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African Leaders Push to Extend Threatened AU Mission in Somalia
Saturday August 1, 2026 Washington’s decision to withdraw crucial support has put the future of the African Union’s Somalia mission in doubt,…
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Somali President Orders Ministers to Surrender Kenyan Passports Amid Diplomatic Tensions
Saturday August 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has ordered cabinet ministers and senior officials who hold Kenyan…
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African leaders ask Security Council to back AUSSOM for up to two more years
Saturday August 1, 2026 Kampala (AX) — African leaders whose countries provide troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in…
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Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba Rallies African Support for Somalia Peace Mission
Gladys NamyaloFriday July 31, 2026 African military leaders must unite and chart innovative, durable ways to protect hard-won peacekeeping gains in Somalia…
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Garissa Airport reopens following a year-long renovation project
By Emmanuel Rono | Friday, July 31, 2026 KAA officials inspect Garissa Airstrip on May 30, 2026. PHOTO/@KenyaAirports/X Garissa Airport has returned…
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Nabad iyo Nolol party rejects calls to return Somalia to transitional rule
Friday July 31, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) – Somalia’s Peace and Life (Nabad iyo Nolol) political party has firmly opposed demands to return…
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Leaders praise partnerships as over 2,700 Garissa residents receive free medical care
by STEPHEN ASTARIKOFriday July 31, 2026 Garissa residents attend a free medical camp sponsored by the M-PESA Foundation. /STEPHEN ASTARIKO More than…
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Journalists Told Poor Word Choice Can Downplay Harm of FGM
Thursday July 30, 2026 Journalists from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya join facilitators for a group photograph after a regional workshop in Nairobi…
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Journalists hear how word choice can make FGM seem less harmful
Thursday July 30, 2026 Journalists from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya join facilitators for a group photograph after a regional workshop in Nairobi…
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Al-Shabab Kills Five Kenyan Security Personnel in Ambush
By Faisal AliThursday July 30, 2026 A deadly ambush near Kenya’s border with Somalia has intensified concerns over a sharp rise in…
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Somali president, AFRICOM chief discuss security amid deepening AUSSOM funding crisis
Thursday July 30, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held talks Thursday with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) chief Gen.…
