President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Somali Americans and Muslims on Thursday, portraying Minnesota’s Somali community as a threat and branding Muslim U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a radical extremist. “The…
Beledweyne (AX) — Seven people were killed and nine wounded after hours of clashes between al-Shabab militants and local Macaawiisley fighters in…
Somalia’s ambition to emerge as more than a battleground for regional rivalries is facing one of its most important tests yet. The…
Hargeisa (AX) — Prof. Ahmed Ismail Samatar, a leading North Western State of Somalia politician and intellectual, has dismissed President Abdirahman Mohamed…
Jowhar (AX) — The Justice and Unity Party (JSP), led by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, emerged as the dominant force in Hirshabelle’s…
The swearing-in of Mustafa Omar for another term as President of the Somali Region, followed by the immediate appointment and inauguration of…
Somalia’s federal project was intended to prevent political power from gathering in the hands of a single clan or political network. Yet…
Somalia’s 2012 Constitution promised a gradual shift toward a federal democracy in which citizens would eventually choose their representatives directly. The system…
Alamein, Egypt (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urged African business leaders, international companies and investors to consider opportunities in Somalia,…
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes had “further degraded” Islamic State’s capabilities in Somalia, according to US Africa Command. At…
Ethiopia and Eritrea have broken off diplomatic relations, deepening fears that renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia could trigger a broader regional crisis.…
