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EU Summit Threatens Asylum Rights
EU leaders risk abandoning asylum rights at Brussels summit.
EUobserver · 1m
Somalia Constitution Bill Deadline
Somalia's government sets two-month deadline to draft constitution bill after disputed mandate.
The Rio Times · 2m
Somalia sets 2027 election dates amid political crisis
Somalia's election commission announces parliamentary and presidential votes for April and May 2027, but opposition parties reject the plan and warn of conflict.
Al Jazeera · 1m
Somalia Sets 2027 Election Dates
Somalia announces parliamentary and presidential election dates for 2027.
Allafrica · 1m
Somali Army Readies Al-Shabaab Operations
Somali forces prepare military actions against Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle region.
Allafrica · 1m
Somalia's Electoral Crisis
Somalia's outgoing president faces backlash for unilateral election plans.
Allafrica · 1m
Horn of Africa Leaders Meet on Tensions
Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia discuss regional conflicts and unresolved issues in El Alamein.
Allafrica · 1m
UAE Drone Strike Kills Somali Family
UAE drone strike in Somalia’s Al-Miskaad mountains kills four family members, wounding five.
Drop Site News · 1m
Somalia Reports Al-Shabab Leader Killed
Somalia's intelligence agency confirms al-Shabab's former security chief died in joint operation.
Allafrica · 1m
Somaliland Pushes for U.S. Recognition
Somaliland seeks U.S. recognition after diplomatic efforts during President Irro's Washington visit.
Allafrica · 2m
Washington and Somaliland's Port Deal
Somaliland's president offered Washington access to Berbera port but got no recognition.
Allafrica · 1m
Ethiopia Takes Mekelle as Regional Leaders Convene
Ethiopian forces capture Tigray's capital as Egypt hosts rivals to prevent regional war.
Allafrica · 1m
Somaliland's Red Sea gambit for statehood
An unrecognized African republic is leveraging geopolitical chaos to pitch itself as a strategic U.S. ally.
Foreign Policy · 3m
Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to Somalia's crisis
The pontiff appeals for international help as violence, drought, and funding cuts devastate the Horn of Africa nation.
Vaticannews · 1m
Somali immigrants detained at Guantanamo Bay
ICE is holding Somali men at the notorious military base, where they say they're shackled and subjected to freezing conditions.
Mother Jones · 2m
Sahel violence hits record as al-Qaida and IS groups expand
Twenty-five years after 9/11, Africa's Sahel region has become the new center of Islamist extremist violence.
the Guardian · 2m
How al-Shabab Outlasted Three Peacekeeping Missions
Two decades and $3.6 billion in U.S. money later, the group the peacekeepers came to beat runs its own state.
Foreign Policy · 3m
A dictator's son, living quietly in Ohio
Thirty-four years after Somalia's regime fell, its ruler's family turned up in the Columbus suburbs.
Fox News · 1m