Somalia
Somali and Oromo Officials Discuss Cross-Border Challenges
Dire Dawa (Axadle) – Officials from the Somali Regional State (SRS) and Oromia National Regional State gathered in Dire Dawa on Thursday,…
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Pete Hegseth says US military will screen troops over 30 for testosterone
By Heba Habib, AP and ReutersThursday July 16, 2026 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit…
Somalia
Turkey Excludes Somalia From African Countries Eligible for E-Visas
Turkey leaves Somalia out of expanded African e-Visa access MOGADISHU, Somalia — Turkey has opened its electronic visa (e-Visa) system to citizens…
Somalia
Bosaso Residents Question Port Closure and Opposition to Development
By: Yusuf Said HersiThursday July 16, 2026 Khilaafka ka dhashay khidmadaha cusub ee Dekedda Boosaaso ayaa taabanaya su’aal ka weyn lacagta la…
Somalia
Memo shows former DP World chief Bin Sulayem takes charge of Malaysia’s MMC Port
By Yantoultra Ngui and Rozanna LatiffThursday July 16, 2026 Chairman of DP World Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem wears his headphones during the…
Somalia
Saudi Arabia Expands Somalia Military Role With New Troop Training Programme
Saudi Arabia deepens military ties with Somalia through troop training initiative MOGADISHU, Somalia — Saudi Arabia is widening its military involvement in…
Somalia
Locusts and water shortage devastate farmers in Mudug
Thursday July 16, 2026 Farmer tends his land after crop losses/File Photo/Ergo A locust invasion compounded by a crippling water shortage has…
Somalia
Fastest-Ever Ebola Outbreak Reaches 2,000 Cases and 754 Deaths
DR Congo’s Ebola crisis has surged past 2,000 confirmed infections, becoming the fastest-growing outbreak on record as strikes, violence and funding shortages…
Somalia
Former Somali Security Adviser Warns Against Reliance on Foreign Troops
Thursday July 16, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia must develop the capacity to protect itself or risk remaining reliant on outside forces,…
Editorial
Somalia’s 2027 Election Test: Leadership, Security and Reform in Focus
Somalia’s planned 2027 elections could become a defining test for the country’s leadership, security and democratic development. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s record,…
Central-Africa
Reports: Saudi Arabia funds training for 5,000 Somali soldiers in Galmudug State
Thursday July 16, 2026 Somali Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi (left) signed a memorandum of understanding for military cooperation with his Saudi…
