Somalia
Somalia Hosts 35th Eastern Africa Standby Force Security Chiefs Summit
Somalia hosts EASF defense chiefs in Mogadishu, underscoring rising regional security role MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia on Tuesday hosted the 35th regular…
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East-Africa
Eritrea exits IGAD amid rising tensions with Ethiopia
FILE – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki hold up a symbolic key during a joint ceremony marking…
East-Africa
Ali Aref Bourhan, former Djibouti leader under French rule, dies at 91
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti (AX) — Ali Aref Bourhan, the dominant political figure who led Djibouti during the final decade of French colonial…
Somalia
Somali rickshaw driver killed in Mogadishu weeks after U.S. visa lottery win
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A young rickshaw driver who had recently won the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery was shot and killed late Sunday…
Somalia
Somali President Meets Swedish Minister Amid Growing Scrutiny of Deportations
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Tuesday with a high-level Swedish delegation led by Minister for International Development Cooperation…
Somalia
Kenyan Police Foil Al-Shabaab Night Raid on Chinese Workers’ Camp
MANDERA, Kenya — Kenyan police on Tuesday said they thwarted a night raid by al-Shabaab militants on a Chinese workers’ residence in…
Somalia
Three states boycott Somalia football tournament amid federation disputes
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Three federal member states — South West, Jubaland and Galmudug — have withdrawn from Somalia’s Federal Member States football…
Somalia
Somalia confronts budget strain as Turkish aid stalls
Somalia faces budget pressure as Turkish support stalls Delay of $30 million in Turkish budget support adds strain as Mogadishu readies a…
Somalia
Opposition delegations arrive in Kismayo for Somali opposition conference
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 KISMAYO, Somalia — Somalia’s opposition leaders began arriving in Kismayo on Tuesday ahead of a four-day Somali Opposition…
Somalia
Moroccan Flash Flood Tragedy Claims Over 37 Lives
Devastating Flash Flood Strikes Safi, Morocco A sudden and deadly flash flood has claimed 37 lives in Safi, Morocco, as the nation…
Somalia
Police arrest soldier suspected in killing of Bajaj driver in Mogadishu
Mogadishu police arrest government soldier over killing of Bajaj driver in Dayniile MOGADISHU, Somalia — Police in the Somali capital have arrested…
