Liverpool fielded a weakened team and got duly punished in a 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the League Cup on Wednesday, the latest setback to strike the beleaguered English champions.

When The Copenhagen Post published my story about being denied a Danish student residence permit despite being awarded a fully funded Erasmus Mundus scholarship at the University of Copenhagen. I thought maybe this painful experience would open the eyes of those in power.

Baidoa (HOL) – The administration of Somalia’s South West State has announced that it will take firm action against individuals accused of inciting inter-clan conflicts, promoting violence, and encouraging revenge killings.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mohamud Ahmed Adan (Geesood), met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Somalia, Alper Aktas, in Mogadishu on Wednesday.

A plane crash killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya’s coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday while en route to the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Garissa (HOL) – Kenya’s elite Special Operations Group (SOG) police unit on Tuesday thwarted an attempt by suspected al-Shabaab militants to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Welmerer–Yumbia road in Garissa County.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A father and his son were shot dead Tuesday in what authorities say was a clan revenge attack in Somalia’s Galgaduud region. The double homicide is the latest in a string of retaliatory killings that continue to destabilize central Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Sweden’s opposition parties have called for a parliamentary investigation into Migration Minister Johan Forssell after revelations that his government paid more than five million kronor, about $517,000, to Somalia’s federal government to facilitate deportations of Somali nationals.

OTTAWA, Canada (HOL) — Madina Iltireh, a Djibouti-Canadian diplomat who served at Canada’s embassy in Kuwait, says she was forced to turn to the Federal Court after Global Affairs Canada repeatedly dismissed her complaints of discrimination and harassment — a case that has reignited debate over systemic racism within the country’s diplomatic corps.

Shaqo la’aanta dhallinyarada Soomaaliyeed waa mid ka mid ah mushkiladaha ugu waaweyn ee hortaagan horumarka dalka. Iyadoo boqolkiiba ka badan 70% bulshada ay yihiin dhallinyaro, haddana in ka badan kala bar ma haystaan shaqo joogto ah. Kuwaas oo intooda badan ay ku khasbanaadeen inay ka tahriibaan dalka, iyagoo rajaynaya nolol iyo fursad ay dalkooda ka waayeen.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States military has confirmed carrying out two airstrikes targeting ISIS-Somalia militants in the rugged Al Miskaad mountain range of Puntland’s Bari region. The mountainous terrain, which stretches across the Golis range, has long served as a hideout for ISIS-linked fighters operating in Puntland’s remote areas.

MOMBASA, Kenya (HOL) — A Kenyan software engineer has been charged in a Mombasa court with recruiting and financing fighters for the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, a case prosecutors describe as a threat to national security.

In a recent research project I undertook, I discovered that TikTok is amplifying clannism and reshaping Somali identity politics by fueling conflicts and intergroup polarization in Somali society.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance plans to visit Kenya next month after going to a summit in South Africa, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday.

The government has confirmed ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure the release and safe return of Kenyans caught up in Russia’s military operations. The latest development comes amid growing concern about Kenyans being duped into joining the Russia-Ukraine conflict under false pretences.

Kigali (HOL) – Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, signed on Monday in Kigali a General Cooperation Agreement (GCA) with his Rwandan counterpart, Amb. Olivier Jean Patrick Nduhungirehe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s ruling Waddani Party has accused the Somali federal government of using its new electronic visa system to discriminate against travellers from Somaliland, calling the policy politically motivated and damaging to already fragile relations between Hargeisa and Mogadishu.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Yemen’s Houthi authorities have released Entisar al-Hammadi, a Yemeni-Ethiopian model and actress who spent nearly five years behind bars on charges widely condemned as fabricated and politically motivated.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A senior al-Shabaab commander and founding member of the militant group was killed in a Somali government airstrike in Middle Jubba, the Defence Ministry announced Monday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Two Republican lawmakers have urged the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the citizenship of Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born lawmaker whose progressive views and outspoken criticism of U.S. foreign policy have made her a frequent target of conservative attacks.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somaliland’s largest opposition party, KAAH, has rejected any future dialogue with Somalia, accusing the federal government in Mogadishu of interfering in Somaliland’s internal affairs through the creation of the Northeastern Administration.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Monday appointed veteran politician and academic Prof. Saalim Aliyow Ibroow as the country’s new Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, marking the return of one of Somalia’s longest-serving public figures to government.

I must begin with an admission: the phrase “the city of firsts” is borrowed from the great poet and writer, Ambassador Bashir Goth, now Somaliland’s mission leader in Washington, D.C. I first heard him use it during a short briefing to visiting guests some years ago. The phrase stayed with me ever since, waiting to be put into print.

The Federal Republic of Somalia has long struggled to establish a unified and accountable system of governance. However, when one closely examines the country’s political structure and the number of positions at both the federal and state levels, an important question arises: Do we truly need so many officials, or has the system become an unsustainable financial and administrative burden on the nation?

London (HOL) – The 5th British-Somali Global Graduation Ceremony 2025 was held on Sunday in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to celebrate the academic achievements of British-Somali graduates from leading UK universities.

The 2000 Arta peace process held in Djibouti, is hailed as a milestone event for it laid the foundation for a new political dispensation in Somalia. Under the tutelage of H.E. President Ismail Omar Guelleh, the Arta Peace and subsequent 2008 Djibouti Peace Accord helped reset Somalia on the right path, averting perpetual collapse while initiating the transitional governance structure and institutionalizing the subsequent federal order. In Omar Guelleh, Somalia can count on a fraternal, visionary statesman committed to the development of the Somali security architecture and establishment of the institution-building processes that underpin its nascent democracy and its people’s gradual march towards peace, development and social prosperity.

Djibouti’s parliament has removed the constitutional age ceiling for presidential candidates, opening the door for Ismail Omar Guelleh to seek a sixth term despite being 77 years old.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Police Force, particularly officers operating from the Hodan Police Station in Mogadishu, arrested a suspect on Sunday who was allegedly involved in the illegal trade of the drug known as hashish.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation announced on Sunday that Somali Airlines will resume operations by the end of this year.

Addis Ababa (HOL) – Somalia and Ethiopia held talks on Saturday to strengthen bilateral ties, marking a significant step toward restoring relations after more than a year of diplomatic tension.

Nairobi (HOL) - At least six people were killed on Saturday morning following a head-on collision along the Nakuru–Gilgil Highway.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday inspected the headquarters of the Somali Immigration and Citizenship Agency (ICA) to assess the progress of its key operations and modernization efforts.

Kigali (HOL) – Somalia’s Land Forces Commander, Major General Sahal Abdullahi Omar, commonly known as General Khalid, met with the Commander of the Nigerian Infantry, Major General Usman Abdulmumin Yusuf, in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday.

Dhallinyaradii way ka aaminbaxeen dawladda, waxayna dareensan yihiin in codkoodu aanu qiime ku fadhiyin oo riyadooda aan la rumaynin. Haldoorkii siyaasadeed ee dalka waxay lumiyeen fursado badan, waxayna naxuusiyeen aaminaaddii shacabku ku qabay. Waxay dul fadhiyaan nidaam dawladeed oo fadhiid ah, kaasoo dantooda u adeega, inta badanna iskuma hawlaan isbeddel iyo waxqabad ku aaddan baahida asaasiga ah ee bulshada, si gaar ah dhallinyarada oo ah tirada ugu badan dadkeenna.