Somalia
More than 44,000 students take Somalia’s national secondary school exams
Saturday June 20, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s 2026 National Secondary School Certificate Examination got underway on Saturday with more than 44,000…
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North-Africa
More than 46,000 students take Grade 8 exams in Mogadishu
Monday June 15, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The final Grade 8 primary school certificate examinations got underway in Banadir Region on Monday,…
Somalia
Nearly 40,000 Somali students to take national secondary exams in June 2026
Wednesday May 20, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia will administer its national secondary school examinations for the 2025-26 academic year from June…
East-Africa
Floods displace 10,000 families in Garissa, thousands more at risk
by STEPHEN ASTARIKOMonday May 11, 2026 IDPs from floodwaters from Bula Punda in Garissa are camping at the Police Training Centre./STEPHEN ASTARIKO…
Somalia
Somali government plans housing project for nearly 80,000 people
Friday May 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government says it plans to construct 12,000 homes to help resettle nearly 80,000…
Somalia
Drought displaces 62,000 in Somalia, IOM warns of worsening crisis
Saturday April 25, 2026 Severe drought has driven at least 62,000 people from their homes in five districts across Somalia since the…
Somalia
U.N. warns clashes in southwest Somalia displace 45,000 people
Monday March 30, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Fresh fighting and mounting tensions in Somalia’s Southwest State have driven an estimated 45,000 people…
Somalia
Banadir Administration Allocates $288,000 to Strengthen Mogadishu Public Schools
MOGADISHU (AX) — The Banadir Regional Administration will allocate $288,000 this year to strengthen education services and support the construction of new…
East-Africa
Chinese national arrested attempting to smuggle 2,000 queen ants out of Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan authorities have arrested a Chinese national at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on suspicion of attempting to smuggle…
Somalia
Iran’s death toll tops 1,000 amid ongoing Israel-US strikes
TEHRAN, Iran — Israel launched fresh air strikes across Iran on Thursday, the fifth day of a U.S.-Israeli offensive that has killed…
Central-Africa
Report finds over 1,000 Kenyans enlisted to fight in Russia-Ukraine war
Kenya’s spy agency says a trafficking pipeline aided by rogue officials has funneled up to 1,000 Kenyans into Russia’s war in Ukraine,…
