Africa: AU Suspends Plans to Reduce ATMIS Forces

The African Union in its 1121st meeting on the 11th of November 2022, considered a request from Somalia to suspend a plan to reduce ATMIS forces. Read more »

Somalia: Somali Troops Carry Out an Anti-Al-Shabaab Operation

Somali government forces have launched a planned operation against Al-Shabaab in Sabid area under Afgoye district in the Lower Shabelle region. Read more »

Somalia: Türkiye Among Nations Exempted From UN Arms Sanctions in Somalia

Türkiye is among the countries exempted from the UN Security Council's arms embargo in Somalia due to the military and technical training it provides in the African country,… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia PM Hosts a Meeting With Directors of the Media Houses

MOGADISHU [SMN] - Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday night hosted the media directors in the presidential palace in the first meeting since he assumed office in June. Read more »

Somalia: Supreme Court Allows Release of Trump's Tax Returns to House Democrats

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump's last-ditch plea to block the release of his tax records to House Democrats, paving the way for their possible… Read more »

Ethiopia: TPLF Sets a New Condition for Laying Down the Arms

The leaders of Tigray said that their forces will not lay down their arms until the residents of the northern region of Ethiopia are guaranteed their safety. Read more »

Somalia: Hirshabelle State Leader Receives Somali President in Beledweyne

The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud landed in Beledweyne city on Sunday, returning from several frontline areas in Galmudug state. Read more »

Somalia: President Inaugurates a New Galmudug State Palace

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia along with Galmudug State leader, Ahmed Abdi Kariye Qorqor inaugurated a new Presidency in Dhusamareb city on Sunday. Read more »

Somalia: Somali President Visits Frontlines in Galmudug State

As the war against Al-Shabaab intensifies, the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh inspected the positions of the Somali Army in Wisil area of Mudug Region. Read more »

Somalia: NISA Nabs Al-Shabaab Suspects in Mogadishu Sweep

The Somali security forces have conducted an operation last night in Heliwaa district of Banadir region within the capital, Mogadishu amidst increased patrols. Read more »

Africa: Somali Deputy Foreign Minister Welcomes New AU Representative

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Isaak Mohamud Mursal, welcomed, on Saturday, in the capital, Mogadishu, the new AU representative,… Read more »

Somalia: Presidents Arrives in Mahas Town On Troop Visit

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia arrived in Mahas district of the Hiraan region on Saturday on the first leg of his frontline visit. Read more »

Somalia: Security Forces Foil Car Bomb Blast in Mogadishu

Somali police forces on Saturday morning foiled a car bomb blast in the capital, Mogadishu amidst tight security measures. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Endorses the First International Declaration on Explosive Weapons to Protect Civilians in Populated Areas

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, endorsed on Friday, in Dublin, Ireland, the Political Declaration on Strengthening the… Read more »

Somalia: Somali FM Meets With Serbian Deputy Prime Minister in Belgrade

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, held a bilateral meeting in Belgrade on Thursday with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister… Read more »

Somalia: AFRICOM Team Visits Galmudug State Amid War On Al-Shabaab

The security minister of Galmudug State of Somalia Mohamed Abdi Aden [Gaboobe] received a US military team in his office in Dhusamareb city. Read more »

Somalia: Troops Retake Village From Al-Shabaab Peacefully

Somali government forces retook a key area from Al-Shabaab during an operation near Runir-Good town in the Middle Shabelle region, local residents said. Read more »

Somalia: Humanitarian Operations Remain Challenging - UN

MOGADISHU - The operational environment in Somalia in October continued to remain challenging amid a devastating drought in the Horn of an African country, the United Nations High… Read more »

Somalia: Vote to Renew the Sanctions Regime

Today, the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing for one year the 751 Somalia sanctions regime, including the authorisation for maritime interdiction… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia, Sudan Discuss Bilateral Relations

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia has received at his office a visiting Sudanese delegation led by Brigadier General Ibrahim Jabir from the Supreme Council of the… Read more »

Somalia: Children Are Dying of Hunger Amid a Severe Drought

Baidoa, Somalia -- Almost half of the 16 million people who live in Somalia are facing extreme hunger. More than a third of the east African nation's 5 million children under the… Read more »

East Africa: Chinese Navy Fleet Returns From Horn of Africa Escort Mission

A Chinese navy fleet returned to the port city of Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday after completing its mission of escorting civilian vessels in the Gulf of… Read more »

Somalia: Over 600 Civilians Killed in Somali Terror Attacks Since January - UN Official

At least 613 civilians have been killed and 948 injured in Somalia since January this year, a senior United Nations (UN) official said Monday. Read more »

Somalia: ATMIS Aims to Train Somalia's Southwest State Police

Southwest State leader Abdiaziz Lafta-Garen received at his office in Baidoa city a team from the AU transitional mission in Somalia [ATMIS] on Monday. Read more »

Africa: Somali President Heads to Washington for U.S.-Africa Summit

The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is expected to travel to Washington on his second visit to the US since he assumed office in May 2022. Read more »