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Belgrade, Serbia -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Serbia on Monday for talks with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic and to attend a high-level event marking the 65th anniversary of the first…
Somalia's military opened a preliminary investigation on Tuesday after a video circulated online appeared to show members of the Somali National Army (SNA) abusing a man in custody during an operation against Al-Shabaab, the…
Hargeisa, Aug. 31 (Horndiplomat) -- Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Cirro, visited the dialysis unit at Hargeisa Group Hospital on Monday to inspect 12 newly installed machines aimed at expanding…
Hargeisa (Horndiplomat) -- A delegation from Ukraine-based RIDNE Food Consortium and the Tony Blair Institute has visited Berbera Port to assess opportunities for humanitarian food distribution and broader cooperation in…
Mogadishu -- Somalia's Minister of Family and Human Rights Development, Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, appeared before parliament again on Monday to answer lawmakers' questions on proposed legislation covering family affairs and…
Doha -- Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani, in Doha to discuss strengthening security and defence cooperation between…
Dodoma -- TANZANIA'S public service reforms have drawn regional attention, with Somalia seeking to learn from the country's experience in digital governance and citizen-centred service delivery.
Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Director General of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Omar Afrah, has held talks with Sadozai, Acting Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the United Nations…
Luanda, Angola -- Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama is taking part in the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Luanda, Angola, where African leaders…
Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's National Independent Human Rights Commission held a meeting in Mogadishu on Monday to review the country's human rights situation and accelerate priority activities aimed at strengthening its…
Turkish and Somali forces have freed the MV LUTUF after pirates hijacked the vessel off the coast of Somalia. The 10-day operation killed 14 alleged pirates and destroyed four boats used by the attackers.
Somalia and Türkiye Mark 104th Anniversary of Victory Day in Mogadishu
Doha, Qatar -- Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre held talks with his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, during an official visit to Qatar, focusing on security, peace and bilateral…
Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Senate Speaker, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, on Sunday received the leadership of the Somali National Women's Council at his office in Mogadishu, led by the council's chairwoman, Naima Ibrahim Yusuf.
Garowe, Somalia -- The Ministry of Security and Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration (DDR) of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland state has welcomed the release of the cargo vessel MV LUTUF and its crew following its…
Hargeisa, Aug. 30 (Horndiplomat) -- Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Irro, on Sunday launched a government recruitment programme to fill 1,393 positions being vacated by civil servants retiring in…
Somalia's transition to one-person,one-vote elections is increasingly becoming a struggle not only over democratic reform,but also over who controls political power.
Baidoa -- Former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has strongly rejected allegations linking the state's Darawish forces to Al-Shabaab and urged the African Union and its Somalia mission, AUSSOM, to…
Jeddah -- Somalia's Deputy Foreign Minister and International Cooperation Minister Hassan Mohamed Ali Nadaara led the Somali delegation at the 23rd Extraordinary Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council…
Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has opened a national meeting in Mogadishu to strengthen preparations for the potential impact of Super El Niño 2026.
Dodoma, Tanzania -- Somalia's Minister of State at the Prime Minister's Office, Hirsi Jama Gaani, leading a federal government delegation, met on Thursday with Tanzania's Minister of State in the President's Office for Public…
Mogadishu, Somalia -- Conflict-stricken Somalia has been devastated by drought and stark cuts in humanitarian aid this year and is now bracing itself for sweeping floods that could push millions more into starvation. Visiting…
Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Cabinet on Thursday approved two agreements with Mauritania on political consultations and diplomatic training, while reviewing the country's security situation and efforts to combat Al-Shabaab.
Nairobi (Horndiplomat) -- Somaliland's representative to Kenya, Dr. Mohamed Abdilahi Omar, held talks with Israeli Ambassador Gideon Behar in Nairobi on Thursday, discussing Somaliland's political trajectory and the…
Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's disaster management chief Mahmoud Moallin Abdulle met Norwegian Refugee Council Secretary-General Jan Egeland in Mogadishu to discuss the country's worsening humanitarian challenges and…
Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has travelled to Qatar on an official visit following an invitation from the Qatari government, Somalia's prime minister's office said.
Mogadishu -- At the Al-Jazeera II Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Mogadishu, the air carries a heavy stillness - a hard-won quiet maintained by 159 personnel of the Nigerian Formed Police Unit (NFPU) under the African Union…
Imo Secretary general Arsenio Dominguez has called for the immediate release of more than 90 seafarers being held captive by pirate groups.
Mogadishu -- UK's Minister for Development and Africa Kirsty McNeill MP makes her first visit to Somalia, reaffirming the UK as a committed partner to Somalia.
Mogadishu -- The United Nations World Food Programme has warned the Security Council that Somalia is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis, with millions of people struggling with severe food insecurity and malnutrition.