Shabelle Media Network

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Daily labourers and young drivers of tuk-tuks and freight vehicles in Mogadishu are voicing growing frustration over what they describe as forced voter registration that is interfering with their livelihoods.   According to multiple accounts, security forces in various districts of the capital have been rounding up workers from roadsides and job sites, taking them to voter registration...

Muqdisho – Qaar ka mid ah shacabka ku nool caasimadda Soomaaliya, gaar ahaan xoogsatada, dhalinyarada wadayaasha mooto bajaajta iyo fekoonta, ayaa si weyn uga cabanaya diiwaangelin codbixineed oo ay ku tilmaameen mid lagu qasbayo, taas oo si joogto ah ay ula kulmaan maalin kasta.   Dadkaasi ayaa sheegay in ciidamada ammaanka ee degmooyinka magaalada ay si khasab ah uga soo qabqabanayaan...

LasAnod, Somalia – The Supreme Traditional Leader of the SSC-Khatumo administration, Garaad Jama Garaad Ali, has called for urgent dialogue between Puntland and Khatumo authorities, emphasizing the need for cooperation on mutual political and regional interests.   Speaking to local media, Garaad Jama expressed concern over the apparent neglect of negotiations between the two administrations, warning that such talks are crucial...

Laascaanood — Garaadka guud ee SSC Khaatumo, Garaad Jaamac Garaad Cali, ayaa ka dhawaajiyay muhiimadda ay leedahay in la isugu yimaado gogol wada hadal ah oo ay yeeshaan maamullada Puntland iyo Khaatumo, si ay uga wada hadlaan masiirka siyaasadeed iyo danaha ay wadaagaan labada dhinac.   Garaadka ayaa sheegay in wadahadalladaasi yihiin kuwo lama huraan u ah mustaqbalka labada maamul, isagoo...

India hosted over 20 journalists from 10 North and West African nations for a week-long familiarization tour, offering firsthand exposure to its development journey and deepening Africa–India cooperation.   The visit organized by the Ministry of External Affairs was part of India's broader outreach strategy to build deeper ties with Africa through diplomacy, development, and media. The delegation comprised journalists from 10...

Gaalkacyo – Tan iyo markii uu xilka qabtay Madaxweynaha Puntland, Saciid Cabdullaahi Deni, ayaa waxaa soo baxayay eedeymo isa soo taraya oo ku saabsan in uu carqaladeeyay horumarka kaabayaal dhaqaale oo laga hirgelin lahaa gobolka Mudug, sida uu sheegay la-taliyaha madaxweynaha Soomaaliya u qaabilsan dimuqraadiyadda, Axmed Cilal.   Wareysi uu siiyay idaacadda Shabelle, Cilal ayaa tilmaamay in gobolka Mudug uu yahay...

Galkayo, Somalia – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has been accused of obstructing key infrastructure and development projects in Somalia’s central Mudug region, a senior adviser to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said.   Ahmed Cilal, presidential adviser on democracy, told Shabelle TV that Mudug is a strategically vital region but has suffered under what he described as President Deni’s “deliberate blockade”...

Aadan Yabaal, Somalia — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), in coordination with international allies, carried out a large-scale raid Thursday on a house in the Howlwadaag neighborhood of Aadan Yabaal district targeting senior leaders of the militant group Al-Shabaab.   According to security sources, intelligence gathered prior to the operation indicated the location was being used as a meeting...

MUQDISHO - Degmada Aadan Yabaal ee gobolka Shabeellaha Dhexe ayaa galabta martigelisay howlgal culus oo si gaar ah loo bartilmaameedsaday, kaasoo ay fuliyeen Ciidanka Hay’adda Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugidda Qaranka (NISA), oo kaashanaya saaxiibada caalamiga ah ee Soomaaliya.   Howlgalka ayaa ka dhacay guri ku yaalla xaafadda Howlwadaag ee degmadaasi, halkaas oo ay ku shirayeen horjoogeyaal sare oo ka tirsan kooxda Al-Shabaab....

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Former Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has welcomed the newly launched political dialogue between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the opposition coalition known as the Somali Salvation Forum, calling it a "positive step" towards resolving key national disputes.   In a statement issued Thursday, Farmaajo expressed support for the meeting held this week between President Hassan Sheikh and...