Somalia’s Parliamentary Leadership Contest Raises Questions Over Institutional Independence
Somalia’s contest for the leadership of the Federal Parliament has entered a sensitive phase, with reports suggesting that outgoing President Hassan Sheikh…
Somalia’s contest for the leadership of the Federal Parliament has entered a sensitive phase, with reports suggesting that outgoing President Hassan Sheikh…
Monday August 3, 2026 Somalia has begun the process of selecting a new parliamentary speaker, with Acting House of the People Speaker…
Somali Deputy Prime Minister Gives Up Kenyan Passport Amid Border Security Dispute MOGADISHU, Aug. 3 — Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Jibril Abdirashid…
Monday August 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji has voluntarily surrendered a Kenyan passport issued to…
AFRICOM Warns Al-Shabaab Sends Revenue to Wider Al-Qaeda Network NAIROBI, Aug. 3 — Al-Shabaab remains among Al-Qaeda’s most active and financially powerful…
Monday August 3, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia has sharply criticized Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre’s visit…
Monday August 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Puntland State and the United States have reached a security agreement that will enable Washington…
By Iman JamaMonday August 3, 2026 Dhaqdhaqaaqyo diblomaasiyadeed iyo amni oo isdaba joog ah ayaa muujinaya in Washington ay dib u habayn…
Monday August 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Defense Minister Ahmed Moallin Fiqi held talks Sunday with Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu in…
Sunday August 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s State Minister for Interior, Federalism and Reconciliation, Saadaq Aliyow, has resigned to enter the…
By: Mohamed Mukhtar IbrahimSunday August 2, 2026 With foreign assistance contracting, fiscal pressures intensifying and humanitarian demands rising, Somalia can ill afford…