Somalia: Somali Government Pledges Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities in National Politics

Mogadishu - The Somali government has announced that persons with disabilities will be given a meaningful role in the country's political process, particularly in the ongoing… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Youth Minister, UN Counterterrorism Chief Discuss Preventing Extremist Ideologies

Somali Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Abdulqadir Ali on Wednesday held a virtual meeting with Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism… Read more »

Somalia: Double Visa Fees Spark Outrage At Garowe Airport

Passengers arriving at Garowe International Airport in Puntland over the past week have found themselves trapped in an unexpected bureaucratic tug-of-war. Despite holding valid $64… Read more »

Somalia: Saadaq Omar Hassan Elected to Somalia's Federal Parliament Seat HOP#248

Dhusamareb, Somalia - Saadaq Omar Hassan, widely known as Saadaq Joon, has been elected to seat HOP#248 of the House of the People in Somalia's Federal Parliament, following a… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Government Dispatches Emergency Aid to Awdal As Drought Crisis Deepens

Mogadishu, Somalia - The Federal Government of Somalia has announced the delivery of emergency humanitarian assistance to Awdal region, as communities there continue to face the… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Speaker Meets UN Envoy to Bolster Parliamentary-UN Cooperation

Mogadishu, - The Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia's Federal Parliament, H.E. Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), on Sunday held talks with James Swan, the Special… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia to Announce National Secondary Exam Results for Final-Year Students in Jowhar

Mogadishu, - The Ministry of Education, Culture, and Higher Learning of the Federal Government of Somalia will today officially release the results of the 2024/2025 National… Read more »

Somalia: Rift Emerges Within Somalia's Opposition Alliance As Key Figures Resign

Mogadishu, - Somalia's political opposition has been dealt a major blow after several heavyweight politicians announced their resignation from the National Salvation Forum (NSF),… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Government Moves to Block Opposition Militarisation in Mogadishu

Somalia's federal government has announced new measures aimed at preventing opposition groups from arming themselves inside the capital, amid rising political tensions and failed… Read more »

Somalia: Former Somali PM Rooble Backs Somaliland, Warns of Federal Government's Moves

Mogadishu, Somalia - Somalia's former Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Rooble, has launched a blistering critique of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's leadership, accusing the… Read more »

Somalia: The Northeast Power Struggle - Contest Between the Right Bloc and the Left Coalition

The recent announcement of the new parliamentary list for the Northeast Federal State of Somalia has ignited the region's first genuine contest for the office of president, marking… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Leader Intensifies Rhetoric Against Opposition Amid Reform Dispute

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has launched a scathing attack on opposition leaders, accusing them of derailing efforts to reach consensus on constitutional reforms seen as… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia - Heavy Security Deployment in Dhusamareeb As President Hassan Arrives for Key Mission

Dhusamareeb - Reports from the Galmudug capital indicate that police and Darwish forces in the state have been placed on full alert, with large numbers of troops and senior… Read more »

Somalia: Tensions Rise in Puntland As 18 Foreign Vessels Enter Local Waters

Boosaaso, Puntland - Coastal communities in Somalia's Bari region are facing mounting tensions after the Puntland Minister of Fisheries, Abdirisaaq Cabdullaahi Xagaa, authorized… Read more »

Somalia: Somali President Appoints Former Ambassador to Head Mogadishu Port

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed former ambassador Mohamed Ali Nur, widely known as "Ameeriko," as the new director of Mogadishu Port, one of the country's most… Read more »

Somalia: U.S. Reaffirms Somalia Policy Amid Calls to Recognize Somaliland

The United States has reiterated that there is no change in its policy toward Somalia, despite renewed pressure from Republican lawmakers urging Washington to formally recognize… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Restores High-Level Diplomatic Presence in Japan After Nearly Four Decades

Tokyo, -- Somalia has taken another step in rebuilding its global diplomatic footprint, as Ambassador to China, Dr. Hodan Osman Abdi, presented copies of her credentials to Japan's… Read more »

Somalia: Somali President Heads to Dhuusamareeb With Four-Point Agenda

Dhuusamareeb, -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is preparing for a high-profile visit to Dhuusamareeb, the capital of Galmudug state, in what officials describe as a… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Launches Danabeysan Digital Payment System to Boost Transparency and Efficiency

Somalia's Minister of Finance, Biihi Imaan Ige, officially launched the Danabeysan digital signature system for government payments at a major ceremony in Mogadishu, signaling a… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's New North-East State Parliament Announced - 83 MPs Appointed in Historic Power Shift

Las Anod, Somalia - In a major political development reshaping Somalia's federal landscape, authorities in the newly declared North-East State have released the official list of… Read more »

East Africa: Chief Justice Meets East Africa Magistrates and Judges Association Delegation

Mogadishu - The Chief Justice of Somalia, Mr. Bashe Yusuf Ahmed, along with senior officials from the country's judicial institutions, held an important meeting with a visiting… Read more »

Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Registers for Somalia's Landmark 'One Person, One Vote' Election

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today officially registered for Somalia's upcoming "one person, one vote" elections, marking a symbolic moment in the country's push towards… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Opposition Leaders Hold High-Stakes Meeting After Election Talks Collapse

Senior leaders of Somalia's opposition coalition held an urgent closed-door meeting on Monday evening at the private residence of former Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Rooble,… Read more »

Somalia: Trump's Somaliland Comment Sparks Celebration - - but Was It a Diplomatic Mirage?

 A brief remark by U.S. President Donald Trump has set Somaliland social media alight and stirred celebrations among supporters of the self-declared republic -- but a closer… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Distributes Modern Farming Equipment in Major Push to Boost Food Security

MOGADISHU, - Somalia's Agriculture Minister Mohamed Abdi Hayir "Maareeye" has rolled out a large-scale distribution of modern farming equipment in a bid to overhaul the country's… Read more »