Somalia: Cabinet Session Focuses On Floods and War On Al-Shabaab

The weekly cabinet meeting focused on the flooding of the Shabelle River in the Hiran region, the unified national secondary examination, and new regulations for Tuk-Tuk operating… Read more »

Somalia: Journalists Receive Capacity Building in Migration Reporting

In partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has concluded a two-day training workshop on capacity… Read more »

Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Opens 6th NCC Forum With Federal States

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh has today opened a session of the National Consultative Council between the Federal Government and the Federal member states along with Banadir… Read more »

Somalia: Finance Minister Meets With a Minister From Canada in Egypt

Minister of Finance of Somalia Dr. Elmi Mohamud Noor is participating in the conference in the city of Sharma Sheikh, Egypt, representing his Horn of Africa nation. Read more »

Somalia: Spy Chief Visits U.S. for Talks With CIA, FBI and Pentagon Officials

The director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] Mahad Salad is in the US on an official working visit, becoming his 1st since taking the powerful office last… Read more »

Somalia: PM Attends AfDB Annual Meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh

SHEIKH [SMN] - Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre joined thousands of delegates attending the annual meeting of the African Development Bank in Sharm El-Sheikh. Read more »

Somalia: With UNFPA Support, Somalia Marks Int'l Day to End Obstetric Fistula

On May 23, Somalia commemorated the annual International Day to End the Obstetric Fistula to raise awareness and alleviate the burden on persons affected by the condition. Read more »

Somalia: Police Begins Large-Scale Security Sweep Outside Capital

Somali security forces launched a large-scale security sweep targeting villages along the Mogadishu-Afgoye corridor, going house-to-house search. Read more »

Somalia: SSC-Khatumo Rejects Possession of NISA-Intercepted Arms And Explosive Consignment

The leadership of SSC-Khatumo has strongly denied claims that they belong to two shipments with explosives and military materials intercepted in Mogadishu. Read more »

Somalia: Somali Forces Advance On Key Central City Ahead of Planned Offensive

Fierce battles raged outside Elbur town as Somali forces pushed their advance on the eastern city with heavy shelling and infantry attacks, residents have said. Read more »

Somalia: Qatar Offers to Act As Hub for Somali Exports - President

President of Somalia, H E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has disclosed that Qatar has offered to act as a hub for Somali exports as the East African nation embarks on a journey of… Read more »

Somalia: UN Agency Calls for Urgent Assistance After Shabelle River Flooding

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the Hirshabelle State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management have called for urgent… Read more »

Somalia: Uganda Trains Special Forces to Fight Al-Shabaab in Somalia

Uganda's Minister of State for Defense, Oleru Huda, presided over the commissioning parade for Somali soldiers in her country on Friday, May 19. Read more »

Somalia: Somali President Meets Saudi Crown Prince On Sidelines of Jeddah Summit

The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh has held a fruitful meeting with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah city on Friday. Read more »

Somalia: IMF Completes Fifth Review of Somalia's Long-Running Debt Relief

Washington, DC: On May 17, 2023, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fifth review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Joins Arab Leaders for Historic Summit in Saudi Arabia

Somali President Hassan Sheikh is participating in the 32nd session of the Arab League which kicked start on Friday in the red seas city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Read more »

Somalia: Security Agency Intercepts Explosives Bound for Al-Shabaab

Somalia's Ministry of Security said two shipments bound for Al-Shabaab have been intercepted on Thursday at Mogadishu harbor and the airport. Read more »

Somalia: Hundreds of Suspects Rounded up in Night-Time Mogadishu Sweeps

The Somali government forces carried out operations last night in parts of Mogadishu amidst tight security measures in place. Read more »

Somalia: SSC Fighters Clash With Somaliland Forces Near Gooja-Adde Base

Heavy fighting broke out early on Tuesday morning in Samakab and DhabanSaar locations in the contested Sool region, north of Somalia. Read more »

Somalia: Interpol Helps Arrest of Ex-Somali Police Officer Accused of Murder

Interpol has helped the Somali government in the capture of a police officer who was on the run after he killed an officer within the police last year, 2022. Read more »

Somalia: Puntland Opposition Calls for the Cancellation of the Local Elections

Puntland Opposition alliance issued a statement regarding the dispute over the local council election after a two-day consultative conference in Garowe. Read more »

Somalia: Somali President Lays Flowers At Syl Monument On Youth Day

Youth in the Somali capital turned up in large numbers to mark the 80th anniversary of the Somali Youth League Day as the country at war with Al-Shabaab. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Revives Diplomatic Ties With Cuba

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Abshir Huruse received a copy of the diplomatic credentials from the new Cuban ambassador to Somalia Juan Manuel Rodríguez. Read more »

Somalia: President Receives Credentials of New Ambassadors

President Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday received the credentials of new ambassadors to Somalia at the presidential palace, his office confirmed. Read more »

Somalia: Govt Sap Al-Shabaab Finances As Military Makes Gains - Minister

The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdirahman Yusuf Aladala gave details of the achievements in the economic war against… Read more »