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Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has ordered federal ministries and government agencies to introduce open, competitive recruitment for…
Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia has immediately prohibited public performances that praise or promote clans, in a government effort…
A 10-day mission to Pakistan has given Somali officials a close look at digital systems that support identity registration, social protection, taxation,…
Seventeen people have died and several others were injured in a head-on crash on the country’s main north-south highway, prompting renewed calls…
United States Representative Ilhan Omar speaks during a news conference on January 28, 2026 in Minneapolis [Adam Gray/AP] A man who attacked…
A British woman abducted in Malawi nearly a week ago has been rescued in a police raid that killed four suspected kidnappers…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia Non State Actors (SONSA) has condemned the forced eviction and displacement of families in Mogadishu, urging authorities to…
The deaths of 37 people arrested over suspected illegal mining in Niger State have triggered an investigation into what happened inside their…
Nairobi (AX) — The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) says its participation in Ethiopia’s national dialogue helped bring key concerns facing the…
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Houthis towards Mecca, raising fresh concerns over the security of…
Abas Bashir Sheikh Hussein Stockholm (AX) — Sweden’s plans to deport people without legal permission to remain in the country are placing…
