East-Africa
Somali piracy resurges after three vessels hijacked in one week
Mohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Rachel SavageThursday April 30, 2026 The motor vessel Sward was hijacked on Sunday. Photograph: EU…
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Sports
Golders Green attack victim says government failed to protect Jewish community
Alex RossThursday April 30, 2026 Screen grab from body worn camera of police officers confronting and arresting a 45-year-old man…
East-Africa
Kenyan court orders 10-day detention of Somali woman over incitement allegation
Tuesday April 28, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — A Kenyan court has authorized investigators to hold a Somali female political aspirant…
Somalia
Amnesty International urges release of detained activist Sadia Bajaj
Tuesday April 28, 2026 Sa’dia Moalim Ali, a Somali tuktuk driver at the centre of a political storm after her…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia accuses foreign actors of arming unrest in Awdal, Salal regions
Monday April 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — North Western State of Somalia authorities say they have intercepted weapons they allege…
Somalia
Tanker captain’s family pleads for help after Somali pirate hijacking
Monday April 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A family in Indonesia is pressing its government to step in after Somali…
Somalia
Somali minister accuses Puntland State forces of using excessive force in Badhan
Sunday April 26, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s trade minister, Jamal Mohamed Hassan, has accused Puntland State security forces of…
Somalia
Somali leaders attend Murusade Ugaas inauguration in Mogadishu
Sunday April 26, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Saturday attended…
Opinions
Turkey, Israel vie for influence in Red Sea as Somalia, North Western State of Somalia emerge strategic battlegrounds
Olamilekan OkebiorunSunday April 26, 2026 Turkey and Israel are racing to deepen their footprint in the Horn of Africa, with…
Somalia
Drought displaces 62,000 in Somalia, IOM warns of worsening crisis
Saturday April 25, 2026 Severe drought has driven at least 62,000 people from their homes in five districts across Somalia…
