Central-Africa
Trump Administration Recalls U.S. Ambassador to Somalia and Other Career Diplomats
MOGADISHU — The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts worldwide in…
US
Somalia
U.S. conducts large retaliatory airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, officials say
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military launched large-scale air and ground strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets across central Syria…
Somalia
Somali rickshaw driver killed in Mogadishu weeks after U.S. visa lottery win
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A young rickshaw driver who had recently won the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery was shot and killed…
East-Africa
U.S. Visa Lottery–Winning Rickshaw Driver Fatally Shot in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A rickshaw operator was shot dead late Sunday in Mogadishu’s Dayniile district by an armed man believed…
East-Africa
Somali TikTok Influencer Deported From U.S. Returns to Mogadishu Amid al-Shabab Threats
Somali influencer deported from U.S. returns to Mogadishu under threat, stoking migrant fears MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somali social media…
Somalia
ISIS ambush in Syria kills two U.S. troops and a civilian
ISIS gunman kills 2 U.S. troops and a U.S. civilian in Syria ambush; attacker dead, CENTCOM says Two U.S. service…
Somalia
Turkey building Somalia spaceport as U.S., China, France boost satellite surveillance
Turkey starts building Somalia spaceport, a strategic equatorial launch site drawing global scrutiny Turkey has begun constructing a satellite and…
Somalia
Minneapolis chokehold on U.S. citizen symbolizes Trump’s Somali crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS — The takedown happened in seconds: masked federal agents sprinting toward a 20-year-old Somali American as he stepped from…
East-Africa
Kenyan Court Halts $1.6B U.S. Health Deal Amid Data Privacy Challenge
Kenya’s High Court on Thursday temporarily halted a $1.6 billion Kenya–U.S. Health Cooperation Framework, citing privacy concerns over the transfer…
Somalia
Venezuela-linked tanker brought to U.S. as White House weighs more seizures
US to bring seized tanker to American port, vows to take its oil; Venezuela decries ‘piracy’ as Russia signals support…
Central-Africa
Somali Influencer’s U.S. Deportation Questioned as AFP Finds No French Spy Kidnapping Link
MOGADISHU — The man at the center of a viral deportation saga stepped into Mogadishu last month to cheers, ululations…
