East-Africa
Ethiopia’s Somali Region Opens Hospital for Police Personnel and Their Families
Jigjiga (AX) — A nearly 1 billion birr hospital dedicated to Ethiopia’s Somali Region police and their families was inaugurated on Sunday,…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Political Settlement Remains in Flux Between Collapse and Completion
I attended the 4th PDRC Annual Peace Conference in Garowe, Somalia, from 21 to 23 September 2026, where I presented a paper…
East-Africa
Fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of blackout and blockade
Fears that northern Ethiopia could be cut off from the outside world are growing as fighting intensifies between federal forces, fighters from…
Somalia
Former South West President urges investigation into Baidoa and Doolow attacks
Mogadishu (AX) — Former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen on Friday accused Somalia’s federal government of attacking civilians and…
East-Africa
Africa’s richest man helps finance $660 million fuel pipeline linking Ethiopia and Djibouti
A $660m (£500m) fuel pipeline backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is set to link Ethiopia with Djibouti, in a project designed…
Somalia
Somali President Addresses U.N. on Security, Elections, Regional Tensions and Reform
Somalia tells the General Assembly it is not asking the UN to leave, but to work differently United Nations (AX) — Somalia…
Somalia
Somali Future Council Urges U.N. Action on Election, Constitutional Crisis
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s political divisions have reached the United Nations Security Council, with opposition leaders and the presidents of two federal…
Somalia
Southwest Peace Council Begins Mediation Between Madobe and Laftagareen
Nairobi (AX) — A newly formed peace council is stepping into South West State’s political crisis, working to bring rival factions to…
East-Africa
29 Years of Planting Hope, Developing People and Rebuilding the State
Twenty-nine years after Mogadishu University opened its doors, and as the institution celebrates the graduation of its twenty-sixth cohort, I feel profound…
Somalia
Somalia Confirms Uranium, Lithium and Cobalt Deposits, President Says
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is seeking to turn newly confirmed deposits of uranium, lithium and cobalt into a magnet for investment as…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia Bans Armed Mobilization in Awdal, Selel Regions After Renewed Tensions
Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia has prohibited war-related mobilization and the public carrying of weapons in the Awdal and…
