Djibouti Faces Fresh Pressure as 1,400 Yemenis Arrive Amid Escalating Conflict
DJIBOUTI — Djibouti is facing fresh humanitarian and security pressure after around 1,400 Yemenis arrived in the country within 24 hours, fleeing escalating fighting...
Trump Appoints New US Ambassador to Somalia
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has named Devin Kennington as the next US ambassador to Somalia, filling a diplomatic post that has remained...
Somali army land forces chief inspects frontline positions in Baidoa
BAIDOA, Somalia — The commander of the Somali National Army’s land forces, Brigadier General Sahal Abdullahi Omar, inspected frontline military positions in Baidoa during...
Muslim World League chief meets Somali scholars to discuss extremism
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Muslim World League Secretary-General Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa has met senior Somali Islamic scholars in Mogadishu to discuss the role...
Somalia PM bids farewell to outgoing Turkish ambassador
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has held a farewell meeting with Turkey’s outgoing ambassador to Somalia, Alper Aktaş, thanking him...
Somalia Has Moved Beyond Clan-Based Power Sharing, Hassan Sheikh Says
MOGADISHU, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Somalia has moved beyond the clan-based power-sharing system that has shaped the country’s politics for decades.
The...
OIC Reaffirms Support for Somalia’s Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Foreign Minister Abdisalam Ali held a phone call with the secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Ismail Ould Cheikh...
Eritrea accuses UAE of port-based colonialism in Africa
ASMARA, Eritrea — Eritrea has accused the United Arab Emirates of pursuing what it described as “port-based colonialism” across Africa, raising particular concerns over...
Somalia Parliament Begins Review of African Mining Cooperation Charter
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has submitted a mining cooperation and development agreement to the Federal Parliament’s House of...
Somalia Parliament Begins Review of Mining Cooperation Agreement
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has submitted an agreement on mining cooperation and development to the Federal Parliament’s House...
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Somalia Says 75 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Fighting Near Buurhakaba
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces killed about 75 Al-Shabaab fighters and wounded 56 others during a prolonged offensive in Jameeca, near Buurhakaba district...
Somalia Urges Local Investors to Tap Marine and Agricultural Resources
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali on Tuesday urged local businesses to invest in the country’s marine resources, fisheries, livestock...
Somalia’s Human Rights Minister Inspects Newly Opened UN Office in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Minister of Family and Human Rights Development, Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, has visited the Office of the UN High Commissioner for...
