East-Africa
U.S. Visa Lottery–Winning Rickshaw Driver Fatally Shot in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A rickshaw operator was shot dead late Sunday in Mogadishu’s Dayniile district by an armed man believed to be…
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Somali Opposition Summit Kicks Off in Mogadishu as Tensions Persist
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A major opposition meeting opened Tuesday night in the capital as political tensions over Somalia’s electoral process intensified, with…
East-Africa
Somali TikTok Influencer Deported From U.S. Returns to Mogadishu Amid al-Shabab Threats
Somali influencer deported from U.S. returns to Mogadishu under threat, stoking migrant fears MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somali social media influencer with…
Somalia
Somali Soldier Fatally Shoots Auto‑Rickshaw Driver in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A man believed to be a Somali National Army soldier shot and killed a rickshaw operator in Mogadishu’s Dayniile…
Somalia
Somali Parliament Advances Police Reform Bill After First Reading in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (AX) — Somalia’s House of the People on Saturday completed the first reading of a sweeping police reform bill that would…
Somalia
Somalia launches first climate finance training for banks in Mogadishu
Climate finance training for Somali banks signals shift toward private-sector climate action in Mogadishu MOGADISHU — Somalia’s banking sector took its first…
Somalia
Somalia hosts inaugural climate finance training for banks in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s push to unlock climate finance moved a step forward Sunday as the National Climate Fund (NCF), in partnership…
Somalia
Somalia’s President Urges Mogadishu Residents to Vote in Banadir Local Elections
MOGADISHU — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urged Mogadishu residents to turn out for the Banadir local council elections later this month,…
Somalia
Somali Defense Minister Dismisses Ex-President Sheikh Sharif’s Mogadishu Security Warning
Somalia defense minister rebukes ex-president’s warning on Mogadishu security, says critics undermine reforms MOGADISHU — Somalia’s defense minister, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, on…
Somalia
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed opposes Mogadishu direct election proposal citing legal, security concerns
MOGADISHU — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has rejected the government’s plan to hold one-person, one-vote elections in Mogadishu this month,…
Somalia
Mogadishu girls’ basketball game highlights fight against gender-based violence
Girls’ basketball game in Mogadishu doubles as rally against gender-based violence MOGADISHU, Somalia — A girls’ basketball match in Mogadishu’s Shibis district…
