Somalia
Berbera mayor and deputy step down ahead of local council elections
Saturday July 25, 2026 Berbera (AX) — A 14-year chapter in Berbera’s leadership closed Saturday as Mayor Abdishakur Mohamud Hassan Ciddin formally…
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Council
Somalia
Somali Ulema Council urges North Western State of Somalia, Northeastern State to expedite prisoner talks
Friday July 24, 2026 Las Anod (AX) — Somalia’s leading council of Islamic scholars has urged North Western State of Somalia and…
Somalia
Somali Army Kills Senior al-Shabab Shura Council Leader in Lower Shabelle
Tuesday July 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s military, backed by international partners, has killed Moallim Jinaaw Ibrahim, a senior al-Shabab Shura…
World
Council of Europe declaration could affect handling of migration cases
A sweeping political declaration endorsed by 46 member states of the Council of Europe, the Strasbourg-based human rights body, could shape the…
Somalia
Hargeisa council elects new mayor after removing Mooge
Tuesday May 12, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Hargeisa’s city council installed Abdirisaq Mohamed Farah Wiwaa as the city’s new mayor on Tuesday,…
Somalia
Somali Future Council sets conditions for joining President’s dialogue
Tuesday May 5, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s opposition-aligned Somali Future Council has said it is prepared to take part in President…
Somalia
Somali Future Council undecided on attending President Mohamud’s May 10 meeting
Tuesday May 5, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The Somali Future Council has cast doubt on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s proposed consultation meeting,…
Somalia
Somali Future Council still undecided on attending Mohamud’s May 10 meeting
Tuesday May 5, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The Somali Future Council has cast doubt on a consultation meeting proposed by President Hassan…
World
Labour faces ‘Starmergeddon’ fears with thousands of council seats at stake
A bruising night awaits UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Labour, with the expected scale of Thursday’s losses already spawning its own…
Somalia
President Mohamud invites Somali Future Council to talks amid electoral dispute
Sunday May 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — With his term set to expire in less than two weeks, Somali President Hassan Sheikh…
Somalia
Somali President Invites Future Council for May 10 Talks on Election Impasse
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called the Somali Future Council to a meeting in Mogadishu on May 10, according…
