Puntland today officially handed over to Somaliland 15 prisoners captured during the fighting in the Sool region in 2023.
Puntland’s Minister of Justice, Mohamed Abdi Wahaab, who spoke to the media, said that Puntland also handed over 11 prisoners previously captured by Somaliland, who were also captured during the fighting...
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in a lengthy article in the Saudi-based Sharqul Awsat newspaper, began by saying that since he was first elected President of Somalia in 2012, there have been six assassination attempts by Al-Shabaab, the most recent of which was on March 18, 2025, in Mogadishu.
President...
More news is emerging from a bombing attack in Yemen that targeted a prison run by Yemen's Houthi rebels that was holding African migrants, including Somalis.
Ibrahim Abdulqadir Ma'alim, a Somali living in Yemen, was among those who went to the scene when the bombing occurred and said he saw...
The head of the Kenya Confederation of Trade Unions (COTU), Francis Atwoli, who has been in Kenyan politics for over 20 years, said it is time for Somalis to become presidents of the country.
Politician Atwoli seemed to be showing that change is needed to leave where we are, and...
Members of the Somali Parliament who met in Mogadishu said they are moving a motion against the Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madoobe, accusing him of failing to convene the sixth session of the House of the People.
The members accused the Speaker of...
Ahead of the 2025 Hajj, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned the issuance of visas to citizens from 14 countries, including: Iran, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia, Congo, Libya and Sudan.
The move is part of efforts to enhance security and manage the number of people attending one of the...
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been invited to attend the upcoming summit between the Russian government and the Arab League in Moscow.
President Hassan Sheikh received Mr. Mikhail L. Bogdanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Representative of the Russian President for the Middle East and Africa, at...
The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamsa Abdi Barre, today made a brief reshuffle in his cabinet of ministers, which resulted in only three ministers.
The spokesman for the Federal Government of Somalia, Farhan Mohamed Jimale, read to the media the brief reshuffle in the Prime Minister’s...
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said he has not yet decided whether to run for a third term in the 2026 presidential election.
Hassan Sheikh reiterated that any decision on whether to run for a third term in 2026 will depend on the political situation as the election cycle...
Somaliland police have declared illegal flags with tribal names, which some people posted on social media ahead of the May 18 event.
Police Chief Abdirahman Abdillahi Hassan ‘Abdi Dheere’, who spoke to the media, said that police forces will take legal action against anyone seen carrying a flag other than...