Central-Africa
Airstrike Near Pirate-Held Vessel Off Puntland State Coast Kills at Least Nine
FILE – Cameroon-flagged M/V LUTUF general cargo ship crossing the Bosporus. The vessel was hijacked off Puntland State in August 2026 while…
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Somalia
Woman Found Dead at Hargeisa Hospital After Giving Birth; Investigation Underway
Hargeisa (AX) — A woman who gave birth at Hargeisa General Hospital was found dead inside the facility on Friday, prompting a…
Somalia
Somali Family Ministry Raises Concerns Over New Mother’s Death at Hargeisa Hospital
Mogadishu (AX) — The death of a woman who recently gave birth at Hargeisa General Hospital has prompted grief from Somalia’s Ministry…
West-Africa
UK Police Arrest Somali Man After Stabbing at Hotel Housing Asylum Seekers
A stabbing at a hotel housing asylum seekers near Heathrow Airport has left a man in his 30s with life-threatening injuries, while…
East-Africa
Landslide at Ethiopian monastery ritual kills 14 as rescuers search for missing
By AMANUEL GEBREMEDHIN BIRHANE and SAMUEL GETACHEW Wednesday August 5, 2026 A landslide struck a monastery in Ethiopia’s Amhara region after heavy…
Somalia
Roadside Bomb Kills at Least Eight Puntland State Soldiers in Bari Region
Monday August 3, 2026 Bosaso (AX) — A roadside bomb killed at least eight Puntland State security personnel and wounded several others…
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…
Somalia
Authorities say two killed in shootings at Bite of Seattle food festival
Monday July 27, 2026 Police officers secure an area following a shooting at Seattle’s Bite of Seattle festival. Photograph: Jason Redmond/Reuters Gunfire…
Somalia
Explainer: Who the PSF are and why they clash with Puntland State authorities
Wednesday July 22, 2026 Bosaso (AX) — A fresh confrontation in the Laag area of Bari region has exposed lingering tensions between…
East-Africa
At Least 13 Killed in Road Crash in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
Monday July 20, 2026 Jigjiga (AX) — A devastating weekend of accidents in Ethiopia’s Somali region has left at least 16 people…
Somalia
Puntland State president denies new Bosaso port taxes amid traders’ strike
Wednesday July 15, 2026 Garowe (AX) — Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni on Wednesday pushed back against claims that his administration…
