East Africa
Everything SaharaWire has filed out of Somalia: public affairs, business, technology and culture, in one continuously updated archive.
Elsewhere in East Africa
US intelligence warns Iranian plots to target American personnel in Middle East have advanced, prompting security measures and personnel withdrawals.
Garissa leaders call for swift and independent probe into suspected unexploded ordnance blast that killed two young siblings in Bura East.
Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni warns Somalia's federal government is undermining the country's federal system and political agreements.
Somalia's government denies reports that Turkish F-16 fighter jets or armed drones bombed Somali National Army positions near Leego, following heavy fighting with al-Shabab.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visits Uganda as election crisis deepens
Somalia's fisheries sector faces crisis due to corruption, secret foreign deals, and donor flight, undermining the country's blue economy vision.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni met with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to discuss security cooperation and trade.
African Union forces in Somalia to withdraw from three positions in Lower Shabelle
Egypt's parliament authorizes President Sisi to send forces to support Saudi Arabia amid Houthi threats to the Bab el Mandeb strait and Red Sea access.
Somali PM Xamsa Cabdi Barre calls on women scholars to contribute to nation-building, social awareness, and countering extremist ideologies.
Garissa leaders allied to the Talasame political alliance are urging residents to acquire national identity cards and voter registration cards ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre calls on women religious scholars to play a greater role in strengthening state institutions and promoting social awareness.
