January 10, 2023
Egypt: Egypt, Somalia Sign MOUs On Higher Education, Cultural Cooperation, Media in Cairo
CAIRO - Egypt, and Somalia signed on Monday a number of MoUs in various fields of cooperation, including higher education, media, and cultural and religious cooperation. Read more »
January 08, 2023
Somalia: Baidoa Security Beefed Up Ahead of Crucial Talks
The overall security of Baidoa has been beefed up ahead of a planned reconciliation conference which failed to open on its deadline, the 5th of January 2023. Read more »
December 31, 2022
Somalia: Puntland Leader Speaks Out the Lasanod Unrest, Dispatches Troops
The President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni, has issued a statement on the situation in the city of Lasanood. He accused Somaliland of carrying out a brutal attack on the… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Somalia: Puntland Leader Meets With UK Ambassador to Somalia
The president of the Puntland state of Somalia Said Abdullahi Deni held a meeting with UK's ambassador Kate Foster in Mogadishu on Wednesday. Read more »
December 26, 2022
Somalia: National Consultative Forum Kicks Off in Mogadishu
The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has opened today the National Consultative Forum at his office in Villa Somalia. Read more »
Somalia: Somali President to Convene National Dialogue With Federal States Leaders
The meeting of the National Consultative Council of the heads of the federal government of Somalia and the regional states, and the governor of the Banadir region is expected to… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Somalia: Fighting Erupts in Baidoa Amid Electoral Crisis
BAIDOA [SMN] - A battle flared up in the suburbs of Baidoa City, the capital of Bay Region, between the South West Administration Forces and those of the South West Security… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Somalia: Ilhan Omar Touches Down in Puntland, Somalia
Ilhan Omar, a member of the US congress touched down in Garowe, the capital of Puntland, on Thursday. The first deputy speaker of the Puntland Parliament, Abdazis Abdullahi Osman,… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Libya: Somalia's Info Minister Visits Libya
TRIPOLI [SMN] - The minister of information of the Federal government of Somalia Da'ud Aweys paid a visit to Libya, for the highest official to arrive in the north African country. Read more »
December 08, 2022
Somalia: Foreign Minister Receives Chinese Special Representative On African Affairs
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, received on Wednesday in the capital, Mogadishu, the Special Representative of the Chinese… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Somalia: Deni Makes New Appointments As Puntland Face Electoral Crisis
GAROWE [SMN] - The President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni, has issued a Presidential Decree regarding the appointment of two members of the High Committee of the Judiciary. Read more »
November 29, 2022
Somalia: Jubaland Leader Ahmed Madobe Makes New Appointments
The leader of Jubaland state Ahmed Madobe has made an appointment as his region is facing the threat of Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda-linked group. Read more »
November 23, 2022
Somalia: Somalia PM Hosts a Meeting With Directors of the Media Houses
MOGADISHU [SMN] - Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday night hosted the media directors in the presidential palace in the first meeting since he assumed office in June. Read more »
November 18, 2022
Somalia: Somali FM Meets With Serbian Deputy Prime Minister in Belgrade
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, held a bilateral meeting in Belgrade on Thursday with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister… Read more »
November 19, 2022
Somalia: Presidents Arrives in Mahas Town On Troop Visit
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia arrived in Mahas district of the Hiraan region on Saturday on the first leg of his frontline visit. Read more »
November 20, 2022
Somalia: Hirshabelle State Leader Receives Somali President in Beledweyne
The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud landed in Beledweyne city on Sunday, returning from several frontline areas in Galmudug state. Read more »
Somalia: President Inaugurates a New Galmudug State Palace
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia along with Galmudug State leader, Ahmed Abdi Kariye Qorqor inaugurated a new Presidency in Dhusamareb city on Sunday. Read more »
Africa: Somali Deputy Foreign Minister Welcomes New AU Representative
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Isaak Mohamud Mursal, welcomed, on Saturday, in the capital, Mogadishu, the new AU representative,… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Somalia: Somalia, Sudan Discuss Bilateral Relations
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia has received at his office a visiting Sudanese delegation led by Brigadier General Ibrahim Jabir from the Supreme Council of the… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: Somali President Heads to Washington for U.S.-Africa Summit
The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is expected to travel to Washington on his second visit to the US since he assumed office in May 2022. Read more »
Somalia: Southwest State Leader Arrives in Barawe City
The President of Southwest regional state, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, and his delegation arrived in Barawe port city on Tuesday. Read more »
November 12, 2022
Eritrea: President Hassan Sheikh Visited Somali Troops Trained in Eritrea
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia accompanied by President Isaias Afwerki, visited members of the Somali Defense Forces that are being… Read more »
November 10, 2022
Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Embarks a Four-Day Visit to Eritrea
ASMARA [SMN] - A high delegation headed by Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on Thursday embarked on a four-day state visit to Eritrea, Africa's isolated country. Read more »
Djibouti: Somali PM Meets With Djibouti's Long Ruler
Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre met with Djibouti's president Ismail Omar Guelleh in the presidential palace as he ends a 3-day visit to the neighboring tiny nation. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Defense Minister Meets With Foreign Ambassadors
MOGADISHU [SMN] - The defense minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama held a meeting with the German ambassador to Somalia Sebastian Groth in Mogadishu on Wednesday. Read more »