Somalia
Turkey’s drillship Çağrı Bey arrives off Mogadishu for Somalia’s first deep-sea oil project
Friday April 10, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia marked a major energy breakthrough on Friday as Turkey’s deep-sea drilling vessel…
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Somalia
Turkey’s Cagri Bey drilling vessel arrives in Somalia for first offshore oil drilling
Türkiye’s deep-sea drilling vessel Çağrı Bey has reached Mogadishu, setting the stage for Somalia’s first offshore oil drilling campaign, officials…
Somalia
MP Raises Alarm Over Imbalanced Oil Deal With Turkey
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali Member of Parliament Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has sounded the alarm over Somalia’s oil exploration agreement with…
Somalia
Somali army kills 70 al Shabab militants in Mudug region
Friday April 10, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali National Army forces, operating alongside international partners, launched an airstrike in Somalia’s…
Somalia
Djibouti Votes as President Guelleh Eyes Sixth Term in One-Sided Election
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Djibouti went to the polls on Friday in a presidential election that is all but certain to…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia moves to end clan violence in Salal and Awdal regions
Friday April 10, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia moved on Thursday to stamp out the cycle…
Editorial
Somalia Jubaland leadership and role in national politics
Jubaland, one of Somalia’s federal member states in the south, has become a key political player in national debates over…
East-Africa
Djibouti’s Guelleh set to win sixth term after age limits lifted
Friday April 10, 2026 Djibouti heads to the polls on Friday in a presidential vote that is widely expected to…
Somalia
Turkish drillship arrives in Somalia for first overseas deep-sea mission
Mucahithan AvciogluFriday April 10, 2026 A Turkish deep-sea drilling vessel has reached Somalia, setting in motion what Ankara is calling…
East-Africa
Police arrest multimillion-dollar human trafficker who smuggled thousands, including Somali migrants
Friday April 10, 2026 Ethiopian police say Yetbarek Dawit, who is yet to comment on the allegations, was wanted in…
