Somalia
Somalia Moves to Reduce Reliance on Nearly $9 Billion in Annual Imports
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s annual import bill is approaching $9 billion, underscoring the country’s reliance on foreign goods and the urgent need…
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Somali Prime Minister Meets Pakistan Air Force Delegation to Discuss Defence Cooperation
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia and Pakistan are moving to deepen defence ties, with Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre meeting a senior Pakistan…
Somalia
Southwest Peace Council Begins Mediation Between Madobe and Laftagareen
Nairobi (AX) — A newly formed peace council is stepping into South West State’s political crisis, working to bring rival factions to…
West-Africa
Mali Shifts From Growing Cotton to Producing Fabric
Mali has mastered cotton production, ginning and export—but it has yet to capture much of the value created by the crop. Nearly…
Somalia
Puntland State Hands Over Detained Federal Recruits to Galmudug State
Galkayo (AX) — Nearly 130 recruits and their military vehicles seized in Galkayo have been handed over by Puntland State to the…
East-Africa
29 Years of Planting Hope, Developing People and Rebuilding the State
Twenty-nine years after Mogadishu University opened its doors, and as the institution celebrates the graduation of its twenty-sixth cohort, I feel profound…
East-Africa
Somali health centre faces closure after 40 years of serving the community
Assanti Abdi, a long-time patient at the Central Mother and Child Health centre, fears funding cuts could shut down the facility. Photo:…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia lawmakers seek independent probe into aviation worker’s killing
Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia’s parliament is weighing a resolution seeking an independent probe into the 2024 death of…
Somalia
Korane Outlines Four-Point Plan to Tackle Insecurity in Garissa
Former Garissa Governor Ali Bunow Korane/HANDOUT Former Garissa Governor Ali Bunow Korane has urged authorities to replace intermittent security crackdowns with a…
East-Africa
U.S. Extends UN Support for Somalia Mission Involving Kenyan Troops by 12 Months
An image of U.S. President Donald Trump alongside an inset showing KDF officers during a training operation. Photo The United States has…
East-Africa
Suspected al-Shabaab Militants Attack KDF Teams in Kenya’s Garissa and Lamu Counties
Crime scene Kenyan security forces are on heightened alert after suspected al-Shabaab militants carried out separate attacks on Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)…
