Donald Trump is poised to recognise a former British protectorate as an official country, according to a former UK defence secretary who lobbied the president-elect.

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday issued a statement congratulating Somaliland’s new president-elect, Abdirahman Mohammed Abdullahi.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Mogadishu Mayor Yusuf Hussein Jimale Madaale met with Somalia’s interim parliamentary committee on electoral laws to discuss advancing the electoral process and ensuring fair elections in the capital.

Kismayo (HOL) — Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and ex-Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire have congratulated the newly formed 3rd Jubbaland Parliament, whose selection concluded in Kismayo this week.

A new president, a maritime deal with neighbouring Ethiopia, the election of Donald Trump in the United States: after several political shifts in 2024, the self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland hopes to see progress in its quest to become Africa's newest state.

(Bloomberg) -- An opposition leader won elections in Somaliland, casting doubt over whether the semi-autonomous region will honor a deal that will enable Ethiopia to build a military base on its coast on the Gulf of Aden.

Although five suspects were charged in the bribery case, a new court filing from prosecutors shows that a sixth person also allegedly knew about the bribe.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States has congratulated Somaliland President-elect Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) on his election victory, commending the region's strong democratic tradition.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud congratulated Somaliland President-elect Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) and Vice President-elect Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi following their victory in November's elections.

The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election, the electoral commission said Tuesday.

Ethiopia’s Defense Ministry on Monday denied reports of a military helicopter crash in the northern city of Bahir Dar.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Finance Minister Bihi Iman Egeh signed a debt relief agreement with Denmark's Ambassador to Somalia, Steen Sonne Aderson, in Mogadishu on Monday.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s opposition candidate, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, has been elected as the breakaway region’s next President, the electoral commission announced Tuesday in preliminary results.

Maydigo Omar Yarow, a 60-year-old widow and mother of six, wakes up before dawn and heads to a livestock slaughter site on the outskirts of Baidoa to scavenge for discarded bones and hide.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland political leaders and thousands of mourners gathered in Hargeisa on Monday to attend the funeral prayer of former Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Silanyo, a towering figure in the region's history.

Mogadishu (HOL) — At least four people were killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion targeting a civilian vehicle on the road between Afgoye and Wanlaweyn districts in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region on Sunday afternoon.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre has declared that Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe is ineligible to run for re-election, citing Article 70 of the Jubbaland Constitution, which limits the President to two terms.

Many in Somali society are concerned that online bravado can cross the line into hate speech, worsening clan-based rivalries

England secured promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League with a 5-0 romp over 10-man Ireland in interim manager Lee Carsley's last game in charge at Wembley on Sunday.

A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group’s chief spokesman on Sunday, while an Israeli strike in northern Gaza ’s Beit Lahiya killed at least 30 people, a hospital director there told The Associated Press.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Foreign Minister Ambassador Ahmed Moalim Fiqi received the credentials of the new International Organization for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission to Somalia, Manuel Marques Pereira, during a meeting in Mogadishu on Sunday.

On Friday, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 1,000 shelter kits, 1,000 clothing kits, and 80 tents to displaced persons in the Banadir region of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia expresses its condolence to the people of Somaliland on the passing away of former President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (Siilaanyo).

Russia unleashed its largest air strike on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, launching 120 missiles and 90 drones that killed at least seven people and caused severe damage to the power system, officials said.

Dhusamareb (HOL) — At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in inter-clan clashes over grazing land in the Labi Ano area, east of Dhusamareeb, the capital of Galmudug, on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi accused foreign diplomats of violating Somalia's sovereignty and unity following remarks made during Somaliland's recent presidential elections in Hargeisa.

A military helicopter belonging to the Ethiopian Air Force crashed Saturday in Bahir Dar, according to media reports.

Ottawa police have charged the «gang-affiliated» cousins of two of their own officers who are suing the force for wiretapping them and their families, alleging the accused were at the top of one of three drug trafficking networks.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Jubbaland's regional administration and its representatives in Somalia's federal Parliament have rejected a newly approved law establishing the Independent National Electoral Commission, alleging constitutional violations and exclusion from the decision-making process.

Kismayo (HOL) — Jubbaland Electoral and Boundaries Commission has announced the schedule for the region's parliamentary and presidential elections, intensifying tensions between Jubbaland and federal government over electoral procedures.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's bicameral parliament on Saturday unanimously approved a law establishing an independent electoral and boundaries commission, a crucial step toward introducing one-person, one-vote elections in the country.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Reconciliation has commended Somaliland for conducting peaceful presidential and party elections, with over one million registered voters participating.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Al-Shabab militant group publicly executed two men accused of working with Somali government forces in a village near Janale, about 90 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu, witnesses said Friday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali federal government has deployed additional troops to the El-Wak district in the Gedo region following unsuccessful mediation efforts to resolve tensions with Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe, sources confirmed on Saturday.

Ethiopia announced that its efforts to “weaken al-Shabaab will continue in any way possible” to ensure the group does not pose a threat to national security and that “the victories achieved thus far are not reversed.”