East-Africa
U.S. Names Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz Deputy Chief of Mission to Somalia
Mogadishu (AX) — Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz, a veteran U.S. diplomat with more than 25 years of international service, will become Washington’s new…
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Somalia
Somalia
Somalia MP Accuses Family and Human Rights Minister of Double Standards
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali lawmaker Kooshin has accused Minister of Family & Human Rights Development Khadija Al Makhzoumi of applying different standards to…
Somalia
U.S. Judge Lifts Somalia TPS Order, Clearing Way for Deportations
U.S. judge clears path for deportations by lifting stay in Somalia TPS case A federal judge in Massachusetts has lifted a temporary…
Somalia
Israel and North Western State of Somalia Officials Discuss Relations After Israel Recognizes North Western State of Somalia
Hargeisa (AX) — A meeting between Israel’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Yossi Shelley, and North Western State of Somalia’s UAE…
Somalia
Yemen’s Houthis Threaten Israeli Military and Intelligence Presence in Somalia
London (AX) — Mohammad al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi political bureau, issued the warning Wednesday, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency.…
Somalia
Houthis Warn Over Possible Israeli Military Presence in Somalia
Houthis threaten Israeli military, intelligence sites in Somalia ADEN, Yemen — Yemen’s Houthi movement has threatened to target any Israeli military or…
Somalia
Somalia Condemns Colombia’s Recognition of Israel’s Golan Heights Claim
Thursday August 13, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has denounced Colombia’s recognition of Israel’s claim to sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights,…
Opinions
Sacdiyo Bajaaj Case Raises Free Speech Questions in Somalia
Every morning, Sacdiyo leaves home to drive a bajaj through the busy streets of Mogadishu. Like thousands of other low-income workers, she…
Somalia
MSF: Somalia malnutrition response faces over 80% funding drop as child hunger surges
By Abdirahman Hussein and Edwin OkothWednesday August 12, 2026 A Somali health worker measures an internally displaced child for signs of malnutrition…
East-Africa
Somalia’s president urges shift from personality politics to stronger institutions
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on Somalia to move beyond personality-driven and clan-based politics by building stronger institutions and a clearly…
Somalia
Zelensky names Ukraine’s Kenya ambassador to also represent Kyiv in Somalia
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is expanding its diplomatic presence in the Horn of Africa by assigning its ambassador to Kenya, Yurii Lyubomyrovych…
