Somalia
AU, UN urge dialogue and restraint as federal-Southwest tensions escalate
MOGADISHU, Somalia – International partners are urging dialogue and restraint as tensions rise between Mogadishu and South West State, warning…
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Somalia
Federal government declares Southwest State elections illegitimate, invalid
Sunday March 29, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government has thrown out the results of Saturday’s elections in Baidoa,…
Sports
Israel says it faces first incoming missile from Yemen as Middle East war intensifies
Israel reported a first-ever missile attack from Yemen early Saturday, as air-raid sirens sounded for the third straight night across…
Somalia
Southwest Parliament re-elects Dr. Ali Said Fiqi as former presidents attend vote
Saturday March 28, 2026 BAIDOA (AX) — Southwest State lawmakers convened in Baidoa on Saturday and re-elected Dr. Ali Said…
Somalia
Abdiaziz Laftagareen Re-elected Southwest State President for Five-Year Term
Saturday March 28, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has won re-election for a further…
East-Africa
Somali forces kill 42+ al-Shabaab militants, including two ringleaders, in operations
Mohamed DhaysaneSaturday March 28, 2026 Somali forces, backed by international partners, carried out coordinated strikes on Thursday that killed more…
Somalia
UNICEF warns Iran conflict will increase child suffering in Somalia
In southern Somalia’s Ladan camp, a child’s cry can be heard—but for the most malnourished youngsters, even sound can be…
Somalia
Somalia’s Hunger Crisis Intensifies Amid Delayed Iran Conflict
The gentle cry of a child resonates with unexpected hope in the overcrowded Ladan displacement camp in southern Somalia, a…
East-Africa
Ugandan Military Court Charges Three UPDF Officers Over Aircraft Loss in Somalia
Saturday March 28, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) – Three senior officers of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) will face a Ugandan…
Somalia
CAIR-MN condemns Trump remarks about Somali Americans as racist
Saturday March 28, 2026 Minneapolis (AX) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) on Tuesday sharply…
