Somalia
Somali President Calls for Investment to Drive Economic Growth
Mogadishu (AX) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged Somalia to shift its economic focus from post-conflict recovery toward investment, domestic production…
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Somalia’s Top General Accuses Turkey of Role in Assassination Attempt
Somalia: General Says Türkiye Linked to Attack on His Doolow Residence DOLOW, Somalia — A former head of Somalia’s Custodial Corps has…
Somalia
Report: Somalia not yet ready to fully take over security responsibilities
Somalia still lacks capacity to take over full security role, report warns MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s security forces remain unable to rapidly…
Somalia
Solar irrigation doubles production, cuts costs for farmers in Afgoye
Farmers in southern Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region are turning to sunlight to cut irrigation costs and increase production, as fuel prices continue…
Somalia
Somali journalist Mohamed Aweys Moodey dies after being stabbed in Germany
Somali journalist Mohamed Aweys Moodey has been killed in a stabbing in the German city of Darmstadt, according to preliminary reports. The…
Central-Africa
Kenya Drops Five Places in 2026 Global Peace Index
Kenya’s standing in the global peace rankings has fallen sharply, reflecting the combined weight of insecurity, regional conflict and mounting economic pressures.…
Somalia
U.S. Forces Target al-Shabab Arms Storage Site in Somalia’s Sanaag Region
Garowe (AX) — U.S. Africa Command has carried out an airstrike against an al-Shabab warehouse believed to hold conventional weapons in northern…
Somalia
Somalia and China Discuss Expanding Defense and Security Cooperation
Beijing (AX) — Somalia and China agreed Friday to broaden defense and security cooperation as Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi held talks…
Somalia
Former Somali Prison Chief Describes Drone Attack on Residence in Doolow District
Nairobi (AX) — A reported overnight drone strike on the Doolow residence of former Somali Correctional Corps commander Gen. Mahad Abdirahman Shub…
Somalia
US Gives UN One-Year Transition to End Logistical Support for Somalia Mission
US Sets One-Year UN Transition Period to End Logistical Support for Somalia Mission WASHINGTON — The United States has agreed to allow…
East-Africa
Yemen conflict displaces 112,000 people internally; thousands flee to Djibouti, IOM says
More than 112,000 people have been displaced within Yemen over the past two weeks as renewed fighting spreads along the country’s western…
