Somali SouthWest State Leader Holds High-Level Security Talks in Baidoa
BAIDOA, Somalia — The President of Somalia’s South West State, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, on Monday chaired a high-level security meeting in Baidoa with...
Somali Army Launches Major Operations Against Al-Shabaab in Lower Juba
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces have carried out a series of coordinated ground and air operations against Al-Shabaab militants in several villages outside...
Somali PM Launches Voter Card Distribution in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Saturday toured the headquarters of the National Independent Electoral Commission as the distribution of voter...
Somalia and Turkey strengthen cooperation in fisheries and blue economy
Mogadishu, November 15, 2025 – Somalia’s Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy, Ahmed Hassan Aden, met on Saturday with Turkey’s Ambassador to Somalia, Alper...
Sudan’s army chief says “no truce” with paramilitary forces
KHARTOUM (Xinhua) -- Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan said on Friday there will be "no truce or peace" with the paramilitary Rapid Support...
BBC editing scandal deepens credibility crisis
LONDON -- The BBC's apology to U.S. President Donald Trump for a misleading documentary has triggered a political and media storm in both London...
Somalia says shrinking foreign aid slowing economic growth
Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia’s finance minister on Saturday warned that a sharp reduction in international development assistance has begun to weigh heavily on the...
Voter card distribution begins as Mogadishu prepares for landmark local elections
MOGADISHU — The distribution of voter cards for Somalia’s upcoming one-person, one-vote elections began in Mogadishu on Saturday, with large crowds gathering at registration centres...
Somali soldier accused of fatally shooting 11-year-old boy in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — An 11-year-old orphan boy was shot dead in a Mogadishu neighbourhood, allegedly by a Somali army officer who complained about children playing near...
Somalia’s parliamentary speaker attends East African legislative summit in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda — Somalia’s Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madoobe), on Friday attended the 20th summit of speakers of...
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Somalia launches review of national regional integration strategy
MOGADISHU — Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama on Tuesday opened a conference to review the country's National Regional Integration Strategy, aimed at...
Somali Army chief visits Somalia’s embassy in Ankara
ANKARA — Somali Army Chief Brigadier General Ibrahim Mohamed and a senior military delegation he led visited Somalia's embassy in Ankara, the Somali government...
Chinese naval fleet departs for escort mission in Gulf of Aden, Somali waters
SANYA – The 49th escort fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy departed from a military port in Sanya, South China's Hainan province,...
