East-Africa
Saudi Arabia Announces Maritime Defense Alliance to Secure Vital Waterways
Tuesday August 4, 2026 People sit in a fishing boat sailing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off Yemen’s southern Taiz province [AFP]…
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Somalia’s trade delivery agenda turns market access into measurable gains
By Sadaq MohamedMonday August 3, 2026 Somalia’s entry into regional trade markets will mean little unless the country can produce more, meet…
Somalia
Somali Parliament Begins Process to Elect New House Speaker
Monday August 3, 2026 Somalia has begun the process of selecting a new parliamentary speaker, with Acting House of the People Speaker…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia Condemns Somali Prime Minister’s Visit to Las Anod
Monday August 3, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia has sharply criticized Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre’s visit…
Somalia
Puntland State says U.S. will expand Bosaso base under new security agreement
Monday August 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Puntland State and the United States have reached a security agreement that will enable Washington…
Somalia
Somali Minister Resigns to Run for House Speaker
Sunday August 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s State Minister for Interior, Federalism and Reconciliation, Saadaq Aliyow, has resigned to enter the…
East-Africa
Garissa County Assembly and UNHCR to Deepen Partnership on Refugee Governance
by STEPHEN ASTARIKOSunday August 2, 2026 Garissa County Assembly speaker Abdi Idle Gure chairing the meeting attended by officials from UNHCR./STEPHEN ASTARIKO…
Somalia
Ministry of Family Urges Parties to Uphold 30% Women’s Quota in Galmudug Elections
Sunday August 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — As Galmudug wraps up its first one-person, one-vote elections since its establishment, Somalia’s Ministry of…
East-Africa
African Leaders Push to Extend Threatened AU Mission in Somalia
Saturday August 1, 2026 Washington’s decision to withdraw crucial support has put the future of the African Union’s Somalia mission in doubt,…
East-Africa
Somali President Orders Ministers to Surrender Kenyan Passports Amid Diplomatic Tensions
Saturday August 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has ordered cabinet ministers and senior officials who hold Kenyan…
East-Africa
African leaders ask Security Council to back AUSSOM for up to two more years
Saturday August 1, 2026 Kampala (AX) — African leaders whose countries provide troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in…
