Somalia
Tanker near Somalia fires warning shots at suspicious approach
Saturday May 23, 2026 A tanker in the Gulf of Aden came under a suspicious approach on May 22, prompting its armed…
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Somali national accused of killing Ukrainian teenager travelled to Ireland
Kitty HollandFriday May 22, 2026 Court conducting age inquiry over asylum seeker charged with murder of Vadym Davydenko (17) Dublin District Court…
Somalia
Somali trade unions welcome ICJ ruling protecting right to strike
Thursday May 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) has hailed a landmark advisory opinion from the…
Somalia
Somalia Condemns North Western State of Somalia Plan to Open Embassy in Jerusalem
Thursday May 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government on Wednesday denounced North Western State of Somalia’s plan to establish an…
Somalia
Nearly 40,000 Somali students to take national secondary exams in June 2026
Wednesday May 20, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia will administer its national secondary school examinations for the 2025-26 academic year from June…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia to open embassy in Jerusalem, Israel, envoy says
Wednesday May 20, 2026 In a notable diplomatic breakthrough, North Western State of Somalia says it will open an embassy in Jerusalem…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia appoints UK MP Williamson to lead recognition campaign institute
Tuesday May 19, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro on Monday unveiled a new…
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 The contest…
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 Development, which…
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 Union, which…
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 Hassan Sheikh…
