Somalia: Somali Premier Appoints Committees to Probe Clashes

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble appointed two committees late Monday to investigate clashes on Feb. 19 between government forces and opposition protesters in the… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Seeks to Reintroduce Covid-19 Restrictions

The Somali Ministry of Health on Monday said it's planning to reintroduce COVID-19 restriction measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus amid the resurgence of… Read more »

Somalia: Deadlier 2nd Wave Makes Face Masks Mandatory in Somalia

Somalia on Monday made the face masks mandatory after rising in COVID-19 cases amid a deadlier second wave. Read more »

Somalia: Hearing Kenya-Somalia Case On Zoom Insecure

Covid-19 pandemic has stretched its virulent hands over all aspects of life, threatening to wring the productivity out of anything that doesn't employ the necessary steps to adapt… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Recalls 1,000 Retired Soldiers for Deployment in Somalia

More than 1,000 Uganda People's Defense Forces - UPDF soldiers under the Reserve Forces have been recalled for deployment in Somalia. Read more »

Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Dead in Army Operation

At least nine al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in Somalia Sunday when the al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group mounted an attack Sunday morning on an army base in the country's… Read more »

Somalia: Bomb Blast Targets Local District Commissioner in Mogadishu

A landmine explosion in the Somali capital targeted a local district commissioner in the second bomb blast in Mogadishu city on Sunday, police said. Read more »

Somalia: An Explosion Heard in Somali Capital

An IED blast was reported in the vicinity of the former Turkish embassy building near the KM4 junction in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Sunday morning. Read more »

Somalia: Turkish Red Crescent Donates 10 Ventilators to Somalia

The Turkish Red Crescent has donated 10 ventilators to the Somali Health Ministry, the Turkish embassy in the capital Mogadishu said on Friday. Read more »

Somalia: Scores of Yemen Refugees Arrive in Somalia

Scores of Yemeni refugees, mostly women, and children, arrived in Somalia's coastal city of Bosaso, Somali authorities announced on Wednesday, according to the Yemen Shabab, an… Read more »

Somalia: AMISOM and Somalia Forces Attack Al-Shabaab Bases in Lower Shabelle Region

In Joint offensive operations last week, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops and Somalia Security Forces (SSF) attacked several locations used as hideouts by the… Read more »

Somalia: UN Sanctions Al-Shabaab Leaders

Members of the UN Security Council unanimously approved sanctions for three leaders of the Al-Shabaab terror group after the US and Somali governments forwarded them for… Read more »

Somalia: Saudi, Somali Envoys Discuss OIC Cooperation

Saleh Hamad Al-Suhaibani, Saudi Arabia's permanent representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), met with his Somali counterpart Dr. Abdur Razzaq Sead Abdi on… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Political Tension Affects People's Life - UN

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Somalia on Thursday expressed concerns of recent clashes in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Bans Opposition Protests in Mogadishu

The Somalian government on Tuesday banned protests in the capital Mogadishu due to rising COVID-19 cases and security threats in the Horn of Africa country. Read more »

Africa: UN, AU and EU Urge Somalia to Quickly Agree On Election Date

The United Nations, African Union and European Union urged the Somali government and opposition on Monday to quickly agree on a date for elections, warning that the delay is… Read more »

Somalia: AMISOM Police Evaluates State of Operations in Hirshabelle State

A delegation of police officers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Monday visited Beletweyne, in the HirShabelle State of Somalia, to assess the on-going… Read more »

Somalia: Int'l Partners Urge Somali Leaders to End Electoral Impasse

Somalia's international partners call on all signatories of the 17 September agreement to come together urgently to finalize implementation of the electoral model, building on the… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Records 198 New Coronavirus Cases

Somalia on Wednesday confirmed 198 new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 6,444. Read more »

Somalia: Govt Shuts Schools and Universities for 2 Weeks for Covid-19

A youth reads a billboard with Coronavirus awareness messages campaign at KM4 junction in Mogadishu, Somalia on 22 April 2020. Coronavirus (COVID-19) is causing huge impact on… Read more »

Somalia: One Police Officer Hurt in Mogadishu Explosion

A suicide bomber has blown himself up near a busy shopping mall and a police station in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia FM Briefs the UN Security Council Meeting

Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies, and Gentlemen, Read more »

Somalia: UNSC to Hold Meeting On Somalia Situation

The UN Security Council is due to meet today about Somalia's current situation at 6:00 p.m. today, according to UNSOM. Read more »

Somalia: Turkey Voices Concern Over Election Unrest in Somalia

Turkey on Sunday expressed concern over unrest in Somalia as tension rises due to delayed elections in the country. Read more »

Somalia: UN Gravely Concerned By the Outbreak of Violence in Mogadishu

The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and calm. Read more »