Somalia
Israel appoints first ambassador to Somalia’s breakaway region in controversial move
TEL AVIV – Israel on Wednesday named its first ambassador to North Western State of Somalia, the breakaway region of Somalia, in…
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Southern-Africa
South Africa Appoints Veteran Negotiator Roelf Meyer as U.S. Envoy
Breaking a long-running diplomatic lull, President Cyril Ramaphosa has named Roelf Meyer as South Africa’s next ambassador to the United States, filling…
Somalia
Somalia appoints Hussein Qasim Yusuf as new immigration agency director
Monday April 13, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Council of Ministers on Monday named Hussein Qasim Yusuf as the new Director General…
Somalia
Somali Prime Minister appoints interim leader for Southwest State during transition
Thursday April 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — In a swift move aimed at steadying the Southwest regional state after weeks of political…
Somalia
Somalia PM appoints caretaker leader for Southwest state after Lafta-Gareen ouster
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s federal government has moved to steady the political situation in Southwest state, with Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre…
Somalia
Somalia appoints new custodial corps commander amid Federal-Southwest tensions
Wednesday March 25, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s cabinet has named a new head of the Somali Custodial Corps, a leadership change…
Somalia
Southwest president appoints regional election commission amid rift with Mogadishu
Monday March 23, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — In a fresh escalation of its standoff with Mogadishu, Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed…
Central-Africa
UN appoints James Swan to lead MONUSCO in Democratic Republic of Congo
New York — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appointed U.S. diplomat James Swan as his new Special Representative for the United…
Somalia
President Mohamud Appoints New Deputy Director General at Villa Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has named Zakariye Yusuf Hussein deputy director general of the Presidential Palace, a senior Villa…
Somalia
Somalia’s President Mohamud Appoints Zakariye Yusuf Hussein Deputy Director General at Villa Somalia
Somalia’s Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appoints Zakariye Yusuf Hussein deputy director general at Villa Somalia in youth-focused reform move MOGADISHU — Somali President…
West-Africa
Nigeria’s President Tinubu Appoints New Chief of Police
Tunji Disu Sworn in as Nigeria’s New Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu has officially taken office as the new Inspector-General of Police,…
