Somalia
Somali Opposition Bloc Calls for Major Mogadishu Protest on May 16
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s opposition has raised the political temperature in the capital, with the Somali Future Council announcing a mass protest…
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Somalia
Somali opposition calls new Mogadishu protest, accuses government of obstruction
Monday May 11, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s dominant opposition alliance said Monday it will return to the streets of Mogadishu on…
Somalia
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Questions Timing of Opposition Protest in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday cast doubt on the opposition’s decision to organize a planned protest in…
Somalia
Somali government defends protest limits as Mogadishu opposition standoff deepens
Sunday May 10, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government on Sunday stood firm behind its decision to confine planned opposition rallies…
West-Africa
Former Somali president says troops blocked his home before Mogadishu protest
Sunday May 10, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said Sunday that security forces had sealed off roads…
Somalia
Somalia Opposition Vows to Press Ahead with Planned Anti-Government Protest
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s opposition leaders said they will push ahead with a planned protest in the capital on Sunday, May 10,…
Somalia
Somalia: Former President Moves to North Mogadishu Ahead of Planned Protest
MOGADISHU – Former Somali president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has moved to northern Mogadishu, with reports saying the relocation is intended to…
Somalia
Somalia jails woman after peaceful protest; she was stripped and beaten
Sarah Johnson and Mohamed BulbulFriday May 8, 2026 From behind prison walls in Somalia, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver says her only crime…
West-Africa
Somali opposition announces protest in Mogadishu amid rising political tensions
Wednesday May 6, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali opposition leaders are preparing a mass rally in Mogadishu on May 10, calling on…
Somalia
Bakaara market traders protest alleged government plan to sell market land
Thursday March 26, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Tensions flared at Mogadishu’s Bakaara Market on Wednesday as hundreds of traders poured into the…
Somalia
Bakaara market traders protest alleged government plan to sell market privately
Thursday March 26, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A sweeping protest gripped Mogadishu’s Bakaara Market on Wednesday as hundreds of traders flooded the…
