East-Africa
Kenya’s border town Kiunga welcomes Somali refugees like family
KIUNGA, Kenya — On a sliver of Kenya’s northern coast, just 15 kilometers from the Somalia border and within sight of the…
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Somalia
Somali Universities Warn Against Using Schools as Election Polling Stations
Somali university group warns against using schools as polling stations Union cites student safety, disruption to learning and political neutrality as key…
East-Africa
Eritrea exits IGAD amid rising tensions with Ethiopia
FILE – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki hold up a symbolic key during a joint ceremony marking…
Somalia
Somali President Meets Swedish Minister Amid Growing Scrutiny of Deportations
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Tuesday with a high-level Swedish delegation led by Minister for International Development Cooperation…
Somalia
Somali Minnesotans develop rights toolkit as federal immigration raids escalate
Monday December 15, 2025 Federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including Homeland Security Investigations officers, stand outside a restaurant during…
Somalia
Turkey building Somalia spaceport as U.S., China, France boost satellite surveillance
Turkey starts building Somalia spaceport, a strategic equatorial launch site drawing global scrutiny Turkey has begun constructing a satellite and rocket launch…
Somalia
Banadir issues voter cards to nearly 200,000 as election deadlines loom
Mogadishu races to deliver voter cards as Dec. 25 Banadir local elections near MOGADISHU — Nearly 200,000 registered voters in Banadir have…
Somalia
Venezuela-linked tanker brought to U.S. as White House weighs more seizures
US to bring seized tanker to American port, vows to take its oil; Venezuela decries ‘piracy’ as Russia signals support The United…
Somalia
Somalia reports 50+ deaths, 1,000+ children infected in recent diphtheria outbreak
Thursday, December 11, 2025 MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has launched an emergency diphtheria vaccination drive in…
Somalia
Puntland State bolsters Al-Miskaad front as forces hunt remaining ISIS militants
Puntland State deploys new forces to Al-Miskaad as campaign against ISIS-Somalia enters ‘closing phase’ BOSASO, Somalia — Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025 Puntland…
Somalia
Somalia’s Passport Ranks 100th on 2025 Henley Index, 33 Visa-Free Countries
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s passport has climbed to 100th place on the 2025 Henley Passport Index, giving Somali travelers visa-free or visa-on-arrival access…
