Somalia
Somalia and Pakistan Discuss Expanding Defense and Maritime Security Cooperation
Thursday August 6, 2026 Somalia and Pakistan are expanding defense ties, with a Somali delegation led by Defense Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi…
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Somalia
North Western State of Somalia and AFRICOM Discuss Maritime Security, Regional Defense Cooperation
Thursday August 6, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia’s defense chief led a delegation to U.S. Africa Command headquarters…
Somalia
Heavy fighting breaks out between Puntland State forces and PSF in Galkayo
Wednesday August 5, 2026 Heavy fighting broke out before dawn Wednesday in eastern Galkayo between Puntland State’s regional security forces and the…
Somalia
Puntland State Religious Leaders Launch Mediation Between North Western State of Somalia and Northeastern State
Tuesday August 4, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Religious leaders from Puntland State have arrived in Hargeisa with a proposed roadmap for ending…
Somalia
Somalia and China Discuss Defense Cooperation and AUSSOM’s Future
Monday August 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Defense Minister Ahmed Moallin Fiqi held talks Sunday with Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu in…
Somalia
Somali President Accuses Israel of Fueling Instability in Somalia and Red Sea Region
Sunday August 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Israel of meddling in Somalia’s domestic affairs, saying…
East-Africa
Fighting Breaks Out in Western Tigray as Ethiopia and TPLF Trade Blame
By Faisal AliSunday August 2, 2026 A new outbreak of fighting in western Tigray has delivered the sharpest blow yet to the…
East-Africa
Key Actors Driving Horn of Africa and Red Sea Diplomacy—and Their Motives
Saturday August 1, 2026 Cairo, Egypt – Behind closed doors in Cairo, Egypt, Somalia, Eritrea and a senior US envoy held a…
Somalia
Somali President Opens Parliament’s Eighth Session, Pledges Security and Democratic Reforms
Saturday August 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud opened the eighth session of the Federal Parliament on Saturday,…
Somalia
Somali singer and composer Ahmed Ali Igaal dies in United States
Friday July 31, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Ahmed Ali Igaal, the acclaimed singer, composer and musician who helped define Somalia’s modern musical…
North-Africa
60,000 cross into Spain’s Ceuta, at least 34 die in border breach
By SERGIO RODRIGO RUÍZ, RENATA BRITO and SUMAN NAISHADHAMFriday July 31, 2026 Ceuta was plunged into an unprecedented border emergency after roughly…
