Somalia
Somalia needs consensus, not force, in its electoral process
By: Eng. Jama Farah Noor Tuesday April 14, 2026 Somalia stands at a dangerous crossroads, and the stakes could hardly be…
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Opinions
Djibouti’s Strategic Location Brings Rent Amid Global Rivalries
By Omar M. ElmiTuesday April 14, 2026 With President Ismail Omar Guelleh having secured 97.81% of the vote on April…
East-Africa
Somalia seeks offshore oil development through evidence-based partnerships
By: Prof. Abdinasir Ali OsmanTuesday April 14, 2026 A Condensed Investigative and Forward-Looking Policy Analysis of Curad-1 and Somalia’s Offshore…
East-Africa
Drought-hit Lower Juba pastoralists flee toward Somali-Kenyan border
Tuesday April 14, 2026 Displaced families grapple with food, water shortages/File Photo/Ergo Pastoralist families uprooted by drought in southern Somalia’s…
Somalia
Somalia Defense Minister Threatens Military Action Against Federal States
Somalia: Defense Minister Threatens Military Action Against Federal States MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has warned that…
Somalia
Somalia’s federal Parliament term expires amid electoral dispute
Tuesday April 14, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Federal Parliament reached the end of its four-year mandate on Tuesday, April…
Somalia
Somalia Ex-President Warns of Leadership Vacuum as Parliament Mandate Expires
Somalia: Ex-President Warns of Leadership Vacuum as Parliament Mandate Expires MOGADISHU, Somalia — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on…
Somalia
Somali forces kill 27 al-Shabab fighters in Jubbaland State
Tuesday April 14, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali national forces, working alongside regional security units and international partners, killed 27…
Somalia
Somalia Parliament Mandate Expires as President Faces 30-Day Deadline
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia was thrust into a constitutional deadlock on Tuesday after the Federal Parliament’s mandate formally lapsed, prompting…
North-Africa
Somalia faces defining test to pair offshore wealth with onshore responsibility
By Dr. Ali Said FaqiTuesday April 14, 2026 Somalia is approaching a defining crossroads. The possibility of offshore oil and…
Somalia
Turkey Deploys F-16 Jets to Mogadishu as Somalia’s FGS Moves Against Federal States
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Turkey has moved F-16 fighter jets into Somalia, a development that sharply raises the level of military…
