Somali Youth Awarded for Promoting Positive Content as ‘Daaci2026’ Program Concludes
MOGADISHU, Somalia. In a glitzy ceremony marking a milestone for Somali digital creativity, the “Daaci 2026” program concluded its inaugural season in Mogadishu on...
Somalia’s Hormuud Telecom signs digital economy MoU with Germany’s GIZ
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 31 - Somalia’s largest telecommunications provider, Hormuud Telecom, and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) signed an agreement on Tuesday...
Somalia enters new energy phase as drilling vessel arrives, transparency group urges safeguards
MOGADISHU — Somalia has entered a new phase in its energy sector after the drilling vessel Çağrı Bey arrived this week in the country’s...
Al-Shabaab shells airport in southwest Somalia, helicopter unharmed
MOGADISHU — Fighters from Al‑Shabaab fired mortar rounds at the airport in Buurhakabo in southwestern Somalia on Tuesday, security sources said, as a government...
Somali PM honors youth at ‘Daaci 2026’ event, urges digital moral leadership
MOGADISHU – Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Monday night called on the nation’s youth to leverage technology for social good, while offering...
SouthWest State Leader Steps Down, Appoints Acting President After Baidoa capture
BAIDOA, Somalia - The outgoing leader of the South West State, Abdicasiis Laftagareen, officially resigned on Monday, naming Finance Minister Ahmed Mohamed Hussein as...
Somalia appoints new deputy ministers in cabinet reshuffle
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hamza Abdi Barre has issued a decree appointing new deputy ministers to join the cabinet of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
The...
Somalia’s president briefs diplomats on security, reforms
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met ambassadors and representatives of international organizations at the presidential palace on Monday, where he outlined progress on...
Federal and South West State Forces Seize Majority of Baidoa in Key Military Push
BAIDOA, Somalia — Federal government troops, working alongside South West State’s “Salvation” forces, have gained control over most neighborhoods and strategic locations in Baidoa,...
IGAD Expresses Concern Over Growing Political Tensions in Somalia’s SouthWest State
DJIBOUTI – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Sunday announced it is closely monitoring the escalating political developments in Somalia’s South West State,...
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Somalia Deputy Prime Minister Attends African Union Summit on Conflict Prevention
LUANDA, Angola — Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama is taking part in the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of...
Somalia Human Rights Commission Reviews Rights Situation and Priority Work
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s National Independent Human Rights Commission held a meeting in Mogadishu on Monday to review the country’s human rights situation and...
Somalia, UN Discuss Strengthening Aviation Safety and Institutional Capacity
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Director General of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Omar Afrah, has held talks with Sadozai, Acting Assistant Secretary-General...
