Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali government issued a sharp response on Friday to opposition leaders who criticized the Council of Ministers for allegedly failing to ensure security in the capital, Mogadishu.

Garowe (HOL) – Former chairman of the Puntland Electoral Commission, Guuleed Salah Barre, launched a scathing attack on Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, accusing him of hiring mercenary companies to extract natural resources in the semi-autonomous region illegally.

Thousands of South Sudanese refugees face worsening health conditions in Ethiopia as cholera spreads and conflict escalates.

Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Moalim Faqi announced Friday that his country's armed forces have liberated the entire Middle Shabelle region from the Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab movement.

Garowe (HOL) – A land dispute has erupted between the Puntland and SSC-Khaatumo administrations over contested territory along their shared border, heightening tensions between the two regions.

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has taken its first concrete action to deliver sanctions relief for Syria, following a surprise policy pivot earlier this month.

Two Kenyan men charged with facilitating the 2019 attack on a luxury hotel complex that left 21 people dead were found guilty on Thursday and will be sentenced next month.

Advocates have spent two decades trying to combat misinformation, which has led to a higher rate of measles in the Somali community. But some say more research can’t hurt.

U.S. President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland's administration is moving to abolish the secret ballot system for electing local council members and parliamentarians to enhance electoral transparency and reduce corruption and bribery allegations that have marred past polls.

After his home in the Somali capital was battered by torrential rains, Mohamed Abdukadir Teesto worries about his future at a time when local and foreign aid is vanishing.

Djibouti (HOL) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro held a high-level meeting on Thursday with the ambassadors of France, Ethiopia, and the United Kingdom to the Republic of Djibouti as part of his ongoing three-day diplomatic visit to Djibouti.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited the Ministry of Defense in Mogadishu on Thursday, where he met with top defense and military officials to assess the country’s security landscape and ongoing efforts in the fight against Al-Shabaab.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali Prime Ministers Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke and Hassan Ali Khaire arrived in Mogadishu on Thursday afternoon, ahead of a major opposition conference expected to take place in the capital in the coming days.

Kismayo (HOL) – The Somali National Army’s elite Danab Commandos, in collaboration with the Jubbaland Dervish forces, have killed 48 al-Shabaab militants during a major offensive in the Lower Juba region, the Federal Government announced on Thursday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A United Nations expert has called on the international community not to abandon Somalia as it faces persistent and complex challenges in its fight against terrorism.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali National Army forces, in coordination with local clan militias and international partners, have killed at least 120 al-Shabaab militants, including senior leaders, during a sweeping military offensive conducted over the past 72 hours across multiple regions of the country.

Beledweyne (HOL) – The Director of Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloolshe, is holding high-level meetings with elders and community leaders in Moqokori district as the federal government intensifies its military operations against al-Shabaab in the Hiiraan region.

Djibouti (HOL) – Somaliland's newly elected President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro arrived in Djibouti on Wednesday for a three-day official visit aimed at mending strained relations and enhancing regional cooperation with the Djibouti government.

Jeddah (HOL) – The Saudi Arabian government has formally approved a security cooperation agreement with Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) to combat terrorism and terrorist financing, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

Sheffield, United Kingdom (HOL) — Safiya Saeed has been appointed the 128th Lord Mayor of Sheffield, becoming the first Black woman wearing a hijab to hold the city’s ceremonial title.

Beledweyne (HOL) — Heavy fighting broke out early Wednesday in Abooreey, a village in Somalia's Hiiraan region, as Hawadle Ma'awiisley militia launched a multi-front assault against Al-Shabaab fighters entrenched in the area.

President William Ruto on Tuesday handed over 1,080 affordable housing units to residents of Mukuru in Nairobi, in what he described as the most consequential moment of his political career.

Garowe (HOL) – The Federal Government of Somalia is preparing to implement major development projects focused on health and energy infrastructure in the Puntland cities of Bosaso and Garowe, despite ongoing political tensions between the federal and Puntland state leadership.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland Vice President Ilyas Osman Lugatoor on Tuesday announced the rollout of CCTV surveillance systems across Garowe, the regional capital, as part of new measures to tackle rising insecurity in the city.

(ERGO) – Salaad Mahamed Hasan, a motorbike taxi rider, has been able to resume work and support his family after the lifting of a blockade on roads connecting towns in Bay and Bakool regions that had lasted for 13 years.

Nairobi (HOL) — Religious and community leaders in Ethiopia’s Somali Region have issued a binding decree banning lavish wedding customs that, they say, have burdened families and discouraged young people from marrying.

Garowe (HOL) — The United Nations has urged Puntland authorities to ensure human rights protections are upheld during ongoing security operations targeting the Islamic State-linked militant group in northeastern Somalia.

Beledweyne (HOL) — Heavy fighting broke out early Tuesday between Al-Shabaab militants and Ma’awisley fighters from the Hawaadle clan near the rural settlement of Ceel Hareeri in Somalia’s Hiiraan region, amid ongoing militia-led efforts to push the insurgent group from central Somalia.

Beledweyne (HOL) — Armed assailants shot and killed Dr. Mohamed Abdi Ali, known as Dr. Gaalib, in Jowhar on Monday night, Somali authorities said, marking the latest targeted assassination of a senior regional official.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland security forces have killed Ahmed Muse Sidi, a senior leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) group, during a security operation in the Togga Miiraale area of the Bari region, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

Mogadishu (HOL) – At least six mortar shells were fired toward the heavily fortified Halane Base Camp in Mogadishu on Tuesday morning, which houses United Nations offices, African Union personnel, and Western diplomatic missions.

Somalia launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Monday to combat measles, polio and pneumonia, targeting more than 3 million children in the country.

Beledweyne (HOL) – The Minister of Interior of Hirshabelle State, Abdi Dahir Guure Karoore, announced that Somali National Army (SNA) troops and local defense fighters have surrounded the strategic town of Aden Yabaal in the Middle Shabelle region and are poised to enter it in the coming hours.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The United Kingdom's newly appointed ambassador to Somalia, Charles Nicholas King, arrived in Mogadishu on Monday, officially assuming his role as the UK's top envoy to the Horn of Africa nation.