East-Africa
Former Finance Minister Becomes First Somali Speaker of Ethiopia’s Lower House
ADDIS ABABA (AX) — Ethiopia’s parliament has elected former Finance Minister Ahmed Shide as speaker, making him the first ethnic Somali to…
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Kenya Confirms First Case of Ebola Bundibugyo Virus
Kenya has recorded its first case of Ebola after a citizen who had spent seven years in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
East-Africa
Ethiopian government forces seize Tigray region capital from rebel fighters
A motorist drives through Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray Regional Government, on September 26, 2026. Obtained by REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing…
Somalia
SODMA Warns of Flood Risk as Shabelle River Breaches 366 Points
Mogadishu (AX) — The Shabelle River has breached its banks at 366 critical points, Somalia’s disaster agency said Sunday, warning that heavy…
East-Africa
Mustafa Omar Begins Second Leadership Term With Renewed Mandate and Promise of Progress
The swearing-in of Mustafa Omar for another term as President of the Somali Region, followed by the immediate appointment and inauguration of…
Somalia
Somalia Debate Centers on Concentrated Political Power and Inclusive Power-Sharing
Somalia’s federal project was intended to prevent political power from gathering in the hands of a single clan or political network. Yet…
Somalia
Somalia’s 14 Years of Indirect Elections Keep Citizens Waiting for Direct Voting
Somalia’s 2012 Constitution promised a gradual shift toward a federal democracy in which citizens would eventually choose their representatives directly. The system…
East-Africa
Somalia Considers Negotiations to End War With Al-Shabaab
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, seen in the background, smiles as Mohamed Ali Ibrahim, head of the Islamic Courts Union delegation,…
Somalia
Pakistan Announces Compensation, Housing for Families of Sailors Killed in Somalia
The photograph provided on April 29, 2026, by the family of Pakistani sailor Syed Hussain Yousaf shows Pakistani sailors posing before going…
East-Africa
Family demands release of herder abducted from home in Garissa
The family of a 57-year-old Garissa herder allegedly taken from his homestead by men identified as security officers is demanding his immediate…
East-Africa
Pakistani Survivors of Hijacked Tanker Moved to Somali City as Islamabad Seeks Their Return
After more than five months in captivity, Pakistani survivors of the hijacked oil tanker Honour 25 have been transferred to Garowe, the…
