Jowhar (HOL) — Hirshabelle State Vice President Yusuf Ahmed Hagar Dabageed has called on the Ma'awisley militia, primarily drawn from the Hawadle clan, to intensify their offensive against Al-Shabaab and liberate the remaining areas under the group's control in the Hiiraan region.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre chaired a high-level security meeting on Sunday, focusing on enhancing security measures in Mogadishu and surrounding areas to counter potential threats during the holy month of Ramadan.

LONDON — Rattled European leaders on Sunday said they were “doubling down” on supporting Ukraine and boosting military aid following the televised Oval Office blowup between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ethiopia and Somalia are on a path for renewed cooperation after the two sides agreed to end the Somaliland port dispute. Last week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed toured Mogadishu and held talks with Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Members of Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) deployed in the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) donated essential medical supplies on Friday, including antibiotics, syringes, gloves, masks, bandages, and catheters, to Bay Regional Hospital in South West State, Somalia, AUSSOM said in a social media post.

More than 20 people from Todonyang in Turkana County remain missing one week after a brutal attack on fisherfolk along the Kenya-Ethiopia border.

Israel stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire, while key mediator Egypt accused Israel of using “starvation as a weapon.”

Immigrant advocates are concerned some businesses don’t know that they can prohibit ICE agents from entering their premises if the agents don’t have a signed warrant.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United Nations Security Council has renewed and reinforced its maritime interdiction measures on Somalia on Friday, aiming to strangle weapons smuggling routes and cripple Al-Shabaab's illicit trade network.

The president has rescinded a Biden-era system that required high-level approval for certain drone strikes and commando raids, reverting to a more permissive system.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has accused the Ethiopian government of abandoning the 2018 peace deal, alleging systematic suppression of Somali political participation and marginalization under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration.

Mogadishu (HOL) — In the past year, nearly 600 improvised explosive device (IED) attacks have killed or injured more than 1,400 people in Somalia, underscoring the scale of the threat that continues to destabilize the country. With Al-Shabaab using roadside bombs as a primary weapon of war, Somalia’s roads remain treacherous, security forces are stretched thin, and civilians live in constant fear.

(Bloomberg) —Somalia may grant landlocked Ethiopia access to a port on the Indian Ocean, a step that may help end a dispute between the neighboring nations over Addis Ababa’s quest to have a direct trade route to the sea.

TORONTO, Canada (HOL) — The 2025 Ontario provincial election was a turning point for Somali-Canadian political representation, revealing both growing influence and internal divisions.

TORONTO, Canada (HOL) — After decades of advocacy and political hurdles, the Somali community in Toronto is one step closer to realizing a long-standing dream. The federal government has committed $20 million to construct the Somali Centre for Culture and Recreation (SCCR) in the city’s Rexdale neighbourhood, marking a significant milestone for Black and Muslim communities in Canada’s largest metropolis.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militants engaged in heavy fighting Saturday in Biyo Adde, a town in the Middle Shabelle region, following an attack by the extremist group on military positions, according to local sources.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Dr. Mohamed Yusuf Hassan, a respected Somali surgeon who spent decades operating in war zones and saving lives through some of Somalia’s darkest periods, was laid to rest in Mogadishu on Saturday. For decades, Dr. Mohamed Yusuf Hassan stood between life and death in Somalia’s war-torn capital, his scalpel moving under dim surgical lights as gunfire rattled outside.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty delivered a personal message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki during a diplomatic visit to Asmara on Friday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced Saturday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Senate Speaker Abdi Hashi Abdullahi has blocked a motion filed by lawmakers seeking the release of detained senator Ilyas Badal Gaboose, arguing that Gaboose disqualified himself from parliament after proclaiming himself the president of Jubaland.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militants engaged in heavy fighting Saturday in Biyo Adde, a town in the Middle Shabelle region, following an attack by the extremist group on military positions, according to local sources.

Kismayo (HOL) – Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe has revealed that his decision to walk out of the National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting was due to discussions on extending the federal government's term—something he firmly opposed.

Kenya will wait to draw cash from a $1.5 billion privately placed bond in the United Arab Emirates so that it can fit into its budget plans for this financial year, Finance Minister John Mbadi said on Friday.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali Mohamed Omar Balcad has denied accusations by former Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs obstructed his diplomatic passport clearance for travel to South Africa.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has on Friday welcomed the renewed diplomatic engagement between Ethiopia and Somalia following Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s visit to Mogadishu on Thursday.

Garowe (HOL) – Intelligence shared by a foreign government has revealed that Daasaan, a strategic area recently recaptured by Puntland security forces from the Islamic State (ISIS), served as a key operational hub for planning terrorist attacks worldwide, Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni said Thursday night.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali security forces recaptured Ba’adweyne, a strategic district in the southern Mudug region, on Friday following a large-scale military operation to dislodge Al-Shabaab militants who had held the town for years.

Police in Eldama Ravine are investigating a suspected case of human trafficking syndicate after seizing a vehicle ferrying 20 women under unclear circumstances.

United States President Donald Trump has hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the first time at the White House for talks about Ukraine’s security, trade relations and the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Baidoa (HOL) – At least five government soldiers were killed Thursday in a landmine explosion in the Madooda area, south of Hudur, the administrative capital of the Bakool region, according to military sources.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (HOL) — A federal judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is illegally detaining a Somali asylum seeker in Anchorage, ordering his immediate release in a case that highlights contradictions in U.S. immigration policy.

Mogadishu (HOL) — African defence ministers have approved a detailed deployment strategy for the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), marking a critical phase in Somalia’s security transition.

ISTANBUL - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali arrived Thursday in Somalia for talks on critical issues of mutual interest at the bilateral and regional levels amid improving relations.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met in Mogadishu on Thursday to reaffirm their nations’ diplomatic, economic, and security commitments as geopolitical tensions continue to shape the Horn of Africa.

Washington — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu Thursday, as their nations try to mend relations strained by Ethiopia’s deal for sea access with Somaliland – a breakaway republic Somalia considers part of its territory.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces regained control of Bal'ad on Thursday after repelling a deadly pre-dawn attack by Al-Shabaab militants, authorities said.