July 17, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal Cabinet has moved to dissolve the board of the Somali Chamber of Commerce…
Somalia
Somali Fugitive Returned to U.S. to Face Charges in $250 Million COVID Fraud Case
Somali suspect in $250 million U.S. COVID fraud case brought back to face charges WASHINGTON — A Somali man accused of playing…
Somalia
Hoggaanka, federaalka iyo mustaqbalka Soomaaliya: aragti ku saabsan caqabadaha taagan
By: Yusuf Said HersiFriday July 17, 2026 Soomaaliya waxay gashay marxalad ay halis isku mar ah ka muuqato amniga, siyaasadda iyo mustaqbalka…
Somalia
RSF urges Puntland State to drop charges against journalist Suways Gacayte
Friday July 17, 2026 Garowe (AX) — A 15-second Facebook video has put Puntland State journalist Suways Jama Mohamud at risk of…
Somalia
Southwest Parliament Approves New Cabinet Amid Political Tensions
Friday July 17, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Southwest State lawmakers on Thursday approved a new Council of Ministers, marking a key step…
East-Africa
AU Mission Praises Late Djibouti Defense Minister’s Horn of Africa Security Role
Friday July 17, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia has mourned the death of Djibouti’s…
East-Africa
Abiy Blames Ethiopia’s Red Sea Loss on Internal Divisions, Warns Foreign ‘Vultures’
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said internal political divisions helped cost Ethiopia its direct access to the Red Sea, accusing unnamed foreign…
Somalia
US attacks southern Iran as Tehran strikes Gulf countries
By Sarah ShamimFriday July 17, 2026 The United States launched a sixth consecutive night of major strikes on Iran, drawing a fresh…
