Somalia
Italian Ambassador Meets EUTM Commander in Somalia’s Capital Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Italy’s top diplomat in Somalia, Ambassador Pier Mario Daccò Coppi, has visited the headquarters of the European Union Training…
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East-Africa
29 Years of Planting Hope, Developing People and Rebuilding the State
Twenty-nine years after Mogadishu University opened its doors, and as the institution celebrates the graduation of its twenty-sixth cohort, I feel profound…
Somalia
Millions at risk as El Niño could worsen eastern, southern Africa food crisis
NAIROBI, 22 September 2026 – A rapidly worsening food emergency could leave about 8 million children in East and Southern Africa facing…
East-Africa
Somali health centre faces closure after 40 years of serving the community
Assanti Abdi, a long-time patient at the Central Mother and Child Health centre, fears funding cuts could shut down the facility. Photo:…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia lawmakers seek independent probe into aviation worker’s killing
Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia’s parliament is weighing a resolution seeking an independent probe into the 2024 death of…
Somalia
Egypt Will Defend Somalia’s Sovereignty, El-Sisi Tells CIA Chief
El-Sisi assures CIA chief Egypt will stand behind Somalia’s sovereignty CAIRO, Egypt — President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pledged Egypt’s continued support…
Somalia
Korane Outlines Four-Point Plan to Tackle Insecurity in Garissa
Former Garissa Governor Ali Bunow Korane/HANDOUT Former Garissa Governor Ali Bunow Korane has urged authorities to replace intermittent security crackdowns with a…
Somalia
Recruit says he is living dream of joining military to serve
Beletweyne – Lt. Col. Ahmed Adan Abdullahi once imagined himself in uniform as a boy in Djibouti. Years later, that childhood ambition…
Somalia
Hawadle Clan Leaders Reject Hirshabelle Election Without Prior Political Agreement
Beledweyne (AX) — A dispute over Hirshabelle’s coming leadership election intensified Monday after the Hawadle clan declared it would reject any vote…
East-Africa
U.S. Extends UN Support for Somalia Mission Involving Kenyan Troops by 12 Months
An image of U.S. President Donald Trump alongside an inset showing KDF officers during a training operation. Photo The United States has…
East-Africa
Suspected al-Shabaab Militants Attack KDF Teams in Kenya’s Garissa and Lamu Counties
Crime scene Kenyan security forces are on heightened alert after suspected al-Shabaab militants carried out separate attacks on Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)…
