West Africa’s political map was shaken when Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger left ECOWAS in January 2025, but the rupture has not stopped countries from pursuing cooperation outside the bloc, writes Djiby…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Somali Future Council has rejected the federal government’s 2027 election timetable, accusing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of making…
Executive Summary For generations, the Juba and Wabi Shabelle rivers have been the agricultural lifelines of southern Somalia. Today, however, a deepening…
On 14 October 2017, a bomb tore through Zoobe junction in Mogadishu, killing hundreds of Somalis. Nine years later, we met inside…
President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro faces a defining opportunity to influence North Western State of Somalia’s political direction, economic prospects, and social…
Future countries seeking European Union membership will face tougher demands to align their policies with the bloc before accession, under plans from…
Jordan Bardella’s rapid ascent through French politics has collided with its most serious test yet. The 31-year-old ally of Marine Le Pen…
Washington (AX) — North Western State of Somalia is seeking closer future security ties with the United States and Israel, including the…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s political divisions have reached the United Nations Security Council, with opposition leaders and the presidents of two federal…
Somalia’s mobile-money revolution has delivered one of the country’s most important private-sector successes. It has reduced the cost of transactions, expanded financial…
Official: Foreign Military Power Cannot Decide South West State’s Political Future BAIDOA, Somalia — Foreign aircraft, troops and military vehicles will not…
