4+ day, 15+ 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, 14+ 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....

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (439+ words) MOGADISHU — The Commander of the Somali National Army (SNA), Brigadier General Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud, has visited the headquarters of the 1st Gorgor Commando Division, where he addressed officers and troops of the 21st Battalion. During the visit, the Commander urged the troops…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (223+ words) BAIDOA — Somalia’s elite Danab special forces killed 14 members of Al-Shabaab during a planned operation in the Buula Fulaay area of Bay region on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Defence and military authorities. The operation targeted positions that the militants…...

1+ week, 13+ 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, 1+ day ago   (536+ words) BAIDOA — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed deep concern over the impact of fighting in urban areas following heavy clashes in Baidoa, with its teams reporting that dozens of casualties were received in hospitals. In a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (480+ words) BELGRADE — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has held a bilateral meeting with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vučić, on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 65th Anniversary Summit in Belgrade, where the two leaders discussed strengthening longstanding relations and expanding cooperation in…...

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, 1+ day ago   (604+ words) KAMPALA — Uganda will withdraw all its troops from Somalia by August 1, 2027, the country’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has announced, setting a specific date for an exit after nearly two decades of involvement in the country’s security operations. “We are withdrawing…...