July 22

• Somalia: Training Program On Security Launched in Puntland

  Somalia's Puntland Ministry of Security and DDR (Demobilization, Demilitarization and Reintegration) has launched a three-day training program in the capital city of Somalia's... Read more »

July 21

• Somalia: Puntland Ministry of Health to Launch Campaign Combating Polio Spread

  Puntland Ministry of Health has announced that it will launch a new campaign halting polio spread in the coming days on Sunday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Somalia: Puntland Parliament Approves New Region and Cabinet Members

  Law makers in Somalia's Puntland parliament have unanimously approved a new region and three Deputy Ministers on Saturday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Somalia: Militants 'Infiltrate' Intelligence Services - UN

  The UN Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea's new annual report to the UN Security Council portrays a harrowing picture of security institutions in Mogadishu, where senior... Read more »

July 20

• Somalia: Militants Target Sierra Leone Troops

  Sierra Leone troops under the mandate of AMISOM were targeted in a roadside bomb attack in the southern port city of Kismayo on Saturday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Somalia: Armed Gunmen Kill Doctor As He Left a Mosque

  Armed gunmen shot and killed a doctor as he left a mosque in Elesha Biyaha - a suburb of Mogadishu - Friday night, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

July 19

• Somalia: Somalia - Ethiopia and Amisom Commanders Meet, Battle Occurs in Bay Region

  The officials of Ethiopian troops stationed in Somalia and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) met in Bay regional capital of Baidoa on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Somalia: Puntland Accuses Ex-President Adde Muse As 'Spoiler'

  Puntland government in northern Somalia has accused domestic spoilers and anti-federalism elements of thwarting the state's first-ever democratic elections on Friday, Garowe Online... Read more »

• Somalia: Mogadishu District Official Gunned Down, Amisom Discusses Security

  The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) talked about the current security situations of Mogadishu and Kismayo, and the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Bay and Bakool... Read more »

July 18

• Somalia: Several Casualties Reported in Baidoa Clash

  Armed confrontation in Bay regional capital of Baidoa left several casualties when around three persons including the Deputy Mayor of Baidoa district were injured in a shootout... Read more »

• Somalia: Two Killed in Kismayo Roadside Bomb, Journalists Wounded

  At least two persons including an African Union soldier (AMISOM) in the southern Somali port of Kismayo were killed in a roadside explosion Wednesday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

July 17

• Somalia: Mortar Shells Hit Mogadishu's Digfer Hospital, Third Mortar Attack in Three Months

  Mortar shells hit Mogadishu's Digfer Hospital as mortars were fired from nearby built up area on Tuesday night, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

July 16

• Somalia: Federal MP Commends AMISOM Role in Kismayo

  Somali Federal Member of Parliament Abdi Barre Yusuf Jibril commended the role of African Union Peacekeeping Force AMISOM in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, Garowe Online... Read more »

July 15

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia Troops Vacate Baidoa

  Ethiopian troops stationed in Bay regional capital of Baidoa in southern Somalia handed over their military bases to AMISOM peacekeeping forces on Monday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Somalia: Mogadishu Explosions Target Solar-Powered Street Lights

  Explosions hit Mogadishu leaving several solar powered street lights destroyed on Monday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Somalia: Somalia MPs Using Tampered Constitution, Return Draft Bill to Govt

  Somalia's Federal Parliament sent a draft bill on Ombudsman back to Somali Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs on Monday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

July 14

• Somalia: Puntland Suspends Elections, Tensions Diffused - special Report

  Puntland government in northern Somalia has announced a suspension of the 2013 Local Council elections, delaying the state's first direct elections in 45 years that was to be held... Read more »

• Somalia: Puntland Government Suspends Local Council Elections

  The President of Puntland State of Somalia H.E. Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud (Farole), in lengthy consultations with the Vice President, Parliament Speaker, Council of Ministers and... Read more »

• Somalia: Jubaland Forces Launch Security Operation in Kismayo

  The security forces of Somalia's Jubaland administration launched a massive security operation in two areas of Kismayo on Saturday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

July 13

• Somalia: New UN Envoy to Somalia On First Puntland Visit

  The President of Somalia's Puntland government Abdirahman Mohamed Farole received the United Nations Special Representative to Somalia and head of the UN Assistance Mission (UNSOM)... Read more »

July 12

• Somalia: Puntland Parliament Passes 2012 Budget Review

  Lawmakers in Somalia's Puntland parliament have unanimously passed the 2012 budget review after days of discussions and debate, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Somalia: Jubaland President Receives Extension to Nominate New Cabinet

  The president of Somalia's Jubaland administration Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe) received delegates vote for an extended period to nominate a Council of Ministers, Garowe... Read more »

July 11

• Somalia: Somaliland Scores Big Against Federal Government at Istanbul Talks [analysis]

  The Communiqué on the political talks between Somali Federal Government (SFG) and Somaliland's separatist administration indicates a big political score for Somaliland, as... Read more »

• Somalia: President Farole Calls On the Public to Support Puntland Elections

  The president of Somalia's Puntland government Abdirahman Mohamed Farole has called on Puntland people to support the change and give their vote in the upcoming District Council... Read more »

• Somalia: Oman Food Aid Reaches Vulernable Communities in Kismayo

  Food aid from the Gulf nation of Oman reached hundreds of vulnerable communities in the southern Somali port of Kismayo on Wednesday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »