July 26, 2022
Somalia: Did Egyptian, Somali Presidents Talk About Nile Dam?
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud discussed in a meeting in Cairo on Monday a host of bilateral and regional issues, at the top… Read more »
Somalia: Fighter Jets Bomb Al-Shabaab Base in Somalia
Warplanes were said to have carried out airstrikes last night in the Toora-Toorow area of the Lower Shabelle region, where Al-Shabaab militants are based. Read more »
July 25, 2022
Somalia: Liyu Police Clash With Al-Shabaab On the Border
A heavy battle between Liyu police and Al-Shabaab was reported in Las-Qurun area near Feerfeer town on the Somalia-Ethiopia border. Read more »
Somalia: Humanitarian Partners May Stop Aid to Somalia Due to Lack of Funding
Humanitarian partners will be forced to stop essential aid programs to Somalia due to a lack of funding, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday. Read more »
Somalia: Egypt's President Receives Somali Counterpart At Ittihadiya Palace
CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received on Monday his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud at Ittihadiya Palace, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said. Read more »
Somalia: PM Given 10 More Days to Announce Cabinet Line-Up
Somalia's parliament gave new Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre additional time to form his new cabinet. Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Provides U.S.$476 Million in Aid to Somalia Amid Drought
MOGADISHU - The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $476 million in critical humanitarian and development… Read more »
July 23, 2022
East Africa: President Returns Home After EAC Meeting in Tanzania
The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who attended the East African Community (EAC) Summit in Arusha, Tanzania, returned to the country today. Read more »
Somalia: NISA Carries Out an Operation in Gedo Region
The soldiers of the National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] have conducted an operation in the Gedo region for the past 48 hours. Read more »
Somalia: ATMIS Honours Outgoing Military Officers for Selfless Service to Somalia
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on Saturday presented medals and certificates to 40 outgoing military staff officers for their outstanding contribution to… Read more »
East Africa: Somali President Attends the Conclusion of EAC Summit in Tanzania
ARUSHA, Tanzania - The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, attended the closing of the East African Community (EAC) summit in Arusha in Tanzania. Read more »
July 24, 2022
Somalia: Somali President Meets With USAID Director in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU [SMN] - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has today received in Mogadishu a delegation from USAID at Villa Somalia. Read more »
Somalia: First Miraa Consignment Set to Leave for Somalia On Sunday
The first miraa consignment is expected to leave for Somalia Sunday, 24th July 2022. Read more »
Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Heads to Egypt
MOGADISHU [SMN] - Somali president Hassan Sheikh and a high-level delegation he is leading will leave Mogadishu for Cairo, the capital of Egypt on Sunday. Read more »
Ethiopia: Somali Region in Ethiopia Claims Victory Over Al-Shabaab in Attack
The Security Council of the Somali Regional Government has issued a statement on a 4-day battle between the Liyu Police and Al-Shabaab fighters. Read more »
July 22, 2022
East Africa: Somalia Submits 3rd Application to Join EAC
Somalia hrenewed its bid to join the East Africa Community (EAC), days after DRC Congo was admitted to the regional trade bloc. Read more »
Somalia: Liyu Police Hits Back At Al-Shabaab Claims Over Attack
The officials of Liyu police, the special forces of Somali regional state in Ethiopia refuted claims by AlShabaab that over 80 soldiers killed in attack on their bases along with… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Tanzania: President Hassan Sheikh Lands in Tanzania
The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his delegation arrived in Arusha, Tanzania on Thursday. Read more »
Somalia: President Heads to Tanzania
A statement released by the Somali presidency said that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will travel to Arusha in Tanzania today to seek Somalia's membership in the East African… 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 »