Somalia
Heavy fighting in Mogadishu disrupts roads and airport access
Thursday June 4, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — More than 10 hours of intense fighting between Somali government forces and armed groups aligned…
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Somalia’s Fiqi accuses former PM, ex-president of coup attempt amid Mogadishu clashes
Somalia: Fiqi accuses former PM, ex-president of ‘coup attempt’ amid Mogadishu clashes MOGADISHU, June 4, 2026 – Somalia’s government on Thursday accused…
Somalia
US, UK urge restraint after Mogadishu government-opposition clashes
Thursday June 4, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Heavy gunfire that erupted in Mogadishu on Thursday drew sharp concern from the United States…
Somalia
Battle for Mogadishu Ends the Dream of a One-Sided Election
Gunfire in Mogadishu has done what weeks of warnings could not: it has laid bare the hard political truth that Somalia’s election…
West-Africa
Former president says troops surrounded his home in Mogadishu
Thursday June 4, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Wednesday accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of turning…
Somalia
Gunfight erupts in Mogadishu ahead of planned opposition protests
Wednesday June 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Gunfire erupted Wednesday afternoon at Dabka junction in Mogadishu, where government forces exchanged fire with…
Somalia
Somali police, Khaire trade blame after Mogadishu gunfight before protest
Wednesday June 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Tensions in Somalia’s capital sharpened on Wednesday after a short but violent exchange of fire…
Somalia
Somali police, Khaire blame each other after Mogadishu gunfight ahead of protest
Wednesday June 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Tensions erupted into gunfire in central Mogadishu on Wednesday, as Somali police and former Prime…
Somalia
Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Moves to Ease Tensions with Mogadishu Opposition
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s federal authorities have tightened security across the capital as opposition groups ready demonstrations in approved locations, deepening a…
West-Africa
Former president rejects government limits on Mogadishu protest sites
Wednesday June 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said Tuesday that opposition leaders will not accept any…
Somalia
Galmudug Delegation Returns to Mogadishu as Election Deal Efforts Intensify
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A delegation of senior Somali politicians and former legislators has returned to Mogadishu after several days of closed-door talks…
