May 05, 2022
Somalia: Presidential Election to Be Held On May 15
Somalia's presidential election, which has been delayed for several months, will be held on May 15, according to a joint parliamentary committee tasked with preparations for the… Read more »
Somalia: Puntland Vice Leader Fires Three Key Minister Amid Tussle With Deni
GAROWE [SMN] - Puntland Vice President Ahmed Elmi Osman Karaash said in a statement that he had fired Finance Minister Hassan Shire Abgal, Interior Minister Mohamed Abdirahman… Read more »
Somalia: Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery, Conspiracy in 2017 Fatal Attack On Somali Cab Driver
A Beltzhoover man pleaded guilty Wednesday to his role in the fatal attack on a Z Trip cab driver five years ago. Read more »
May 04, 2022
Somalia: IGAD Executive Secretary Condemns Al-Shabaab Attack
DJIBOUTI [SMN] - The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, strongly condemns yesterday's terrorist attack on the base… Read more »
Africa: Qatar Condemns Attack On AU Mission Camp in Somalia
The State of Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted a camp of the African Union Mission in southern Somalia, which resulted in… Read more »
Africa: AU Releases Statement On Al-Shabaab Attack in El-Baraf
Addis Ababa, 3 May 2022. The Chairperson of the Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack perpetrated by Al Shabaab militants… Read more »
May 03, 2022
Somalia: Shining a Light On Journalism Under Digital Siege in Somalia, the Focus of This Year's World Press Freedom Day
While the journalism industry in Somalia has become deft and vigilant about physical attacks against journalists, the same sense of importance is needed to address a rise in online… Read more »
Somalia: On World Press Freedom Day, UN Emphasizes the Vital Role of Somali Media
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations in Somalia emphasizes the vital role that the country's media play in Somali society and the need to ensure their… Read more »
Africa: AU Military Base in Somalia Comes Under Al-Shabaab Attack
JOWHAR (SMN) - Al-Shabaab militants on Tuesday morning launched an attack on a Burundian military base under ATMIS in El Baraf area of the Middle Shabelle region. Read more »
October 28, 2020
Somalia: UN Condemns Killing of 2 Polio Workers in Somalia
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed Tuesday that two frontline workers were killed in a militant attack in Mogadishu. Read more »
October 06, 2017
Mozambique: Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack in Mozambique Leaves Two Police Officers Dead
A group of about 30 men attacked three police stations in the coastal district of Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province of northern Mozambique, in an armed raid on Thursday. Read more »
May 25, 2017
Somalia: Turkey to Help Somalia Rebuild Infrastructure, SNA
Turkey has been helping to heal the wounds of the people of Somalia for years, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on humanitarian aid, infrastructure projects, schools,… Read more »