African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Journalists and media stakeholders across East Africa have strongly condemned the detention of two Somali journalists in Mogadishu’s Dayniile District, raising fresh concerns over press freedom in the country. The two female reporters, Amiira Salaabeen of Kaab TV and Iqro Abdullaahi of FIVE TV, were reportedly arrested on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, […]
KISMAYO, Somalia — A soldier affiliated with local security forces in Kismayo has shot and killed journalist Abshir Khaliif Shide, a reporter working with Radio Waamo, in an incident that has sparked outrage within Somalia’s media fraternity. The fatal shooting occurred in the southern port city of Kismayo, the administrative capital of the semi-autonomous state […]
The Trump administration has announced it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali immigrants, affecting about 2,500 people nationwide, including several hundred in Minnesota. The decision means Somali TPS holders will lose their legal status and work authorisation by March 17, making them eligible for deportation. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said conditions in […]
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly rejected any initiative seeking to recognize Somaliland as an independent entity, reaffirming the African Union’s unwavering commitment to the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia. In a statement issued amid growing regional and international debate over Somaliland’s […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Residents of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, went to the polls on Thursday in landmark municipal elections seen as a critical step toward the country’s first direct national elections in more than 50 years. With the exception of the semi-autonomous Puntland region and the self-declared independent Somaliland, Somalia last held direct elections in 1969, […]
