Somalia
Somali opposition rejects term extension plan, warns of constitutional crisis
Sunday May 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s opposition leaders say the country is drifting into dangerous political territory, warning…
Somali
Somalia
President Mohamud invites Somali Future Council to talks amid electoral dispute
Sunday May 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — With his term set to expire in less than two weeks, Somali President…
Somalia
Somali President Invites Future Council for May 10 Talks on Election Impasse
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called the Somali Future Council to a meeting in Mogadishu on May…
Somalia
Somali workers gather in Mogadishu to mark Labour Day
Saturday May 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s labour movement marked International Labour Day in Mogadishu on Saturday with a…
North-Africa
First Somali Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia as 2026 journey begins
Saturday May 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali pilgrims have begun their journey to the holy sites as the first…
Somalia
Family of Pakistani sailor seized by Somali pirates seeks safe return
Ismail DilawarFriday May 1, 2026 The collage created on April 30, 2026, shows (left) Syed Hussain Yousuf’s daughter looking at…
Central-Africa
Somali army joins multinational military exercise in Turkey
Friday May 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali National Army units have taken part in a multinational military exercise held…
Somalia
Somali army kills 22 Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle
Friday May 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali National Army forces have killed at least 22 Al-Shabaab militants in a…
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…
Somalia
Somali football talent rises as the system faces a quiet crisis
by STEPHEN ASTARIKOThursday April 30, 2026 Somali football does not need more slogans. It needs the basics: a dependable calendar,…
Somalia
Somali civil society backs elders to mediate political dispute
Monday April 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — As tensions persist between Somalia’s federal government and opposition leaders, civil society groups…
