Somalia
Berbera mayor and deputy step down ahead of local council elections
Saturday July 25, 2026 Berbera (AX) — A 14-year chapter in Berbera’s leadership closed Saturday as Mayor Abdishakur Mohamud Hassan…
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Somalia
North Western State of Somalia ties prisoner release to formal deal with Northeastern state administration
Saturday July 25, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Prisoners held by North Western State of Somalia and the Northeastern administration will…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia Ties Prisoner Release to Formal Deal With Northeastern State Administration
Saturday July 25, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Prisoners held by North Western State of Somalia and the Northeastern administration will…
West-Africa
Saudi Arabia struck Houthi-held Hodeidah, Yemeni group says
Saturday July 25, 2026 Saudi strikes on Yemen’s Houthi-held territory raise fears of a widening conflict [File: AFP] Saudi Arabia…
East-Africa
North Western State of Somalia traditional leader urges Israel ties review if Somalia opens serious talks
Saturday July 25, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Dialogue offers the clearest path to ending the protracted political dispute between North…
Somalia
Somali civil society proposes interim electoral model to break political deadlock
Saturday July 25, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia Non-State Actors (SONSA) has put forward an interim electoral framework aimed at…
Somalia
Abdirahman Abdishakur urges independent body to manage Somalia’s elections
Saturday July 25, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s long-running electoral standoff will remain unresolved unless all political stakeholders agree on…
East-Africa
African Union Condemns Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Oil Tankers
Friday July 24, 2026 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AX) — African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has sharply denounced attacks…
Somalia
Iran flew IRGC commanders and missile equipment to Yemen’s Houthis, sources say
By Maggie Michael and Parisa HafeziFriday July 24, 2026 A Houthi supporter watches a pro-Iran demonstration as the U.S.-Israel conflict…
West-Africa
Authorities question Liberian security officers in historic drug bust
Allegations of security-force involvement have deepened the fallout from what authorities are calling the largest drug seizure in Liberia’s history,…
Central-Africa
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa wins bid to temporarily halt ‘Farmgate’ impeachment inquiry
Khanyisile NgcoboJohannesburgFriday July 24, 2026 The 2020 theft of a large amount of cash from Ramaphosa’s private farm has continued…
