East-Africa
Somalia’s New House Speaker Pledges Stronger Global Parliamentary Ties
By Nuri AdenThursday August 13, 2026 Somalia’s new Speaker of the House of the People, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama, has moved quickly…
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West-Africa
Somali-American Abdi Daisane Wins Democratic Primary for Minnesota House Seat
Thursday August 13, 2026 Somali-American candidate Abdi Daisane has secured the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) nomination in Minnesota House District 14A, setting up…
World
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to Leave Position This Month
Donald Trump said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave the administration at the end of the month, citing her desire…
Somalia
Somalia’s Lower House Elects Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur Jama as Speaker
Monday August 10, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur Jama has been elected speaker of Somalia’s House of the People, taking…
Somalia
Somali Parliament Begins Process to Elect New House Speaker
Monday August 3, 2026 Somalia has begun the process of selecting a new parliamentary speaker, with Acting House of the People Speaker…
Somalia
Somali Minister Resigns to Run for House Speaker
Sunday August 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s State Minister for Interior, Federalism and Reconciliation, Saadaq Aliyow, has resigned to enter the…
West-Africa
U.S. House Passes Bill to Cut Nigeria Aid Over Violence
Washington has moved to tie U.S. aid to Nigeria’s response to religious violence, with the House of Representatives passing a spending bill…
Somalia
Sadia Yasin to serve as acting speaker of Somali lower house
Sunday June 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe, the former speaker of Somalia’s House of the People, has…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe’s Lower House Backs Extending Presidential Term Limits
In a decisive vote that caps weeks of political sparring, Zimbabwe’s National Assembly has mustered the two-thirds majority needed to advance a…
World
White House Fighting Continues as Fighting in Iran Nears an End
Donald Trump received the 80th birthday gift he had been chasing most last night, as he, Iran and mediator Pakistan all signalled…
World
Gunman killed after opening fire near the White House
Gunfire erupted outside the White House when a man opened fire on Secret Service officers, then died after agents returned fire, the…
