East-Africa
Somali piracy surge claims Iran-linked oil tanker
A sanctioned oil tanker allegedly involved in moving Iranian petroleum products has been seized off Yemen in the latest sign of a…
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North-Africa
Egypt Working to Secure Release of Sailors Kidnapped Off Somalia, FM Abdelatty Says
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty Egypt is intensifying diplomatic efforts to free eight Egyptian sailors kidnapped aboard an oil tanker off Somalia…
Somalia
Somalia Faces New Hunger Crisis as UN Food Agency Reports Sharp Funding Shortfall
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s hunger crisis is deepening as six million people face acute food insecurity, yet the World Food Program has…
East-Africa
South West State Minister Calls on Kenya to Arrest Former President Laftagareen
Baidoa (AX) — South West State officials have urged Kenya to arrest former state President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen and extradite him…
Somalia
Somalia Reaffirms Cyprus Policy After Speaker’s Message to Northern Cyprus
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has moved to head off speculation over its position on Cyprus, insisting that its foreign policy remains unchanged…
Somalia
Mogadishu Marks 15 Years Since President Erdoğan’s Historic 2011 Visit to Somalia
Fifteen years after Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s landmark visit to Mogadishu, Somalia and Türkiye on Wednesday celebrated a relationship that began amid famine…
Central-Africa
Winnipeg man who fled Somalia as refugee sentenced to 4 years for human smuggling
Abdi Hassan Ali, a Somali refugee who once made Winnipeg his home, will spend the next 500 days in custody after admitting…
North-Africa
Egypt Rejects Threats to Somalia’s Sovereignty, Urges Sustained Funding for AU Mission
Egypt will not accept unilateral actions that threaten Somalia’s territorial integrity or erode its sovereignty, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told his Somali…
Somalia
Somalia Begins Preparations to Join African Continental Free Trade Area
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has cleared a major hurdle toward joining Africa’s single market, completing parliamentary ratification of the African Continental Free…
Somalia
Somalia to Begin Duty-Free Fish Exports to China Next Month
Mogadishu (AX) — Somali fish exporters are set to gain access to China next month under a new agreement granting the country’s…
Somalia
Puntland State’s Next Election Requires Building Key Institutions Before 2029
President Said Abdullahi Deni used a gathering in Galkacyo on 10 August 2026 to make a pledge that could define Puntland State‘s…
