Somalia
Somalia and China Discuss Defense Cooperation and AUSSOM’s Future
Monday August 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Defense Minister Ahmed Moallin Fiqi held talks Sunday with Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu in…
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Somalia
Somali Minister Resigns to Run for House Speaker
Sunday August 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s State Minister for Interior, Federalism and Reconciliation, Saadaq Aliyow, has resigned to enter the…
North-Africa
One Billion Dollars Sits Idle as Somalia Faces Crisis
By: Mohamed Mukhtar IbrahimSunday August 2, 2026 With foreign assistance contracting, fiscal pressures intensifying and humanitarian demands rising, Somalia can ill afford…
Somalia
Somalia’s Prime Minister Arrives in Las Anod for Northeastern State Anniversary Celebrations
Sunday August 2, 2026 Las Anod (AX) — Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre arrived in Las Anod on Sunday as Northeastern marked…
Somalia
Somali President Accuses Israel of Fueling Instability in Somalia and Red Sea Region
Sunday August 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Israel of meddling in Somalia’s domestic affairs, saying…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia and U.S. Military Officials Discuss Expanding Security Cooperation
Sunday August 2, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro held talks Saturday with a…
East-Africa
Garissa County Assembly and UNHCR to Deepen Partnership on Refugee Governance
by STEPHEN ASTARIKOSunday August 2, 2026 Garissa County Assembly speaker Abdi Idle Gure chairing the meeting attended by officials from UNHCR./STEPHEN ASTARIKO…
East-Africa
African leaders back Somalia mission despite funding strain
Sunday August 2, 2026 With international funding for Somalia’s security mission under growing strain, African leaders meeting in Uganda have pledged to…
East-Africa
Fighting Breaks Out in Western Tigray as Ethiopia and TPLF Trade Blame
By Faisal AliSunday August 2, 2026 A new outbreak of fighting in western Tigray has delivered the sharpest blow yet to the…
East-Africa
Key Actors Driving Horn of Africa and Red Sea Diplomacy—and Their Motives
Saturday August 1, 2026 Cairo, Egypt – Behind closed doors in Cairo, Egypt, Somalia, Eritrea and a senior US envoy held a…
Somalia
AFRICOM Chief Says U.S. Has No Plans for Military Base in North Western State of Somalia
Sunday August 2, 2026 AFRICOM commander General Dagvin Anderson speaks during an interview shared by the US Embassy in Mogadishu on July…
