Somali immigration agency ‘working very hard’ to fight extremism, cooperating with foreign partners
MOGADISHU, Somalia/ISTANBUL - Somalia’s immigration agency is “working very hard” to counter extremism and improve border security in cooperation with international partners, its director...
Somali Forces Conclude Major Ten-Day Anti-Militant Operation in Lower Juba region
KISMAYO, Sept 8, 2025 – Somali government forces, in coordination with regional and international partners, have concluded a major ten-day military operation targeting militant...
Egypt Finalizes Troop Deployment Plan to Somalia
CAIRO, Sept 8, 2025 – Egypt has completed its plans to deploy military forces to Somalia, officials said Monday, in a move that could...
Somali President Arrives in Addis Ababa for Africa Climate Summit
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived on Sunday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to attend the second edition of...
Tensions high in Mandera over alleged Jubaland forces presence
Mandera, Kenya, Sept 7 – Tensions are running high in the northeastern Kenyan town of Mandera following protests by residents against the alleged presence...
Southwest State president orders crackdown on unrest, warns against political destabilization
Baidoa, Somalia — The President of Somalia’s Southwest State, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, has ordered security forces to take firm action to ensure the...
Hirshabelle minister accuses federal government of neglecting local militia fighting al-Shabaab
Beledweyne, Somalia — Somalia’s Hirshabelle regional Interior Minister, Abdi Dahir Guure Karore, has accused the federal government in Mogadishu of failing to support the...
Senior officer found dead in Somaliland hotel, authorities blame Puntland intelligence
Hargeisa, Somalia — A senior security officer was found dead with gunshot wounds in a hotel room in Hargeisa on Saturday, triggering a wave...
Africa calls for reframing global climate action with science, finance
ADDIS ABABA, Sept. (Xinhua) -- African Group of Negotiators (AGN) and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) have called for a reframing of...
How Xi advances a fairer world order
BEIJING, Sept. (Xinhua) -- At the just concluded SCO summit in Tianjin, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Governance Initiative.
The aim of proposing...
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Somalia rights commission chief meets new UNDP representative
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The chairwoman of Somalia’s National Human Rights Commission, Dr. Maryam Qasim, met Thursday in Mogadishu with the United Nations Development Programme’s...
Somalia’s Lower House committee sets agenda for upcoming parliamentary sessions
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s House of the People Standing Committee met at the Villa Hargeisa parliamentary complex in Mogadishu to review legislative work and...
Mogadishu residents protest home demolitions, allege forced evictions
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Residents of Mogadishu's Waberi district took to the streets on Thursday to protest forced evictions and the demolition of homes, accusing...
