Somalia
President Mohamud meets Southwest elders in Baidoa to advance reconciliation
Sunday April 5, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Sunday with traditional elders in Baidoa, stepping into the…
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Somalia
Former Somali PM criticizes appointment of interim Southwest state leader
Friday April 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke has sharply condemned the federal government’s decision…
Somalia
President Mohamud arrives in Baidoa amid criticism of Southwest interim appointment
Friday April 3, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud landed in Baidoa on Friday for his first trip to…
Somalia
Somali Future Council condemns federal appointment of Southwest interim leader
Friday April 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The Somali Future Council on Thursday came out forcefully against the federal government’s decision to…
Somalia
Somali Prime Minister appoints interim leader for Southwest State during transition
Thursday April 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — In a swift move aimed at steadying the Southwest regional state after weeks of political…
Somalia
Somalia PM appoints caretaker leader for Southwest state after Lafta-Gareen ouster
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s federal government has moved to steady the political situation in Southwest state, with Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre…
Somalia
Wadajir Party leader condemns federal appointment of Southwest interim leader
Thursday April 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali opposition figure and federal lawmaker Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has sharply denounced the federal government’s…
Somalia
Somalia Lower House Speaker arrives in Baidoa to oversee Southwest elections
Tuesday March 31, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Somalia’s Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madoobe, landed in…
Somalia
Somalia’s Southwest state accuses federal government of using Turkish-trained forces as tensions rise
Monday March 30, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Southwest State on Sunday accused the federal government of turning Turkish-trained troops and military…
Somalia
Southwest President Laftagareen resigns after federal troops seize Baidoa
Monday March 30, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen stepped down Monday, just hours after federal government…
Somalia
Heavy fighting erupts on outskirts of Baidoa between federal and Southwest State forces
Monday March 30, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Heavy fighting erupted on Monday in and around Baidoa, pitting Southwest State forces against federal…
