North-Africa
Algeria Mourns Former President Liamine Zeroual Following His Death
Algeria declared three days of national mourning after announcing the death of former president Liamine Zeroual, who died at 84 following a…
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Southern-Africa
Namibia’s President Calls on Flood Victims to Accept Aid, Move to Safety
Visiting the flood-swamped Zambezi region, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah urged displaced residents to accept government-distributed rice and to cooperate with relocation plans. She…
Somalia
Somalia security adviser rejects claims linking President Mohamud to Al-Shabab
Monday March 30, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s national security adviser, Awes Haji Yusuf Ahmed, has rejected accusations from Southwest State that…
Somalia
President Mohamud opens Mogadishu road, reiterates support for one-person-one-vote elections
Sunday March 29, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday cut the ribbon on a newly rebuilt stretch…
Somalia
Somalia President to Brief Diplomats on Formal Complaints Against Ethiopia
Somalia’s President to Raise Ethiopia Complaint in Diplomatic Briefing MOGADISHU, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is set to convene a high-level…
Somalia
Somali Parliamentary Speaker Rejects Impeachment Motion Against President, Lawmaker Says
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s lower house speaker has blocked an impeachment bid against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, according to a lawmaker who…
Somalia
Abdiaziz Laftagareen Re-elected Southwest State President for Five-Year Term
Saturday March 28, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has won re-election for a further five-year term…
Somalia
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Defends One-Person, One-Vote Elections, Rejects Indirect Voting
MOGADISHU — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has launched a forceful defense of one-person, one-vote elections, rejecting calls for a return to…
Somalia
President Guelleh Unveils $480 Million Salaam City Project
Djibouti Bets Big: President Guelleh Launches $480 Million “Salaam City” DJIBOUTI CITY — In a bold push to tackle soaring housing needs…
Somalia
Southwest president appoints regional election commission amid rift with Mogadishu
Monday March 23, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — In a fresh escalation of its standoff with Mogadishu, Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed…
Somalia
Galmudug vice president offers mediation in federal–Southwest election dispute
Sunday March 22, 2026 Dhusamareb (AX) — With Somalia’s federal leadership and the Southwest State locked in an increasingly sharp political standoff,…
