A delegation led by the new Chairperson of the African Union, Mahmoud Ali Yusuf, arrived in Mogadishu today, his first visit to Somalia as a member of the African Union since his election, and was given a warm welcome at Aden Adde Airport in Mogadishu.
The Deputy Prime Minister of...
The Puntland Police Force has provided details of a clash that took place today in Garowe city, between two forces, which resulted in the deaths of two soldiers and the injury of five others on both sides.
A press release from the Puntland Police Force Command said that a planned...
The President of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who returned to the front lines of the war today, arrived in Adale district in the Middle Shabelle region.
Hirshabelle President Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlawe, other federal and state officials, officers and military commanders welcomed President Hassan Sheikh in...
The Federal Government of Somalia has confirmed that the National Identity Card data is secure and fully protected. According to the Ministry of Interior, the public data in the identification system is stored within the country, with its protection and management being handled by Somali experts specially trained in...
The United States strongly condemns the March 18 attack on a convoy carrying President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, which resulted in the deaths of innocent Somali citizens.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who lost their lives in this attack. The people of the United...
More news is emerging about the heavy bombardment that Al-Shabaab carried out early this morning in the Sabiib and Canoole areas of Lower Shabelle region.
Al-Shabaab targeted government forces positions in the Sabiib and Canoole areas under Afgooye district, and a fierce battle ensued between the two sides.
Sources in the...
Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has strongly condemned the Al-Shabaab attack on Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud that took place a few days ago at the Ceel Gaabta intersection in the Xamar Jajab district.
"I strongly condemn the terrorist attack that targeted the convoy of the President of the...
There are additional reports of mortar shells hitting the heavily guarded Xalane compound, located within the Aden Adde International Airport compound in Mogadishu.
The shells, which were heard in some districts of the Banadir region, reportedly landed directly inside the Xalane compound.
Unconfirmed reports also indicate that two mortar shells landed...
The British government has said it is working with Somaliland to combat the Al-Shabaab and Houthis, who it says pose a threat to both London and Hargeisa.
Gavin Williamson, a member of the British Parliament and former Defence Secretary, asked the Foreign Secretary: "In combating the Houthis, who are supported...
A boy and a girl from Berbera attempted suicide on Tuesday. The boy drank poison, while the girl hanged herself.
The boy, identified as Ali Mohamed Abdalle, drank poison after a fight with a woman he married. He was rushed to the Berbera General Hospital in critical condition, where he...