US Ends Zimbabwe Health Aid After Deal Collapse
The United States has officially ended decades of health aid to Zimbabwe, cutting funding for HIV and other…
UK Urges Restraint in Baidoa as Ethiopia Plans Troop Withdrawal from South West State
MOGADISHU — The United Kingdom has expressed concern over renewed fighting in Baidoa, warning that further violence risks…
Ethiopia to Withdraw 3,000 Troops from Somalia to Fight Rebels at Home
MOGADISHU — Ethiopia is planning to withdraw more than 3,000 troops from Somalia as renewed fighting in its…
SA hauls US ambassador Bozell over the coals for the third time
Pretoria has hauled US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III over the coals again after he spent the past…
Somali Shilling Slips 1.2% as Gradual Depreciation Continues
MOGADISHU — The Somali shilling depreciated by 1.2 percent against the US dollar during the first quarter of…
Qatari mediators press peace deal between US, Iran – Middle East and Africa
atar said on Tuesday it hopes that shuttle diplomacy between Iran and the US can lead to a…
Somalia’s Customs Revenue Falls 40% as Hormuz Disruption Hits Trade
Mogadishu — Somalia’s customs-based domestic revenue has fallen by approximately 40 percent as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz…
Somalia’s Domestic Revenue Grows as External Grants Collapse
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s domestic revenue increased by 7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, reaching US$100.6…
Trump rejects Iran proposal for deal to reopen Hormuz – Middle East and Africa
S President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have…
From Minnesota to Guantánamo: The Deportation of Adam Abdullah
MOGADISHU — A 31-year-old Somali asylum seeker who was working legally as an auto mechanic in St. Paul,…
Somaliland Ministers, MPs and Advisors Land in Minnesota for Diaspora Engagements
MINNEAPOLIS — A high-level Somaliland government delegation comprising cabinet ministers, members of parliament, presidential advisors, and senior state…
Gachagua vows to shut Kenya’s borders to hard drugs within one year if elected
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua/X Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has pledged that his administration would move…