May 22

• Mogadishu Regains Its Allure

  This Day

  Though shattered by the New Year's Eve terrorists bombing in 2010, Mogadishu, a mammy market in Abuja has regained its allure as the place for the best grilled fish. Read more »

May 21

• Parliamentarians Withdraw From the Proposed Motion Against PM

  Shabelle

  a motion against the prime minister of the federal republic of Somalia and his cabinet was recently proposed by some parliamentarians but a large number of them made a u- turn and... Read more »

• Military Commander - There Are No Govt Troops Based in Kismayu

  Shabelle

  colonel Farah Makombo who is the newly appointed military commander in charge of federal governments troops in the Juba regions said that there were no government troops in the... Read more »

• Somalia Asks for More Funds At London Conference

  ERTA

  Somalia's president urged donors at an international conference Tuesday to provide "considerable investment and support" for his beleaguered government, arguing that the fate of... Read more »

• Ethiopia Urges International Community to Help Ensure Sustained Peace in Somalia

  ERTA

  Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn said the international community should support the people of Somalia to work out their problems by themselves. Read more »

• Puntland Court Fines 78 Iranians for Illegal Fishing

  Sabahi

  A Bosaso court convicted and fined 78 Iranians on Sunday (May 19th) for illegally fishing in Puntland waters in late April, Somalia's Garowe Online reported. Read more »

• Over 1 Million Somalis to Remain Food Insecure Until September

  Sabahi

  More than 1 million Somalis will remain "food insecure" until September, the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) said in a report released Sunday (May 19th). Read more »

• AfDB Pledges U.S. $18 Million to Help Reconstruct Somalia

  ERTA

  The African Development Bank has pledged US$18 million to support Somalia reconstruct itself. The fund will be released over a period of three years. This is a report by African... Read more »

• Puntland Police Receive Training On Gender-Based Violence

  Sabahi

  The Puntland Ministry of Women and Family Affairs began an eight-day training Sunday (May 19th) on gender-based violence for 30 officers from the Puntland Police Force and the... Read more »

• Canada Calls for a Joint Fight Against Al Shabab

  Shabelle

  Canada calls for a joint fight against Alshabab to eradicate the threats from the militia group. Canada has made a call for the Somalia Government to double its efforts infighting... Read more »

• Galmudug State Criticizes the Motion Against the Prime Minister.

  Shabelle

  the administration of Galmudug state has criticized the move by some parliamentarians to pass a vote of no confidence against the cabinet of the federal republic of Somalia. Read more »

• Several People Arrested After a Security Operation in Mogadishu

  Shabelle

  a security operation was today conducted by federal government troops and AMISOM troops in some parts of Mogadishu. Several people who were suspected to have connections with... Read more »

• Four Killed in Clashes Between Somali Troops, Al-Shabaab

  Sabahi

  At least four people were killed and three injured Thursday (May 16th) when suspected al-Shabaab militants attacked government bases in El Barde in the Bakol region, Somalia's... Read more »

• Mogadishu Explosion Kills Four

  Sabahi

  Pro-government Somali militia Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa member Artan Sheikhdon was killed after explosives planted in his car detonated in Mogadishu's Hodan district Wednesday (May... Read more »

• Top Army Commander - We Have Successfully Removed Some Road Blocks

  Shabelle

  Mogadishu - (sh.M.Network) General Abdullahi Osman Agey the second in command of the army forces who addressed Shabelle media in Mogadishu said that they have successfully removed... Read more »

• Heavy Bombardments Near the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu.

  Shabelle

  news from war-digley district in Mogadishu report that heavy bombardments was heard at the surrounding of the presidential palace in Mogadishu last night. Read more »

• Somali President Receives Credentials From South Korean Ambassador

  Sabahi

  Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Thursday (May 16th) received credentials from the newly appointed South Korean ambassador to Somalia Kim Chan Woo, UN-funded Bar-Kulan... Read more »

• Puntland President Hosts Australia Ambassador in Garowe

  Garowe Online

  The president of Puntland government in northern Somalia hosted Australian ambassador to Kenya in Garowe on Monday, marking the first high-level visit by an Australian diplomat to... Read more »

May 20

• Somalia President Addresses Somaliland Separatism, Jubaland Formation

  Garowe Online

  The president of Somalia's federal government Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addressed major national issues including Somaliland separatism while speaking at the opening ceremony of a new... Read more »

• Security in Kismayu Deteriorating

  Shabelle

  The city of Kismayu which is located in a strategic location has faced political scramble in the past few days. The Raskamboni militia which administrates the city has been... Read more »

• Al-Shabaab, Somali Troops Clash in Bakol

  Sabahi

  Somali government troops killed nine al-Shabaab militants during clashes Saturday (May 18th) in the Bakol region, Somalia's Shabelle Media Network reported. Read more »

• IGAD Delegation Meets Groups Opposing Madobe.

  Shabelle

  Delegation from IGAD regional governments is set to meet Somalia traditional elders from the Juba regions today in Kismayu. The delegation met Ahmed Madobe who is one of the self... Read more »

• Iranians Convicted of Illegal Fishing in Puntland State Waters

  Garowe Online

  A Bossaso court convicted on Sunday, 78 Iranians who were caught in April illegally fishing in Puntland state waters, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• IGAD Delegation Begins Fact-Finding Mission On Jubbaland State Formation

  Sabahi

  A delegation from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) visited officials in Mogadishu and Kismayo following controversial elections that resulted in two men... Read more »

• Elders Oppose MPs Motion Against the Prime Minister.

  Shabelle

  Traditional elders who selected the parliament have warned the motion against Prime Minister Shirdon. Read more »