Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States, on September 24, 2026 [Caitlin Ochs/Reuters] The United Nations has closed its political mission in Somalia, ending more than three decades of efforts to help the country rebuild after civil war. The United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) ceased operations on Saturday after completing a two-year transition requested by the Somali gove

Abiy speaking during the opening summit of the AU meeting. [Photo: Ethiopia's foreign ministry] The Tigray Defense Forces [TDF] has faulted the speech delivered by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during the 25th Ordinary session of the African Union, arguing that it was full of hypocrisy and fell short of expectations. Ahmed, the Nobel Peace Prize winner of 2019, seemed to laud the African nations for their support throughout the Tigray conflict, adding that the crisis was "interna