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Eldher, Somalia – Sept 14, 2025 – Somali army officers on Saturday presented weapons and two captured fighters from the militant group Al-Shabaab in the central town of Eldher, following heavy clashes that erupted there on Friday.   The two prisoners, both adult men, appeared before reporters in hand restraints and with their heads covered. Military officials confirmed they were captured...

Galkayo, Somalia – Sept 14, 2025 – Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland region postponed the election for the mayor of Galkayo by 24 hours on Sunday, citing the need to address "minor disputes" surrounding the process.   In an official statement, Puntland’s Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Democratization said the decision followed a review of the overall situation in the Mudug...

Gaalkacyo – Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha, Federaalka iyo Dimuqraadiyeynta Puntland ayaa shalay ku dhawaaqday in doorashada duqa degmada Gaalkacyo dib loo dhigay muddo 24 saacadood, kaddib qiimeyn ay wasaaraddu ku sameysay xaaladda guud ee gobolka Mudug, gaar ahaan magaalada Gaalkacyo.   Warqad rasmi ah oo ka soo baxday wasaaradda ayaa lagu caddeeyay in doorashada guddoomiyaha golaha deegaanka ahna duqa degmada Gaalkacyo dib...

Ceelbuh, Somalia – Sept 14, 2025 – Tensions are rising in Somalia’s northeastern Sanaag region after a deadly airstrike killed a prominent clan elder near the town of Ceelbuh, local sources said Sunday.   The strike, carried out on Saturday by an unidentified warplane, targeted the outskirts of Ceelbuh in Badhan district. Among those killed was tribal elder Omar Abdullahi, a...

Ceelbuh, Sanaag – Cabsi xooggan ayaa ku faaftay bulshada ku dhaqan gobolka Sanaag, gaar ahaan beelaha deegaanka Ceelbuh, kadib duqeyn culus oo diyaarad dagaal ay shalay ka geysatay duleedka deegaankaasi, taas oo sababtay dhimashada mid ka mid ah odayaasha dhaqanka ee gobolka.   Duqeynta oo ka dhacday meel u dhow deegaanka Ceelbuh, oo hoostaga degmada Badhan ee gobolka Sanaag, ayaa lagu...

Mogadishu, Somalia – Somalia’s bicameral parliament will officially open its 7th legislative session on Saturday, September 20, amid heightened political, security, and economic challenges facing the country, parliamentary leaders announced Saturday.   In a joint statement, Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), and Speaker of the Upper House, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, formally invited members of...

Ceeldheer, Galgaduud – Ciidamada Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa maanta gudaha Ceeldheer ee gobolka Galgaduud kusoo bandhigay maxaabiis ka tirsan Al-Shabaab, hub iyo meydad kadib dagaalkii ka dhacay degmadaas Jimcihii.     Weerarka Al-Shabaab oo ahaa mid qorsheysan oo la rabey in lagula wareego magaaladda, ayaa waxaa si wadajir ah uga hortagay ciidamada Qaybta 21-aad ee Xoogga Dalka, Kumaandooska Gorgor ee Qaybta 1-aad, iyo...

KINSHASA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 107 people were killed and 146 others went missing after a boat capsized Thursday in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported Friday.   According to media reports citing official sources, the accident occurred on the Congo River about 122 km from Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur Province. The same sources...

CAPE TOWN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court, has ruled that husbands are now legally allowed to take on the surnames of their wives.   The court ruled on Thursday that certain sections of the current Births and Deaths Registration Act are "unconstitutional," as they "unfairly discriminate on the grounds of gender." The ruling was made after...

BEIJING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus" Meeting held in Tianjin, seeking to strengthen and improve global governance in this world awash with rapid changes and unprecedented challenges.   The initiative focuses on a central question of the times: what kind of global...