Sunday, July 26, 2026
The Ministry of Interior of the Federal Government of Somalia has issued a press release explaining the importance of the civil registration and census service, using a modern method. The ministry said in the press release that today, August 10, has been designated as the day for Africa to commemorate...
A meeting scheduled for today at Villa Somalia, between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Opposition Salvation Forum, has been postponed until Wednesday, August 13, after failing to reach an agreement on key points concerning the country’s political future. Sources close to the talks said the delay was due...
Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, in a press conference after government forces took control of the town of Bariire in Lower Shabelle region, said that there are foreign powers directly supporting the Al-Shabaab group. The minister explained the goal of these powers and their intention to take over Somalia,...
Ugandan troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) suffered heavy casualties in the operation to retake Bariire district from government forces on Friday. Sources confirmed that at least 17 Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers were killed in the operation, including six who were killed this week...
Somaliland has been rocked by protests against telecommunications companies Telesom and Somtel after they unexpectedly raised the price of their internet packages yesterday. The two companies Telesom and Somtel have agreed to increase the price of various internet packages by almost a million times, which quickly sparked a public outcry...
MP Abdi Ladif Muse Nur (Sanyare), a member of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, has confirmed that a motion of no confidence is being prepared against the Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamsa Abdi Barre. The MP said that the motion is scheduled to be...
The Somali National Army, in collaboration with the Ugandan Defence Force, part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), this afternoon fully took control of the strategic town of Bariire, after a week of heavy fighting. The carefully executed operation targeted members of the Al-Shabaab group who had been...
The Office of the Attorney General of Somalia, in collaboration with security agencies, has seized 189 cartons of various types of drugs at Aden Adde Airport in Mogadishu. The drugs seized at Aden Adde Airport were identified as containing pills that were prohibited for use in Somalia, which were intended...
A new report published by the Financial Times says that the international consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has prepared a controversial plan to explore the possibility of relocating some Gazans to places including Somalia and Somaliland. The report said that the plan was prepared by the firm for a...
Six people have died after a medical plane operated by the charity Amref Flying Doctors crashed near the Kenyan capital Nairobi, a senior Kenyan government official said. The light Cessna aircraft took off from Wilson Airport on Thursday evening, bound for the Somaliland capital Hargeisa. Three minutes into the flight,...