Somalia
Garissa 2027 governor race takes shape as Senator Haji courts Awliyahan support
by STEPHEN ASTARIKOMonday May 18, 2026 Garissa governorship aspirant Abdulkadir Haji with Sultan Hamud Sheikh of the Awliyahan clan./STEPHEN ASTARIKO…
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East-Africa
IGAD urges Somali leaders to keep talking after talks end without deal
Sunday May 17, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s stalled political transition has drawn fresh concern from the Intergovernmental Authority on…
Somalia
AU urges Somali leaders to resume talks after collapse
Sunday May 17, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s stalled political transition has once again drawn urgent attention from the African…
Opinions
Opinion: President Hassan Sheikh’s Four Years End as Somalia Fractures
By: Abdirahman Jeylani Mohamed Saturday May 16, 2026 Somalia has reached a fraught political milestone. On 15 May 2026, President…
Somalia
Somalia to require national ID for passport applications starting July 1
Friday May 15, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Immigration and Citizenship Agency has announced a major shift in passport rules,…
East-Africa
Somali pirates reportedly demand $10 million to release small product tanker
Thursday May 14, 2026 MT Honour 25 is one of the two product tankers being held off the coast of…
Somalia
Somali government, opposition fail to reach election deal in Mogadishu
Thursday May 14, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government and opposition leaders left the table Wednesday without a deal…
East-Africa
Kenya police use teargas to disperse anti-France protesters near Macron summit
Wednesday May 13, 2026 Teargas billowed through Nairobi’s city centre on Tuesday as Kenyan police moved to break up dozens…
North-Africa
Egypt confirms oil tanker hijacked off Yemen coast, taken to Somalia
Hussien ElkabanyTuesday May 12, 2026 Egypt said Monday that an oil tanker carrying eight Egyptian sailors was seized off Yemen’s…
West-Africa
Former Somali president says troops blocked his home before Mogadishu protest
Sunday May 10, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said Sunday that security forces had sealed…
Opinions
Responds to Heritage Institute on Research Versus Political Campaign
By Ali Mohamed Omar Saturday May 9, 2026 A Response to the Heritage Institute’s Assessment of Somalia’s Diplomacy There is a…
