Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.
Television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death by hanging alongside 11 others after an Egyptian court convicted them of drug-related offenses. Prosecutors said the group ran a criminal gang that…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government and opposition leaders may sign an agreement within days to create a Democratic Transition Task Force…
Samarkand, Uzbekistan (AX) — Somalia has joined nearly 100 lawmakers from 50 countries for the 12th IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians,…
Washington (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro arrived in Washington, D.C., on Saturday at the head…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government has arrested a military officer accused of abusing an al-Shabab prisoner after footage of the incident…
The reported distribution of 20 U.S. visas to Somali delegations attending a United Nations Security Council meeting in September 2026 has raised…
Kismayo (AX) — Thousands took to the streets in Kismayo and Afmadow on Sunday, protesting the Somali federal government and Türkiye after…
Somalia’s Ambassador to Kenya, Jabril Abdulle, held talks with Roads PS Eng Joseph Mbugua on September 3, 2026, over the operationalisation of…
Mogadishu (AX) — Senator Farhan Ali Hussein has urged Somalia’s Upper House to summon the ministers of Defense and Internal Security over…
Nairobi (AX) — Two women were arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after detectives allegedly discovered 658 grams of suspected gold hidden…
Doloow (AX) — Anger over a reported drone strike on the home of former Somali Correctional Service commander Gen. Mahad Abdirahman Shub…
