Somalia
Somalia sets 2026 regional election timeline, South West state votes first
Sunday May 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Independent National Electoral and Boundaries Commission on Sunday unveiled the full calendar for the…
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Somalia
Electoral commission delays South West State elections, extends candidate deadline
Wednesday April 29, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — South West State’s elections for the House of Representatives and local councils have been pushed…
Somalia
Arsenal return to top with narrow win; West Ham, Tottenham win big
Sunday April 26, 2026 Arsenal surged back to the summit of the Premier League on Saturday, but only after surviving a tense…
Somalia
Thousands of families displaced by conflict in South West state
Wednesday April 8, 2026 IDP mother and her children find shelter in IDP camp/File Photo A fresh wave of fighting in southern…
Somalia
MP Calls Federal Takeover of South West State “Illegal” and “Dictatorial”
MOGADISHU – Member of the Federal Parliament Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has sharply denounced the Federal Government’s decision to install an administration for…
Somalia
Somalia prepares South West offensive as Ethiopia’s role remains unclear
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s federal administration appears to be tightening its grip on the South West State, moving toward a possible showdown after…
Somalia
Somalia declares South West State leadership mandate expired amid rising tensions
Tuesday March 24, 2026 Somalia’s federal authorities have thrown South West State’s leadership into fresh uncertainty, declaring late Sunday that the president…
Somalia
Somalia’s federal government suspends Mogadishu–Baidoa flights after South West State halts cooperation
Somalia suspends Mogadishu–Baidoa flights amid Southwest rift Somalia’s federal government suspended civilian flights between Mogadishu and Baidoa on Tuesday as tensions with…
World
Health officials: Israeli troops fatally shoot parents, two children in West Bank
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian couple and their two young children in the town of Tammun in the occupied West…
Somalia
Somalia and U.S. State of West Virginia Sign Minerals Cooperation Deal
Saturday March 14, 2026 MOGADISHU — Somalia’s federal government on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. state of West…
West-Africa
West Africa Could Lose Key Shipping Lines to European Markets
West African shipping companies are revising routes and business plans as the escalating crisis in the Middle East disrupts global maritime corridors,…
