Kenyan lawyer Phoebe Okowa was elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday, to fill the seat vacated by Abdulqawi Yusuf of Somalia, who resigned on September 30.
Okowa will serve for the remainder of Abdulqawi Yusuf’s term, which ends on February 5, 2027.
She is...
The UK government has issued new travel advice for Somalia, advising its citizens to obtain a visa for Somalia, including Somaliland, but that they may be required to re-enter Somaliland at the airport when travelling to Hargeisa, while those travelling to the capital Mogadishu will not be required to...
Former President of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, returned to Mogadishu today, after years of absence from the country.
Farmaajo was warmly welcomed at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu by MPs, politicians and various sections of the society who supported him.
The return of former President...
The Commander of the Banadir Regional Police Force, Mahdi Omar Mumin, chaired the weekly security conference in the capital city of Mogadishu.
The conference, which was held at the regional police headquarters, was attended by the commanders of the Banadir regional districts and senior officers operating in Mogadishu.
The conference focused...
The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, held a private meeting today with the German Ambassador to Somalia, Sebastian Groth, at his office in Mogadishu.
A statement from Prime Minister Hamse’s office said that the meeting focused on strengthening relations and cooperation between the two...
Workers at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu went on strike today, protesting the decision of Favori, the airport’s operator, to recently lay off several of its employees.
Reports from inside the airport indicate that up to 15 workers were laid off, and their names and work IDs were displayed...
More information is available about a fierce battle in areas under the Ceeldheer district of Galgaduud region between forces of the Macawisleyda and the Al-Shabaab group.
The Macawisleyda forces attacked a militia position in the Ceeldheer district of Galgaduud region, and the two sides engaged in a battle that lasted...
Four siblings burned to death in a shingled house in the October neighborhood of Ahmed Dhagax district in Hargeisa city after their angry father set it on fire.
The children, three boys and one girl, all under the age of 10, died in the house after their father locked them...
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh has officially announced that he will run again in the country’s presidential election scheduled for April 2026, which will be his sixth term in office, after the Djiboutian parliament recently lifted age and term limits in the constitution.
The 77-year-old president said he had accepted...
The Swedish government recently deployed a small contingent of troops to Somalia to support the Somali National Army in its fight against terrorist groups.
The Swedish military presence is based on an official invitation from the Somali government, and is in partnership with the US Africa Command (US AFRICOM).
The operation,...