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Somalia

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations

FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US to end deportation relief for Somalis in Temporary Protected Status program

A sign rests against a tree as demonstrators rally to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 8, 2025.  REUTERS/Tim Evans
A sign rests against a tree as demonstrators rally to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 8, 2025.  REUTERS/Tim Evans

Somali regions reject Mogadishu’s move to cut ties with UAE

FILE PHOTO: People hold the flag of Somaliland during the parade in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People hold the flag of Somaliland during the parade in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

Somalia, US relations hit low point as Washington pauses aid to government

An online shop team records food orders transmitted with the World Food Program (WFP) card in Wadajir district of Mogadishu, Somalia October 26, 2020. Picture taken October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
An online shop team records food orders transmitted with the World Food Program (WFP) card in Wadajir district of Mogadishu, Somalia October 26, 2020. Picture taken October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

African Union reaffirms ‘one China’ policy in visit by top diplomat Wang Yi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited the African Union's headquarters in Ethiopia on Jan 8, at the start of a visit to several east African countries.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited the African Union's headquarters in Ethiopia on Jan 8, at the start of a visit to several east African countries.

Explainer: Why is Somaliland strategically important?

FILE PHOTO: Somaliland army members participate in a parade to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Somaliland army members participate in a parade to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

Israeli foreign minister visiting Somaliland, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar attends the honorary session of the Paraguayan National Congress, in Asuncion, Paraguay, November 24, 2025. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar attends the honorary session of the Paraguayan National Congress, in Asuncion, Paraguay, November 24, 2025. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo/File Photo

Somaliland denies it will host Palestinians, Israeli base

Somaliland’s foreign ministry said the deal was “purely diplomatic”.
Somaliland’s foreign ministry said the deal was “purely diplomatic”.

Somalia says it killed 29 al-Shabaab militants with international support

An intense White House response from a single viral video

Equipped with little more than iPhones, right-wing content makers zigzag around the country in search of politically charged footage.
Equipped with little more than iPhones, right-wing content makers zigzag around the country in search of politically charged footage.

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