Mogadishu (HOL) — When Ahmed Moalim Hirsi joined the battle against polio in 1998, Somalia was in crisis. The country faced widespread conflict, droughts, and a fractured health system. But for Ahmed, the mission was simple: protect Somali children from a disease that had long paralyzed communities with fear.

MOGADISHU, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A senior commander of Islamic State's Somalia wing was captured on Monday, police and state media said, two days after the IS leadership was targeted with U.S. airstrikes and as security forces continue a weeks-long offensive against them.

Egyptian Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk met with Asad Abdirizak, Somali State Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, on Monday to discuss cooperation between the two countries on food security and trade.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's Defense Minister, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, on Sunday applauded recent U.S. airstrikes in the Al-Miskaad Mountains in the country's northeastern Bari region, saying the strikes successfully killed several high-ranking ISIS operatives.

Nairobi (HOL) – Suspected Al-Shabaab militants abducted five local chiefs in Mandera County, Kenya, on Monday while they were traveling toward Elwak, according to North Eastern Regional Commissioner John Otieno.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Senator Abdi Hassan Awaale Qeybdiid has accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of unilaterally amending the constitution, warning that Somalia is facing an unprecedented threat to its stability and governance.

Kismayo (HOL) – Jubbaland special forces killed two Al-Shabaab members and captured another one alive during a targeted operation on a house in Kismayo on Sunday night.

Hargeisa (HOL) – A massive fire that broke out at Gobonimo Market in Hargeisa on Sunday night has been fully extinguished, leaving significant destruction and financial losses.

KIKUYU, Kenya — Tucked away in a lush, forested area of central Kenya's Kikuyu town, the National Seed Bank stands as a crucial safeguard for the future of the country's agriculture.

London, UK (HOL) — Channel 4's controversial new series Go Back to Where You Came From sends six British citizens on a journey that mirrors the harrowing paths of refugees fleeing conflict. Among the key destinations is Somalia's capital, Mogadishu—a city that, for decades, has been shaped by violence, displacement, and resilience.

The first 2,160 doses of the ebola vaccine have arrived in Kampala as part of outbreak preparedness.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland has firmly rejected a U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) report claiming that recent airstrikes against ISIS militants targeted its Golis Mountains. Officials clarified that the strikes were conducted in the Galgala Mountains, an area within the Puntland region of Somalia, and not on Somaliland soil.

The annals of history teach us that no society, regardless of its cultural distinctiveness or historical trajectory, can endure the forces of chaos without institutions. Institutions, after all, are humanity’s response to the universal need for order, direction, and shared purpose. They are the sinews that bind the social contract, channeling individual energy into collective progress.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali lawmaker and opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has condemned the Somali government for failing to acknowledge Puntland's contributions to the ongoing military campaign against ISIS militants in the country's northeastern Bari region.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland officials have claimed that U.S. airstrikes have killed 46 members of ISIS in the Al-Miskad Mountains, a remote area in northeastern Somalia’s Bari region.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre met with the newly appointed Ambassador of the State of Palestine, Rowaid Adil Mohamed, at his office in Mogadishu on Sunday to discuss enhancing ties between Somalia and Palestine.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government has on introduced mandatory vaccination requirements for all travelers entering or leaving the country to curb the spread of infectious diseases, including yellow fever, poliomyelitis, and meningitis.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland's government approved sweeping measures on security and tax reforms following high-level meetings between President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Irro) and senior officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The resolutions were announced during an extraordinary cabinet session Friday and unanimously endorsed by the Council of Ministers.

Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. airstrikes in Somalia’s Calmiskaad Mountains have killed senior operatives of the Islamic State (ISIS), delivering a decisive blow to the group’s network in the country’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, local officials confirmed Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe has reportedly returned to Kismayo following a brief visit to Nairobi, Kenya, as tensions between his administration and Somalia's federal government remain unresolved.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland regional state has expressed its gratitude to the United States and the United Arab Emirates for their support in the ongoing military offensive against ISIS militants in the Al-Miskat mountains of the Bari region.

Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Friday it has intensified surveillance at all entry points across the country following an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in neighboring Uganda.

Foreign ministers of five Arab countries have issued a joint statement rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians from their land.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's federal government has defended its decision to extend the terms of regional state leaders, describing it as a necessary measure to advance electoral reforms and transition to a «one person, one vote» system.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somali security forces arrested a suspect on Saturday in Harardhere after intercepting thermos flasks filled with hidden explosive devices, an official confirmed.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he ordered military airstrikes on a senior Islamic State attack planner and others from the organization in Somalia.

Local resettlement agencies say refugees from Myanmar, Somalia, Honduras, Venezuela and other countries were stopped from immigrating to Minnesota.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A recent clan conference in Badhan, spearheaded by Dhulbahante and Warsangali leaders, has ignited fresh tensions between Somalia and Somaliland, with prominent Somaliland traditional leader Boqor Osman Aw Mohamud Buurmadow accusing Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of orchestrating the gathering to provoke unrest.

Baidoa (HOL) – Southwest regional state President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen chaired a security council meeting in Baidoa on Saturday, focusing on strategies to increase regional security and counter the ongoing threat posed by Al-Shabaab militants.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland’s Minister of Interior, Abdi Farah Said Juha, clarified on Saturday that the regional state’s ongoing deportation of undocumented foreigners, including Ethiopian nationals, is not specifically targeting the Oromo ethnic group.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland regional authorities have imposed a ban on media outlets from contacting the Islamic State (ISIS) group as part of ongoing military operations targeting ISIS strongholds in the Al-Miskat mountains of the Bari region.

The Palestinian group Hamas has released three Israeli captives in two separate handover rites, in the latest stage of a gradual exchange under a ceasefire deal that ended the 15-month Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Beledweyne (HOL) – Somali President’s Special Envoy for Community Defense Forces, Ali Jeyte Osman, announced on Saturday that Somali army forces and local fighters have killed several Al-Shabaab militants, including foreign fighters, during intense clashes in the Hiiraan region over the past week.

Kenya tech company uses plastic waste to help college students

2024 will be remembered as a turning point in Somalia's modern history—a year defined by an existential challenge to its sovereignty and territorial integrity. On New Year's Day, Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a provocative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that granted Ethiopia access to a 19-kilometer stretch of Somaliland's coastline, bypassing Somalia's federal government entirely.