Somalia
Turkish drilling ship to start offshore operations in Somalia this week
Monday April 6, 2026 Türkiye’s Çağrı Bey drillship is seen at a port, Mersin, southern Türkiye, Feb. 14, 2026. (AA Photo) Mogadishu…
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Somalia says historic oil exploration has economic, geopolitical significance
Monday April 6, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is on the verge of its first offshore oil drilling campaign, a move that…
Somalia
Advocates Demand Authorities Drop False Charges and Free Journalist Abdiqani Abdirahman Mohamed in Laascaanood
MOGADISHU, Somalia 05 April 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) on Sunday decried what it calls the wrongful detention of reporter…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia President Irro announces a major cabinet reshuffle
Monday April 6, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro has carried out a wide-ranging…
Somalia
Southwest State: Villa Somalia’s Baidoa Strategy Faces Test of Peace or Conflict
BAIDOA, Somalia — Southwest State is approaching a decisive political moment, with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s talks in Baidoa placing the region…
Somalia
President Mohamud meets Southwest elders in Baidoa to advance reconciliation
Sunday April 5, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Sunday with traditional elders in Baidoa, stepping into the…
Somalia
Hiiraan Online Urges Protection of Somalia’s State-Building Progress
By Hon. Ali M OmarSunday April 5, 2026 The Federal Government says it will not accept lessons in democracy from critics it…
Somalia
Somali army chief promotes troops after Mogadishu-Baidoa road reopens
Sunday April 5, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Somali National Army commander on Friday rewarded soldiers who took part in the operation that…
Somalia
Somalia strikes kill Al Shabab’s chief bomb-maker, report says
Sunday April 5, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Somalia has been making gains against the al Shabab terrorist group. / AA Somali intelligence forces,…
Somalia
Trump says U.S. rescues second F-15 pilot hit above Iran
Esra TekinSunday April 5, 2026 President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States had carried out the rescue of a military…
East-Africa
Somalia parliament latest news and key decisions 2026
Somalia’s federal parliament has been at the center of major political decisions in 2026, as lawmakers debated constitutional rules, the timetable for…
