Introduction Somalia’s financial system is facing a test that reaches far beyond the inconvenience of finding banknotes. When the state collapsed in 1991, the formal banking sector disappeared with it. For roughly…
A new agreement signed by US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark will allow Washington to expand its…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has registered more than 1.5 million citizens since 2023 under its national identification program, with authorities aiming to…
After a six-year closure, Zambia’s radiotherapy and imaging facility has reopened, raising hopes for patients battling cancer. Yet survivor and advocate Karen…
Editorial: Hassan Sheikh and a System of Government Confined to Select Regions Somalia’s national government was, during Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s presidency, concentrated…
Monday July 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is moving to bring banks, mobile money services and regional payment networks onto one…
AXADLE, Somalia, June 14, 2026 – Puntland State moved on Sunday to tighten control over its drug supplies with the launch of…
Tuesday June 2, 2026 Djibouti (AX) — Djiboutian opposition figure Alexis Mohamed Gueldon has accused Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of eroding…
MOGADISHU, May 24, 2026 — Somalia has moved to halt the “OK-to-Board” travel clearance system for citizens heading to Egypt, a step…
South Africa will begin offering the twice-yearly HIV prevention shot lenacapavir (LEN) on June 5, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced, hailing a…
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Puntland State President Siciid Cabdullahi Deni on Friday delivered a blistering rebuke of what he called the “term-ended Somali…
