Somalia: Somalia Welcomes Return of Children Treated for Heart Conditions in Italy

Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Jibriil Abdirashid Haji has attended a ceremony welcoming 25 Somali children who recently returned home after receiving specialised medical… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Launches High-Level Talks On Health System Financing

Somalia's Minister of Health and Social Care, Dr Ali Haji Aden, has opened a high-level conference in Nairobi focused on financing and strengthening Somalia's health system,… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Forces Intensify Operations Against Al-Shabaab in Lower Jubba

Somali security forces have launched an intense military operation against Al-Shabaab in Lower Jubba region, focusing on the Kudhaa area, where the militant group recently carried… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Opposition Bloc Meets Foreign Diplomats in Nairobi Amid Political Tensions

Somalia's Future Council, an opposition-aligned political platform, met international representatives in Nairobi to discuss the country's fragile political situation and ways to… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Leaders Back Unity, Elections Push At National Consultative Meeting

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud chaired a virtual meeting of the National Consultative Council (NCC) on Saturday, bringing together federal and regional leaders to review… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Forces Say 28 Al-Shabab Fighters Killed in Southern Operations

Somalia's elite Danab commandos, backed by Jubbaland's Darawish forces, have killed at least 28 al-Shabab militants in a series of operations in remote areas on the outskirts of… Read more »

Somalia: Puntland Leader Meets U.S., UK Commanders Over Anti-ISIS Offensive

Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni held high-level security talks with senior US and British special forces commanders in Nairobi, focusing on the final stages of a major… Read more »

Somalia: Somali PM, Turkish Delegation Talk Security, Sovereignty in Mogadishu

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met with a high-level Turkish delegation in the capital on Sunday to bolster defense cooperation and reaffirm Ankara's support for Somalia's… Read more »

Somalia: Pakistan Pledges Support for Somalia in Talks With Interior Minister

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari met a Somali delegation led by Interior Minister Ali Hoosh in Islamabad, with talks focusing on strengthening bilateral ties and boosting… Read more »

Somalia: Former Somali PM Hails Jubbaland, Danab Forces After Al-Shabaab Defeat

Former Somali prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Friday congratulated Jubbaland regional forces and the elite Danab commando unit after what he described as a successful… Read more »

East Africa: Federal Parliament of Somalia Ratifies the IGAD Treaty

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) welcomes the ratification of the new IGAD Treaty by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of the Federal Republic… Read more »

Somalia: Israeli President Meets Somaliland Leader Cirro At Davos Amid Push for Recognition

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he met with Somaliland leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Cirro) at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the two discussed matters related… Read more »

Somalia: Trump Lashes Out At Somalia, Somali Americans Over Minnesota Fraud Claims

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a fresh verbal attack on Somalia and Somali Americans, alleging massive fraud in the US state of Minnesota and singling out a… Read more »

Somalia: Heavy Fighting Erupts in Southern Somalia Village, Leaving More Than 10 Dead

Heavy fighting broke out in the Yaaq Bariweyne area of Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, pitting Somali government forces and South West State Dervish troops against an armed group… Read more »

Somalia: Telcom Giant Hormuud Accuses Kenyan Forces of Destroying Telecom Infrastructure in Southern Somalia

Somalia's largest telecommunications company, Hormuud Telecom, has accused Kenyan government forces of deliberately destroying its telecommunications equipment and facilities in… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Danab Forces Step Up Operations Against Al-Shabaab Around Kismayo

Somali elite Danab forces have intensified operations against Al-Shabaab in multiple areas surrounding Kismayo, the interim capital of the Jubbaland regional administration. Read more »

Somalia: EUTM-Somalia Trains Somali National Forces in Strategic Communication Skills

The European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM-Somalia) has conducted a series of seminars and trainings aimed at strengthening strategic communication skills among the… Read more »

East Africa: Egypt's Somalia Push Raises Alarm in Israel Over Horn of Africa Balance

Israeli political and security circles are increasingly alarmed by what they see as Egypt's accelerating military and diplomatic footprint in Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa,… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia, Qatar Sign Defence Cooperation Agreement

Somalia and Qatar have signed a defence cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening military ties and security collaboration between the two countries, officials said. Read more »

Somalia: Jubaland Intelligence Agency Wraps Up Counter-Al-Shabaab Training for Elite Unit

The director general of Jubaland's Intelligence and Security Agency (JISA), Mohamed Ahmed Sabriye, also known as Bassam, on Sunday officially concluded a military training… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Army Says It Repelled Al-Shabaab Attack in Central Region

Somalia's army said it repelled a heavy attack by al-Shabaab on a military base in the Middle Shabelle region of southern Somalia, inflicting significant losses on the militants. Read more »

Somalia: Somali President Meets Puntland Elders in Las Anod, Stresses Unity and Peace

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday met with traditional elders from Puntland in the northern town of Las Anod, underscoring the role of customary leaders in… Read more »

Somalia: Local Militia Launch Offensive Against Al-Shabaab in Central Somalia

Local militia fighters known as Macawiisley have launched a large-scale operation against Al-Shabaab militants in areas surrounding Nuur Dugle in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region,… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia, UN Officials Review Drought Response and 2026 Humanitarian Plan

Somalia's disaster management chief and a senior United Nations official jointly chaired a high-level meeting in Mogadishu on Thursday to assess the country's worsening drought and… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's President Meets World Bank Delegation to Boost Investment

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met a delegation from the World Bank at the presidential palace in Mogadishu on Thursday to discuss strengthening economic cooperation and… Read more »