Jubaland President and AFRICOM officials discuss ways to accelerate the war against Al-Shabaab.↗
Jubaland regional President, Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Islam known as Ahmed Madobe, held high level discussions with the Commander of Special Operations U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Major General Claude K. Tudor Jr. and other AFRICOM senior…
Somaliland pastoralists stranded on a dry plainland with dying animals and no resources to move↗
(ERGO) – Nomadic pastoralist families who migrated trying to save their livestock say they are trapped in dried out plainland areas south of the Somaliland capital Hargeisa, unable to move away again due to lack of resources. Their…
Read at Radio Ergo ↗Headline and extract © Radio Ergo — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Somaliland, AFRICOM Hold High-Level Talks on Maritime Security and Defense Cooperation↗
STUTTGART (SD) – A high-level Somaliland delegation led by Defense Minister Mohamed Yusuf Ali held talks with officials at the headquarters of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Stuttgart, Germany, focusing on defense cooperation,…
Somaliland, AFRICOM hold talks in Germany regarding defense and maritime security cooperation.↗
Somaliland’s Defense Minister, Mr. Mohamed Yusuf Ali, leading a high-powered delegation recently paid an official working visit to the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) center in the city of Stuttgart, Germany, where he held a…
Puntland Forces Takes Control of All PSF Facilities in Bossaso and Galkayo↗
GAROWE (SD) – Puntland authorities have announced that the Puntland Defense Forces have officially taken control of all facilities and camps previously used by the Federal aligned Puntland Security Force (PSF) in Bossaso and Galkayo,…
Somalia: Puntland seizes second federal camp, alleges China-donated arms diverted↗
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Northeastern Somalia’s Puntland security forces seized a second military camp belonging to federal government-aligned troops within 24 hours on Thursday, capturing a command centre in the commercial port city…
Somalia: The Journalists Who Disappeared↗
In October 2022, Abdalle Ahmed Mumin — Secretary-General of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), the organisation that documents what happens to journalists in Somalia — arrived at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu carrying a…
Somaliland, U.S. AFRICOM Hold Strategic Defense Talks in Germany↗
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale STUTTGART, Germany, Aug. 3 — Somaliland’s Minister of Defense, Mohamed Yusuf Ali, led a senior delegation to the headquarters of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Stuttgart, Germany,…
Read at Horn Diplomat ↗Headline and extract © Horn Diplomat — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Federal forces have withdrawn from North Galkayo and moved towards Galgaduud.↗
Former Puntland Security Force but later affiliated with the Somali Federal Government forces last night abandoned its military headquarters that lies north of Galkayo, according to reliable sources. Reports further indicate that these…
Somaliland Finance Ministry, World Bank Review Progress of SPRING Project↗
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug. 6 — Senior officials from the World Bank and Somaliland’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Development held talks on Wednesday to review the implementation of the World…
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GAROWE (SD)– Puntland authorities say they have concluded a planned security operation in Galkayo, resulting in the arrest of more than 100 people and the seizure of weapons and military equipment. In a statement, the Puntland Defense…
UK Government opens applications for Chevening Scholarships for Somali professionals↗
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ Applications are now open for the UK Government’s fully funded Chevening Scholarships, offering talented Somali professionals the opportunity to pursue a master’s degree at leading UK universities. The…
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Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday met Djibouti's armed forces chief, General Zakaria Sheikh Ibrahim, in Mogadishu ahead of a conference of military commanders from countries contributing troops to…
Read at AllAfrica ↗Headline and extract © Shabelle — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Somalia: Puntland seizes federal-aligned base in Galkayo↗
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Puntland security forces on Wednesday seized a military base in the northern part of Galkayo that had been held by forces aligned with Somalia’s federal government, marking the latest and most significant…
Isolated Juba farmers want help repairing broken riverbanks that lead to constant flooding↗
(ERGO) – When the River Juba flooded in June in the area of Baar-Sanguni village, some 50 kilometres north of Kismayo, Faisal Dahir Muse was caught unawares just as he was preparing to harvest crops and vegetables on his five-hectare farm.…
Read at Radio Ergo ↗Headline and extract © Radio Ergo — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Somalia’s president, international partners hold fresh talks to break electoral deadlock↗
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met international partners on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts gathered pace to ease growing political tensions over Somalia’s electoral process and encourage dialogue between the…
Somaliland President Orders Free Kidney Care and Expansion of Dialysis Services↗
HARGEISA (SD) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) has ordered sweeping measures to improve treatment for kidney patients, including making all essential dialysis services free of charge, purchasing additional…
Violent clan clashes in Middle Shabelle force families to flee to Mogadishu camps with no services↗
(ERGO) – Nearly 200 families displaced by violent ongoing clan conflict in Jalalaqsi, in Hirshabelle state’s Middle Shabelle region, have arrived in an under-resourced displacement camp in Mogadishu’s Garasbaley district. They are living…
Read at Radio Ergo ↗Headline and extract © Radio Ergo — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Whilst the World Debates Somaliland’s Recognition, Its Girls Remain Invisible↗
As international debate surrounding Somaliland’s recognition has returned to global headlines in recent months, questions of sovereignty and diplomacy have dominated the conversation. Reports of Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in…
IDP families face repeated evictions as Beletweyne city grows↗
(ERGO) – As land prices rise in the growing Somali city of Beletweyne, increased numbers of displaced families are being evicted – often repeatedly – from camps built to house them on privately owned land. Farah Ali Kalayr’s family of…
Read at Radio Ergo ↗Headline and extract © Radio Ergo — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Somaliland President Orders Full Coverage of Dialysis Costs↗
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug. 3 — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) has ordered free dialysis treatment for kidney patients, the urgent purchase of 15 additional dialysis…
Read at Horn Diplomat ↗Headline and extract © Horn Diplomat — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. In Somalia, AI is helping deliver food to hungry families↗
Amid a deepening hunger crisis in Somalia, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to deliver aid to the people who need it most.
Somaliland Finance Ministry Moves to Centralize Government Revenue Documents↗
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug. 2 — Somaliland’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has launched a new initiative to centralize the printing, registration and oversight of government revenue…
Read at Horn Diplomat ↗Headline and extract © Horn Diplomat — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. More Than an Internship: My Journey at Somali Public Agenda↗
The year 2025 marked a turning point in my life. After spending seven years studying and working in Türkiye, I returned home to Somalia. I spent nearly five months searching for a job before my sister told me about the Somali Public Agenda…
Community awareness jobs are cut across Galkayo IDP camps↗
(ERGO) – The closure of many humanitarian aid programmes in dozens of internal displacement camps in Galkayo has caused job losses and hardship, as well as gaps in information among families living in the camps. Hassan Hussein Noor lost…
Read at Radio Ergo ↗Headline and extract © Radio Ergo — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Ethiopia confirms continued support for the African Union mission in Somalia.↗
The Government of Ethiopia pledged that it will continue its support regarding the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) at a time when concerns are mounting in regards to the future operations following…