Somalia
AU, UN urge dialogue and restraint as federal-Southwest tensions escalate
MOGADISHU, Somalia – International partners are urging dialogue and restraint as tensions rise between Mogadishu and South West State, warning that the…
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Somalia
UK urges restraint as tensions rise between federal government and Southwest State
Friday March 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The United Kingdom has stepped up its warning as Somalia’s Southwest State faces rising political…
Somalia
Somalia appoints new custodial corps commander amid Federal-Southwest tensions
Wednesday March 25, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s cabinet has named a new head of the Somali Custodial Corps, a leadership change…
Central-Africa
Chad Relocates Refugees from Sudan Border as Tensions Rise
Chad has started moving refugees away from its volatile frontier with Sudan after a deadly cross-border raid that killed 17 people, including…
Somalia
Somali army denies helicopter crash in Baidoa amid political tensions
Wednesday March 25, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Reports of a Somali National Army (SNA) helicopter going down in Baidoa spread quickly this…
Somalia
Somalia declares South West State leadership mandate expired amid rising tensions
Tuesday March 24, 2026 Somalia’s federal authorities have thrown South West State’s leadership into fresh uncertainty, declaring late Sunday that the president…
Somalia
Southwest president accuses federal government of “invasion” amid escalating tensions
Sunday March 22, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — A sharp new escalation in Somalia’s federal-regional tensions unfolded in Baidoa on Saturday, when Southwest…
Somalia
Somalia MPs Barred from Travel at Mogadishu Airport Amid Political Tensions
Somalia: Lawmakers stopped from leaving Mogadishu airport as political rift widens MOGADISHU, Somalia — Security officers at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport…
Somalia
Somalia’s Southwest State bars security officers from leaving Baidoa amid rising political tensions
BAIDOA, Somalia — Southwest State’s Ministry of Internal Security has barred designated senior security officers from leaving Baidoa “until further notice,” citing…
World
Trump threatens Iran’s oil infrastructure as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate
President Donald Trump threatened new strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub unless Tehran halts attacks on vessels in the Strait of…
World
Iran Vows to Keep Strait of Hormuz Closed as Tensions Mount
Iran vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut, escalating tensions in a waterway that is a critical artery for global energy…
