Mogadishu (HOL) — Shabaab militants have launched their most aggressive offensive in months, storming multiple towns across central Somalia and exposing weaknesses in the government's counterinsurgency strategy. The al-Qaeda-affiliated group briefly seized key locations, including Balcad—just 30 kilometres from Mogadishu—before federal forces counterattacked.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Federalist Party has accused regional officials of widespread corruption and financial mismanagement, warning that persistent graft and failed projects are worsening living conditions in Ethiopia’s Somali region. The party called for immediate government intervention to recover misused funds and hold those responsible accountable.

Aimee Bock’s text messages compared her nonprofit to the mob, and referenced loading a gun in response to criticism from a state official.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali federal government has confirmed that the Somali National Army (SNA) and local forces remain in control of El Ali Ahmed in the Middle Shabelle region following a failed attempt by Al-Shabaab to retake the area.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has dispatched eleven trucks carrying emergency food supplies and medical aid to Nuur-Dugle and Aqab-Duco areas in Hirshabelle State to support residents affected by ongoing counterterrorism operations.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre arrived in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday night to attend an emergency Arab League summit convened to address the ongoing crisis in Gaza.

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Garowe (HOL) — Puntland security forces have uncovered evidence indicating that wounded ISIS fighters received medical treatment at hospitals in Hargeisa, Somaliland and that several businesses supplied goods to the militant group, according to classified documents recovered from areas recently retaken from ISIS in the Cal Miskaat Mountains.

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) — The Puntland administration’s failure to act decisively allowed ISIS to entrench itself in the Bari region over the past six years, according to Dr. Guled Salah Barre, a former chairman of the Puntland Electoral Commission.

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.