Pre-Dawn Fighting in Baidoa Leaves 71 Wounded and One Civilian Dead
Baidoa fighting between Somali government forces and militias wounded 71 people and killed one civilian, a hospital said, in a...
September 4, 2026Topic
Somalia
Ethiopia Doubles Its African Union Bill Just as Washington Steps Back
The Ethiopia African Union contribution rises to about US$15m from 2027 as Addis Ababa enters the top funding tier, just...
September 2, 2026
Six Million Somalis Are Short of Food, and WFP Reaches One in Ten
The Somalia hunger crisis leaves nearly six million people acutely food insecure, with WFP reaching about 600,000 and seeking US$198...
August 28, 2026
Egypt Calls Djibouti, and Completes a Ring Around Ethiopia
Egypt Horn of Africa diplomacy reached Djibouti on 22 August, the fourth such regional call in a month, as Cairo...
August 27, 2026
Somalia’s Top Court Threw Out Galmudug’s First Direct Vote
Somalia’s Federal Supreme Court annulled the Galmudug election on 24 August 2026, voiding a July vote that was the state’s...
August 25, 2026
Pakistan Signs a Defence Deal With Somalia
Pakistan and Somalia signed a defence memorandum in Islamabad. India was asked about it, and answered in a single sentence.
August 24, 2026
Mogadishu Demolished a Neighbourhood at Midnight
Somali forces began tearing down homes in Mogadishu's Tookiyo neighbourhood after midnight. Nearly ten people were hurt and the legal...
August 24, 2026
World Bank Bars Kenya’s eCitizen Builder Over a Somalia Contract
A World Bank debarment has shut Webmasters Kenya and its founder out of Bank-financed contracts until June 2031 over a...
August 23, 2026
Piracy Off Somalia Is Back at a Ten-Year High
Somali piracy reached a ten-year high with 13 incidents in the first seven months of 2026, and coastal states have...
August 22, 2026