Somalia launches first direct local elections in South West state
BAIDOA, Somalia, May 10 - Somalia on Sunday launched “one person, one vote” local elections across the South West state, marking a major shift...
Somalia attends global transport forum for first time
Leipzig, Germany, May 10 - Somalia has for the first time participated in the Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF), held in...
Somalia, EU envoys discuss security and elections as direct voting begins in regions
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama on Sunday chaired a bilateral meeting between the federal government and ambassadors from European...
Mogadishu wakes up under curfew as security forces deploy ahead of planned opposition protest
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Residents of Somalia’s capital woke up under a de facto curfew on Saturday after federal government security forces were deployed across...
SouthWest State leader inspects voting as local elections underway
BAIDOA, Somalia — The interim leader of Somalia’s SouthWest State, Jibril Abdirashid Haji, on Saturday visited polling stations where “one person, one vote” elections...
At least 6 killed in road ambush in Kenya’s border region
MANDERA, Kenya (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and 10 others injured on Saturday after suspected al-Shabaab militants ambushed a 14-seater passenger...
NUSOJ Raises Alarm Over Arrests and Harassment of Journalists Amid Rising Political Tensions in...
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) expresses deep concern over a troubling pattern of arrests, intimidation and attacks against journalists operating in Mogadishu...
Somali president attends Djibouti leader Guelleh’s inauguration
DJIBOUTI – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the inauguration ceremony of re-elected Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh in Djibouti City on Saturday, alongside...
Somali PM, Qatari envoy discuss strengthening bilateral ties
MOGADISHU, May 9, 2026 — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Saturday received Qatar’s ambassador to Somalia, Abdullah bin Salem Al-Nuaimi, in Mogadishu,...
Ex-President denounces detention of anti-government youths in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Former Somali president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed strongly criticized the arrest of young people said to oppose the policies of Somalia’s federal...
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Somalia Modernizes Financial System with Transition to Program-Based Budgeting
MOGADISHU — Somalia's Ministry of Finance has concluded a 14-day intensive training workshop designed to reform state financial management by shifting public sector budgeting...
Somalia, Turkish Charity Launch Cash Aid Program for Vulnerable Orphans
MOGADISHU — The Chairman of the Somali National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mahmoud Moallin Abdulle, has launched a financial assistance initiative aimed at supporting...
