Somalia
U.S. Urges Somalia Political Deal as AFRICOM Chief Visits Mogadishu
U.S. Pushes for Somali Political Consensus as AFRICOM Commander Visits Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia — Security and politics took center stage in Mogadishu…
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East-Africa
Journalists hear how word choice can make FGM seem less harmful
Thursday July 30, 2026 Journalists from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya join facilitators for a group photograph after a regional workshop in Nairobi…
East-Africa
Al-Shabab Kills Five Kenyan Security Personnel in Ambush
By Faisal AliThursday July 30, 2026 A deadly ambush near Kenya’s border with Somalia has intensified concerns over a sharp rise in…
Somalia
Somalia’s Security Transition Struggles as Donor Fatigue Grows
Somalia’s Security Handover Under Strain as Donor Fatigue Deepens Amid Political and Security Delays MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s fragile security transition has…
East-Africa
Somali president, AFRICOM chief discuss security amid deepening AUSSOM funding crisis
Thursday July 30, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held talks Thursday with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) chief Gen.…
East-Africa
African leaders meet in Kampala amid AUSSOM funding crisis at Somalia security summit
Thursday July 30, 2026 Kampala (AX) — The future of the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia took center stage in Uganda…
East-Africa
Former Somali president urges political unity ahead of AUSSOM transition
Thursday July 30, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia could put hard-won security gains at risk if African Union peacekeepers leave before the…
Somalia
Four former Northeastern State MPs declare allegiance to North Western State of Somalia
Thursday July 30, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Four former members of the Northeastern regional state parliament have formally pledged allegiance to North…
Somalia
Kidney Patients Protest Outside North Western State of Somalia Presidency Over Dialysis Services
Thursday July 30, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Dozens of kidney disease patients gathered outside the North Western State of Somalia Presidential Palace…
Somalia
Saudi Arabia says it struck Iran-backed groups in Iraq with U.S. coordination
By Ahmed Tolba and Muhammad Al GebalyWednesday July 29, 2026 Smoke billows after strikes on the Saudi Aramco refinery in Jizan in…
Somalia
Somalia Condemns Drone Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities
Wednesday July 29, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government delivered a forceful condemnation Tuesday of drone attacks aimed at Saudi Arabia,…
