Further reports have emerged of a major attack by Al-Shabaab militants on a base of Federal and South West government forces in the Barujed area on the outskirts of Baidoa city, the capital of Bay region.
The group reportedly launched a bomb attack, followed by a fierce battle between Al-Shabaab...
The list of MPs for the Northeastern Somali administration was officially announced last night, following a dispute over the credibility of the verification and approval committee appointed by the Federal Government of Somalia.
The number of MPs announced last night reached 83 MPs, making the Northeastern Somali administration one of...
Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has strongly warned against a plan he said was being pursued by the Federal Government of Somalia to close the United Nations Political Office (UNSOM) in the country.
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed described the move as a threat to the integrity of the upcoming elections...
The Kenyan government has identified the need for international support to strengthen counter-terrorism efforts in Somalia, with particular focus on the urgent need to fill the gaps left by some African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops.
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) led by its Chief of Staff, General Charles...
The Chinese Embassy in Somalia said that Senator Ted Cruz’s letter asking Trump to “recognize” Somaliland was an attack on China-Somalia relations and a clear interference in Somalia’s internal affairs.
The embassy said that this incident shows the authoritarian and oppressive political behavior of some US politicians towards the Somali...
Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, former Prime Ministers Hassan Ali Khayre and Mohamed Hussein Rooble, and politician Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame held a private meeting last night at Sharif Sheikh Ahmed’s residence in Mogadishu.
The meeting, which took place in secret, was said to be of particular importance to the...
Former Somali Prime Ministers Mohamed Hussein Rooble and Hassan Ali Khaire have strongly condemned the violent incidents that took place today in the Tarabuunka neighborhood of Hodan District, making serious accusations against the Somali government.
Rooble, who issued a press release, described the incident as a national tragedy that can...
The selection of new members of the Northeastern Somali parliament is a hotly contested process, with many clans complaining that their seats are being interfered with, and that people close to President Firdhiye have been locked out of their seats.
President Firdhiye, a presidential candidate, has been accused of bringing...
At least 20 people are reported dead after two boats capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday.
The migrants on board the boats, who came from Libya, Pakistan, Sudan and Somalia, had been at sea for a long time, officials on the island said.
Authorities on the island...
A press release from the Jubbaland Ministry of Information discussed the situation in Gedo region and the recent fighting in Beledxawo district in which soldiers and officers from the Jubbaland army were killed.
Jubbaland has made serious allegations to the Press Office against the President of the Federal Government, Hassan...