The Trade Ministers of the Horn of Africa Initiative (HoAI) countries have signed a Joint Ministerial Declaration, establishing the Regional Trade Facilitation Committee (RTFC).
The agreement was concluded at the first meeting of the Horn of Africa Initiative Trade Ministers, chaired by Somalia, and focused on strengthening trade and economic...
The Director General of the Somali Ministry of Information, Abdullahi Xayir Duale, said that the Somali government has closed 82,000 social media pages in 2026, which he said were being used by terrorist groups to spread their ideas.
Speaking at a discussion on the link between combating armed groups and...
Sagal Abdi-Wali, a Somali-born woman, could be running for the London seat of Holborn and St Pancras in a by-election, a seat previously held by former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Sagal came to Britain as a child in the early 1990s after her family fled Somalia's civil war and...
The Somali Ministry of Defense said that government forces defeated militias in Baidoa this morning, which it described as loyal to the former president of South West, Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, and Al-Shabaab fighters who, according to the ministry, had merged.
A statement from the Ministry of Defense said that...
The spokesman for the former president of the South West region, Ugaas Hassan Abdi Mohamed, spoke about the fighting that took place this morning in Baidoa, saying that forces he described as those from the South West region are conducting operations inside the city of Baidoa.
Ugaas Hassan called on...
The Federal Government of Somalia is planning to reform the way internal security institutions are managed, with an emphasis on accountability, institutional coordination and how to build a financially sustainable security system.
This issue was one of the main points discussed at the National Conference on Internal Security held in...
The Wall Street Journal reported that Yemen’s Houthis and Somalia’s Al-Shabaab have been engaged in a secret and increasingly close cooperation since 2023, which reportedly includes arms, training and coordination of operations.
The newspaper said that Al-Shabaab has received advanced weapons and training in drones and explosives from the Houthis.
Meanwhile,...
The Federal Government of Somalia has accused Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni of encouraging pirates to demand ransom for their hijacked ships through his statements and stance.
Somalia’s Defense Minister, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, said a letter issued by the Puntland administration contained a defense that he described as supporting piracy...
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, Ali Mohamed Omar (Ali Balcad), said that the delay in the expected deployment of Egyptian troops to the African Union mission in Somalia was not due to political will or lack of preparation on the Egyptian side.
In...
The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, attended the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit that opened today in Belgrade, Serbia.
In his speech, President Hassan Sheikh presented the security, political and economic challenges facing the world, emphasizing the importance of strengthening international cooperation and solidarity.
The President said that conflicts, terrorism, geopolitical...