14+ hour, 17+ min ago   (428+ words) MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Military Court of First Instance has sentenced a former Somali National Army soldier to death by firing squad for the killing of a civilian in Luuq district, Gedo region, in May 2026. The court found former soldier Mahmoud Ahmed…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (401+ words) ST. PAUL — A Somali man who was living legally in the Twin Cities has been sent to the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to accounts provided to MPR News. Adam Abdullah, 31, described being stopped by federal…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (483+ words) MOGADISHU — The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdifitah Qasim Mohamed, chaired the second Strategic Media Forum 2026, bringing together information ministers from federal member states and the Banadir regional administration to strengthen cooperation and…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (264+ words) MOGADISHU — The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Mohamed Omar (Ali Balcad), has met with a delegation from the United Nations Transition Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) led by the Acting Head of Mission, Raisedon Zenenga, to discuss…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (205+ words) BAARDHEERE — The Commander of the Somali National Army (SNA) Land Forces, Brigadier General Sahal Abdullahi Omar (Gen. Khaalid), has visited the Baardheere bridge in the Gedo region to assess severe structural damage that has rendered the vital crossing completely inoperable....

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (436+ words) MOGADISHU — The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hassan Mohamed Ali (Nadaara), has received Dr. Humphrey Karamagi, the new World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative for Somalia, at the ministry’s headquarters in Mogadishu. The Deputy Minister welcomed Dr....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (349+ words) GENEVA — More than 23,000 Ethiopian refugees and asylum-seekers are currently residing in Somalia, according to new data released by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), as displacement across the Horn of Africa continues to grow. Conflict, insecurity, and natural disasters remain the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (695+ words) MOGADISHU — The National Internal Security Conference has officially opened in Mogadishu, bringing together senior government officials, security agencies, and representatives of federal member states to discuss ways of strengthening Somalia’s security institutions and improving coordination. The two-day conference, which opened…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (408+ words) BERBERA — The Somaliland Ports Authority has welcomed delegations from the Ukraine-based RIDNE Food Consortium and the Tony Blair Institute to Berbera Port, where discussions explored the port’s potential as a hub for importing, storing, and distributing humanitarian food supplies to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (657+ words) MOGADISHU — The Turkish Navy, working in cooperation with the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF), has freed the cargo ship MV LUTUF, which pirates hijacked on 17 August 2026 in waters off Jifle, Eyl District, in the Nugaal region. During the 10-day operation,…...