Africa: United States Temporarily Suspends Visa Applications From 19 Countries

The United States government has temporarily suspended all visa applications from 19 countries, according to a statement released Wednesday. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Warns Worsening Drought Could Mirror Deadly 2017 Crisis

Somalia's national disaster agency has warned that a deepening drought across the country could escalate sharply after expected seasonal rains failed to materialise, forcing… Read more »

Somalia: Outcry After Trump Used Slurs Against Somali Immigrants

Comments by U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he used derogatory language to describe Somali immigrants in Minnesota, have stirred widespread anger and concern among… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Chief Justice Joins East African Judicial Leaders At Nairobi Forum

Somalia's Chief Justice Bashe Yusuf attended the annual meeting of the East African Chief Justices Forum, held this year in Nairobi, where regional judicial leaders discussed ways… Read more »

Somalia: Africom Chief Wraps Up Regional Tour With Push for Stronger Counterterrorism Cooperation

The head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Gen. Dagvin Anderson, has concluded the first leg of a high-level tour of Ethiopia, Somaliland and Puntland -- administrations he… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Troops, South West State Forces Launch Major Operation in Lower Shabelle

Somali national army forces backed by South West State regional troops have launched a sweeping security operation across several villages under Wanlaweyn district in the Lower… Read more »

Africa: Somalia's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Attends Conference On Colonial-Era Crimes in Africa

Somalia's State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Balcad, attended the International Conference on Criminalizing Colonialism in Africa on Sunday, held… Read more »

Somalia: Appeals Court in Galmudug State Sentences Three Over Mother and Daughters' Killing

The Appeals Court in the Galgaduud region handed down a death sentence to Abdi Osman Abdullahi and Gallad Ahmed Hussein, while Ayuub Mohamed Abdi was sentenced to five years in… Read more »

Somalia: Police Neutralize Suspected Terrorists While Attempting to Cross Somalia Border

A multi-agency security team has foiled an attempted infiltration by a group of terrorists along the Kenya-Somalia border. Read more »

Somalia: Somali Parliament Speeds Up Legislative Agenda As Speaker Briefs On EALA Meeting

Somalia's Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madoobe), on Thursday chaired the ninth meeting of the Permanent Committee in the seventh session, held at… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Shopkeeper Shot Dead in South Africa's Cape Town Township

A Somali national was shot dead late Monday in Philippi, one of the high-crime townships on the outskirts of Cape Town, according to community sources. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Intelligence Forces Kill Senior Al-Shabaab Bomb-Maker in Lower Shabelle Raid - NISA

Somalia's elite Gaashaan unit under the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) carried out a planned overnight raid in the Omar Beere area of Lower Shabelle, killing a… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Interior Minister Attends Interpol Summit, Calls for Strengthened Global Security Cooperation

MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 25, 2025 - Somalia's security Minister, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Fartag), attended the 93rd INTERPOL General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, where… Read more »

Somalia: New Report Warns of Escalating Online and Offline Violence Against Women Journalists in Somalia

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today launched a new report titled "Targeted Online, Unsafe Offline: Gender-Based Violence and Impunity Against Women… Read more »

Somalia: East African Court Lifts Suspension On Somalia's EALA Delegates

The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has lifted a months-long suspension on nine Somali representatives to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), clearing the way for… Read more »

Somalia: Galmudug State Executes Man Convicted of Clan-Related Killing in Galmudug

Galmudug State security forces on Thursday executed a man convicted of murder in the central Galgaduud region, in what authorities described as part of a fast-tracked response to a… Read more »

Somalia: Special Forces Rescue 30 in Targeted Operation in Lower Shabelle Region

Somali special forces carried out a planned operation on Monday in Buula Madiina, a town in Afgooye district, Lower Shabelle, rescuing 30 people, including two women, held by armed… Read more »

Somalia: Speaker of Somalia's Lower House Meets Kenyan Counterpart

Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Madoobe), Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia, met with his Kenyan counterpart Moses M. Wetang'ula in Nairobi on Tuesday to discuss regional… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Holds First Meeting of Integrated Governance Committee to Advance Modern State Reforms

Somalia's Office of the Prime Minister on Monday hosted the inaugural meeting of the National Integrated Governance Committee, a body established on October 8, 2025 by Prime… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Opens Criminal Probe Into Turkish Airlines Manager Over Alleged Abuse of Power

Somalia's Office of the Attorney General has launched a criminal investigation into a Turkish Airlines manager accused of abusing his authority to prevent a Somali citizen from… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Probes 'Unauthorised Breach' of Traveller Data

Somalia's Immigration and Citizenship Directorate (HSJ) has confirmed that data belonging to some travellers who used the recently introduced E-TAS system was compromised in a… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Warns Against Rising Illegal Mineral Exploration By Local and Foreign Actors

Somalia's Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals has warned against what it described as increasing acts of illegal mineral exploration involving both local and foreign individuals and… Read more »

Somalia: Somali PM Launches Voter Card Distribution in Mogadishu

Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Saturday toured the headquarters of the National Independent Electoral Commission as the distribution of voter cards for upcoming elections… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Cabinet Discusses Security, Cultural Cooperation and Law Enforcement

Somalia's Federal Cabinet on Thursday held its weekly meeting, approving agreements with Saudi Arabia on media and cultural cooperation, officials said. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Justice Minister, Regional Ministers Discuss Finalization of National Constitution

Somalia's Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hassan Macallin Mahmoud, held a productive meeting with constitutional affairs ministers from the federal member states to… Read more »