Somalia
Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib sentenced to death in Syria trial
Tuesday August 11, 2026 Bashar al-Assad, left, and Atef Najib [File: AFP and Getty Images] More than a year after his ouster,…
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Kenyan Police Arrest Somali Man After Intercepting Drone Parts in Nairobi
Monday August 10, 2026 FILE PHOTO Nairobi (AX) — A Nairobi cargo firm’s suspicions over a tightly wrapped, undeclared parcel led to…
East-Africa
Kenya Power Technician Dies After Falling From Utility Pole in Garissa
by CYRUS OMBATISunday August 9, 2026 An electricity pole and power lines/AI GENERATED A routine electrical assignment turned fatal in Garissa Town…
Somalia
More Than 44,000 Students Pass Eighth-Grade Exams in Banadir Region
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Nearly all students who took Banadir’s eighth-grade certificate examinations passed, as the regional Education Directorate…
Somalia
U.N. Opens Somalia Tender to Sell Vehicles and Equipment Amid AU Mission Uncertainty
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A United Nations tender to auction vehicles, generators, computers and other equipment in Somalia has…
Somalia
Yemeni National Killed During Friday Prayers Inside Mosque in Somalia
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A Yemeni man was fatally stabbed inside a mosque in Somalia as he performed Friday…
Somalia
Bristol Lord Mayor Yasin Mohamud Arrives in Mogadishu for Official Visit
Sunday August 9, 2026 Bristol’s first Lord Mayor of Somali heritage, Yasin Mohamud, has arrived in Mogadishu for an official visit aimed…
Somalia
Somalia Launches $20 Million Hargeisa Road Project Under World Bank-Backed Program
Saturday August 8, 2026 A $20 million road project in Hargeisa is moving forward under an agreement being signed by Somalia’s federal…
Somalia
Somalia Sends Two Students to International Quran Competition in Saudi Arabia
Saturday August 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Two Somali students are heading to Saudi Arabia to compete in an international Quran competition…
Somalia
Somalia Intelligence Agency Arrests Nine Suspected al-Shabab Members in Mogadishu
Saturday August 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said Friday that it had detained nine people suspected…
East-Africa
Grenade explosion injures four people in North Western State of Somalia
Saturday August 8, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — A grenade explosion in Hargeisa on Friday evening injured two North Western State of Somalia…
