Somalia
Somali Government Says al-Shabab Faces Financial Crisis After Targeted Crackdown
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s federal government says al-Shabab is facing mounting financial strain after a string of operations that killed…
crisis
East-Africa
Somali PM, German minister discuss drought crisis, security, and political reforms in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met Monday with a senior German delegation for talks on Somalia’s deepening…
World
Is the United Nations on the verge of a funding crisis?
Analysis: The UN’s budget math has turned existential The United Nations is navigating its most acute cash crunch in decades.…
World
Gordon Brown: Keir Starmer’s leadership crisis serious, but PM remains principled
Gordon Brown said the crisis engulfing Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson was “serious” and that the Labour leader had been…
Somalia
Somalia’s main opposition bloc joins Mogadishu talks on elections, political crisis
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s main opposition alliance, the Somali Future Council, says it will attend a federal government–led consultative conference…
World
UN warns Yemen’s humanitarian crisis will intensify in 2026
UN warns Yemen crisis set to worsen in 2026 as funding dries up, food insecurity deepens GENEVA — The United…
World
Tariff threats may ignite worst crisis yet in US-EU relations
Trump’s latest tariff threat — a 10% levy on select European nations, rising to 25% by June unless he “gets…
Somalia
Orphan’s killing highlights Somalia’s growing child abuse crisis
Somalia’s child-protection reckoning after a teenager’s killing — and a rare death sentence The killing of 14-year-old orphan Saabirin Saylaan…
Somalia
Former Somali President Warns of Deepening Crisis, Urges Inclusive National Dialogue
MOGADISHU — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo warned that Somalia is sliding into a deeper crisis, citing deteriorating security,…
Somalia
Somalia’s 2026 election risks a deepening crisis of legitimacy
Somalia’s 2026 choice: avoid a legitimacy crisis by fixing the election model, not the scoreboard Somalia is entering another high-stakes…
Somalia
Jubbaland warns of national crisis in Somalia, slams federal leadership
KISMAYO, Somalia — Jubbaland’s interior minister warned Wednesday that Somalia is slipping into a national crisis under what he called…
