Nairobi (HOL) — Somalia has joined a $35 million climate disaster risk financing project launched by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to enhance resilience against climate shocks. The project also includes Comoros, Djibouti, and South Sudan and was signed during the AfDB's 2024 Annual Meetings in Nairobi.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Ethiopian Minister of Transport and Logistics, Alemu Sime, presented an agreement with Somaliland to the Ethiopian Parliament on Tuesday.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Court of Appeal of Banadir region acquitted two former Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs directors of corruption charges on Tuesday.

Seoul (HOL) - Somali Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre and his delegation attended the South Korea-Africa summit in Seoul, South Korea, which officially opened on Tuesday.

Tanzania and Ethiopia said they had signed accords with South Korea for loans of billions of dollars, part of broader deals that will give the Asian nation access to Africa's crucial mineral resources and vast export market.

Somalia expects all Ethiopian troops to leave the country by the end of 2024 as the African Union Transition Mission mandate expires in December, according to Somali National Security Adviser Hussein Sheikh-Ali.

Kenya has taken a commendable step by adopting the World Health Organization's recommendation to transition from a two-test to a three-test HIV diagnosis strategy.

The United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday appealed for additional funds to respond to the impact of the Gu (April-to-June) rains in Somalia as dry conditions are predicted in the coming weeks.

A federal prosecutor says a woman tried to bribe a juror, and promised another bag of cash if the juror chose to acquit defendants at trial.

Mogadishu (HOL) — According to recent reports, Security forces in the Middle Shabelle region surrounded the Al-Shabaab fighters in the Ruunirgood area on Monday to drive them out of their strong defensive positions.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The commander of the 3rd Division of the Somali Police Dervish Army, Abdulkadir Mohamed Hashi, known as Juqlawe, was killed early on Monday morning during a clan conflict in the Haji Ali area of Middle Shabelle, Somali Police Force officials confirmed.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Officials from Somalia's South West and Jubaland regions have expressed strong opposition to Ethiopian troops' planned withdrawal from the country by the end of this year.

According to government pathologist Johansen Oduor, this now brings the total death toll to 436.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia will expel thousands of Ethiopian troops stationed in the country to help with security by the end of the year unless Addis Ababa scraps a disputed port deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland, a senior Somali official said on Monday.

Jowhar (HOL) - The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has provided training to Police criminal investigation officers from Hirshabelle State to help them detect and combat financial crimes and disrupt terrorism financing.

Jigjiga (HOL) - Heavy fighting erupted between rival armed forces from the Somali and Afar ethnic groups in villages located in the western Sitti region of the Somali regional state in Ethiopia.

The Maldives government will ban Israelis from the Indian Ocean archipelago known for white sand beaches and luxury resorts as public anger in the predominantly Muslim nation rises over the war in Gaza.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Hajj committee of Somalia's Ministry of Religious Affairs met with Saudi Arabian officials in Makkah on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) - A delegation led by Somali Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre arrived in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday to participate in the 2024 South Korea-Africa Summit.

Baidoa (HOL) - The Southwest regional state administration has opposed the federal government's plan to withdraw Ethiopian troops from the country by the end of 2024, when the AMIS mission officially ends in December.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia's Deputy Minister of Information, Abdirahman Yusuf Al-Addala, reported that Friday's U.S. airstrike in Puntland killed three ISIS militants and destroyed the group's army camps in Af Cas village, located 80 km southeast of Bosaso town.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ahmed Moalim Fiqi met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing to discuss enhancing bilateral relations between the two nations.

In an explosion of gold and silver confetti, Real Madrid held aloft the Champions League trophy for a record-extending 15th time on Saturday.

Minneapolis (HOL) — Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed has been identified by sources as the suspect in Thursday's south Minneapolis mass shooting and ambush that left Officer Jamal Mitchell dead. Mohamed, who had a history of violent crime and was wanted on several warrants, was killed in a shootout with police following the ambush.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud spoke by phone on Saturday with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about bilateral relations between the two countries.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Somalia National Security and Intelligence Agency (NISA) has arrested several businessmen alleged to have secretly dealt with the al-Shabab militant group on Saturday.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia’s National Security Advisor, Hussein Sheikh Ali, has confirmed that new troops from Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, and Burundi will arrive in Somalia after the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) exits the country by the end of December 2024.

Baidoa (HOL) - Several casualties were reported after a clash between Southwest State Darwish forces and clan militia forces erupted in the Bardale district of the Bay region on Saturday.

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Mogadishu (HOL) — A U.S. airstrike on Friday targeted ISIS militants near Dhaardaar, Somalia, resulting in the deaths of three militants, according to the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). The operation was coordinated with the Somali government.

Mogadishu (HOL)—The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has developed a new web platform designed to transform the analysis and visualization of geospatial data and improve humanitarian preparedness and response in Somalia.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis’ police chief told grieving officers early Friday that he was angered and hurt by the ambush death of one of their own as the city and state mourned the loss.

Somali director Mo Harawe delivers a sensitive ode to family and resilience in his long feature debut ‘The Village Next to Paradise’ (2024) which saw its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard competition in the Cannes Film Festival, making history as the first Somali film to be screened at the prestigious event.

For Abdirahman Mukhtar, a simple conversation can go a long way in helping solve complex issues.

Israeli forces on Friday struck targets across the Gaza Strip, with witnesses reporting air raids around the southern city of Rafah, the latest focus of the nearly eight-month war.