The National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) has announced the general schedule for the election of the Galmudug House of Representatives leadership and the regional state's executive leadership, with the elections planned to take place between October 13 and October 22, 2026.
According to the schedule released by the...
The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), held a meeting with the House’s Committee on Judiciary, Endowments, and Religious Affairs, focusing on the modernization of Somalia’s Penal Code.
The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Justice and...
The Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Somalia has definitively ratified the results of the re-run election for the House of Representatives of the Galmudug Regional State, which took place on September 30, 2026.
This decision follows a request submitted to the Supreme Court by the Independent National Electoral...
Somalia's Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, denied that the federal government had attacked the residence of former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, arguing that the government is responsible for national security and has the legal authority to take action against locations where weapons and militias are being amassed.
The Minister...
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a verbal attack against immigrants from Somalia and Haiti while addressing a political rally in Youngstown, Ohio, where he was showing support for Republican candidates in upcoming elections.
Trump focused his speech on immigration issues, accusing Somali and Haitian immigrants of causing problems for the...
The Ministry of Health and Social Care of the Federal Government of Somalia has announced the safe quarantine of a Somali citizen confirmed to have traveled with an individual who died from Ebola, although it has not yet been confirmed whether the citizen is infected with the disease.
In a...
At least 139 migrants, including children, died after a boat carrying more than 300 people sank off the coast of Djibouti while en route to Yemen, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The agency reported that the boat, carrying 305 people, sank overnight between October 8 and...
A Somali mother undertook a three-day, nearly 90-kilometer journey with her three-year-old daughter to reach a hospital in Kismayo after the child's health deteriorated and no medical services were available in their local area.
The Associated Press (AP) reported that the mother, Halima Abdullahi Ibrahim, brought her daughter, Asho Hassan...
Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has denied allegations made by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) regarding his security detail, stating that the agency's report does not reflect the reality of events that occurred near his residence.
A press release from the former president's office stated that there...
Puntland security officials have accused the United Arab Emirates of carrying out an airstrike that killed four members of the same family and injured five others during operations against the ISIS group in the Al-Miskaad mountains of the Bari region in January 2025.
A report published by the media outlet...