Somalia
Somali Prime Minister opens new energy ministry headquarters in Mogadishu
Wednesday April 22, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday opened the new headquarters of…
Mogadishu
Somalia
Somali opposition, Hawiye elders meet in Mogadishu to ease election tensions
Monday April 20, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — In a bid to calm mounting political tensions, Somali opposition leaders sat down…
Somalia
Mogadishu works to revive Somalia’s fading sacred heritage
by Sagal-Louise HaiderSaturday April 18, 2026 In Mogadishu’s historic Xamar Weyne district, Fakhr ad-Din Mosque endures as a medieval landmark…
Somalia
Mogadishu orders traders to accept Somali shilling in market transactions
Friday April 17, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — After days of commercial strain in Somalia’s capital, authorities in Mogadishu moved on…
Somalia
Turkey Deploys F-16 Jets to Mogadishu as Somalia’s FGS Moves Against Federal States
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Turkey has moved F-16 fighter jets into Somalia, a development that sharply raises the level of military…
Somalia
Mogadishu traders stop accepting Somali shilling amid inflation, currency decline
Tuesday April 14, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — In a swift and sweeping move that caught many residents off guard, traders…
Somalia
Somali president, Turkish energy minister hold talks in Mogadishu
Saturday April 11, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia and Türkiye took a major step Friday toward the country’s first offshore…
Somalia
More than 500 youths compete in Mogadishu marathon to showcase athletic talent
Saturday April 11, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — More than 500 young athletes crowded into Mogadishu on Friday for Somalia’s annual…
Somalia
Turkey’s drillship Çağrı Bey arrives off Mogadishu for Somalia’s first deep-sea oil project
Friday April 10, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia marked a major energy breakthrough on Friday as Turkey’s deep-sea drilling vessel…
Somalia
Mogadishu swears in 390 council members after first one-person, one-vote election
Friday April 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia on Thursday crossed a long-awaited threshold toward universal suffrage, with 390 newly…
Somalia
AUSSOM takes command of British base in Mogadishu to boost capacity
Tuesday March 31, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) – The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) formally took over…
