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 »

Somalia: Create Distance Between Opposing Forces in Lasanod, U.S. Diplomat Tells Bihi

The US ambassador to Somalia, Larry Andre, called on President Musi Bihi to withdraw the Somaliland army from the front lines of the Lasanood war. Read more »

Somalia: U.S. President Names New Ambassador to Somalia

The President of the US, Joe Biden, has appointed Richard Riley as the new Ambassador to Somalia, replacing Larry André, who is currently in Mogadishu, according to a… Read more »

Somalia: UN Condemns Killing of 2 Polio Workers in Somalia

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed Tuesday that two frontline workers were killed in a militant attack in Mogadishu. Read more »

Mozambique: Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack in Mozambique Leaves Two Police Officers Dead

A group of about 30 men attacked three police stations in the coastal district of Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province of northern Mozambique, in an armed raid on Thursday. Read more »

Somalia: Turkey to Help Somalia Rebuild Infrastructure, SNA

Turkey has been helping to heal the wounds of the people of Somalia for years, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on humanitarian aid, infrastructure projects, schools,… Read more »