When Cash Failed, Connection Became Currency
In 1991, Somalia’s central government collapsed. Public institutions weakened, national infrastructure was severely damaged, the formal banking system struggled, and confidence in national financial...
Somalia Joins EAC Ministers in Backing Regional Infrastructure Projects
ARUSHA, Tanzania – Somalia has concluded its participation in the 20th Meeting of East African Community (EAC) Sectoral Council of Ministers responsible for infrastructure,...
Somalia Begins National Drive to Promote Safe, Respectful and Violence-Free Workplaces
The National Civil Service Commission (NCSC) and Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) have concluded a three-day national training programme, marking the launch of...
South West Somalia leader appoints new cabinet of 26 ministers
BAIDOA, Somalia — The leader of Somalia’s South West regional state has appointed a new cabinet comprising 26 ministers, as part of efforts to...
Somalia detains two soldiers over U.S. flag desecration video
MOGADISHU — Somali authorities have detained two soldiers who appeared in a viral video desecrating and stepping on a United States flag, the government...
US says it carried out airstrike against Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The United States military carried out an airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia's southern Jubbaland regional state on July 8, the...
Al-Shabaab commander captured near Kenya border as three militants killed in Somalia operation
A senior Al-Shabaab commander has reportedly been captured during a military operation conducted by Somali special forces near the Kenya-Somalia border.
According to sources privy...
Deputy PM: Somalia government, opposition agree to continue election talks
MOGADISHU — Somalia's federal government and opposition groups have held two days of talks in Mogadishu aimed at resolving disputes over the country's electoral...
NUSOJ Condemns Politically Motivated Arrest and Continued Detention of Female Journalist by Puntland Authorities
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest and continued detention of female journalist Suways Jama Mohamud (Suways Ga’ayte) by...
Somalia’s president inaugurates upgraded presidential guard headquarters
MOGADISHU, July 9 – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday inaugurated a newly rebuilt and modernized headquarters for the 77th Brigade of the...
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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...
