1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (323+ words) BISSAU – The government of Guinea-Bissau has issued a formal denial of widespread social media reports claiming that the West African nation was preparing to recognize the breakaway region of Somaliland, reaffirming its unwavering support for Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (533+ words) MOGADISHU – The Federal Government of Somalia is facing mounting international pressure to present a clear plan for its security forces to take over full responsibility from the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), as a US funding…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (499+ words) MOGADISHU – Prominent Somali cleric and presidential adviser Sheikh Cali Maxamuud Xasan (Wajiis) has launched a blistering attack on Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, urging him to abandon his alliance with the United Arab Emirates and warning that the UAE’s regional…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (713+ words) NAIROBI – Kenyan intelligence authorities on Sunday, July 26, 2026, detained and subsequently deported Somalia’s State Minister for the Presidency, Abshir Mohamed Ahmed, widely known as Abshir Bukhaari, over allegations of suspected terrorism financing. Bukhaari, a close ally of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (618+ words) BALANBALLE – The National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) has launched a training programme for election day workers in the Balanballe district of the Galgaduud region, as Galmudug State prepares for its first-ever one-person, one-vote elections. The training, which was…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (501+ words) The battle for the soul of U.S. foreign policy in the Horn of Africa has escalated dramatically over the past decade. Where once there was little more than diaspora activism, there is now a sophisticated, well-funded lobbying war that reveals as…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (411+ words) LAASCANOOD – Five members of the Northeastern State parliament have formally resigned, accusing the region’s leadership of abandoning the founding principles of the administration and reducing it to what one lawmaker described as a “private NGO” run by the president and…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (777+ words) MOGADISHU – Somalia’s fisheries sector is at a critical juncture. The Somali Marine Science and Research Organisation (HCBS), in partnership with Magan Forum, convened a high-level stakeholder forum in Mogadishu to assess the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. The forum…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (285+ words) LAASCANOOD – The Northeastern State parliament has taken disciplinary action against five lawmakers who resigned on Saturday and are believed to have defected to Somaliland, while also addressing the fate of Somaliland prisoners of war still detained in Laascaanood, in a…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (691+ words) MOGADISHU – The Governor of Banadir Region and Mayor of Mogadishu, Dr. Hassan Mohamed Hussein (Muungaab), has hosted the Saudi Ambassador to Somalia, Ahmed Mohamed Almowallad, at the Mogadishu City Hall to discuss cooperation on urban development and infrastructure projects in…...