Somalia
India sentences 44 Somali pirates to life imprisonment
Wednesday July 22, 2026 India has handed life sentences to 44 Somali nationals convicted of piracy after two dramatic vessel hijackings off…
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Somalia
Somali Army Kills Senior al-Shabab Shura Council Leader in Lower Shabelle
Tuesday July 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s military, backed by international partners, has killed Moallim Jinaaw Ibrahim, a senior al-Shabab Shura…
Somalia
Somali Prime Minister Welcomes Progress in Mogadishu Electoral Talks
Tuesday July 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said Tuesday that electoral negotiations between Somalia’s federal government and…
Somalia
Violence Among Somali Youth Worries Community Members and Law Enforcement
by Mohamed IbrahimTuesday July 21, 2026 Suleiman Adan, deputy executive director of CAIR-MN, speaks at a press conference on July 14, 2026,…
Somalia
Somali Football Chief Hopes FIFA President Visits Mogadishu
Monday July 20, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s invitation to attend the closing stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup could provide…
East-Africa
At Least 13 Killed in Road Crash in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
Monday July 20, 2026 Jigjiga (AX) — A devastating weekend of accidents in Ethiopia’s Somali region has left at least 16 people…
Somalia
Somali election talks resume in Mogadishu after agreement on three principles
Monday July 20, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s government and opposition leaders returned to the negotiating table in Mogadishu on Monday, reopening…
North-Africa
UK maritime agency confirms ship hijacked in Gulf of Aden, diverted to Somali waters
Saber Eid and Rania AbushamalaSunday July 19, 2026 A ship sailing through the Gulf of Aden has been hijacked and redirected toward…
North-Africa
Libyan Security Forces Arrest Somali Suspect in Migrant Kidnapping Cell
Sunday July 19, 2026 Tripoli, Libya (AX) — Libyan forces have rescued two foreign nationals from captivity in Tajoura and arrested a…
Somalia
Somali Army Kills 25 Al-Shabab Militants in Hiiraan Region
Sunday July 19, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali forces say they killed at least 25 al-Shabab members during a joint air and…
East-Africa
Suspected Somali pirates seize tanker near Yemen amid wave of hijackings
By Faisal AliSaturday July 18, 2026 Somali pirates have seized an oil tanker off Yemen’s coast, according to the country’s coastguard, marking…
