Mogadishu (HOL) — Forced evictions, ongoing clan-based conflicts, and limited humanitarian services are intensifying Somalia's humanitarian crisis, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups such as women, children, and internally displaced persons (IDPs), according to a joint report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

LONDON, UK (HOL) — A London man was given a suspended sentence after customs officers discovered approximately £18,000 worth of khat in his luggage at Newcastle International Airport.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Al-Shabaab's large-scale offensive, initiated in February with more than 3,000 militants mobilized from Middle Jubba to retake the strategic Middle Shabelle region, has stumbled but continues to expose critical weaknesses in Somalia's security framework.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia will hold its first one-person, one-vote elections for local governments in June, the country’s National Independent Electoral Commission announced Friday, marking a milestone in Somalia’s fragile democratic transition.

Predawn arrest of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu sets off protests in several cities that are likely to continue into the weekend.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia has endorsed diplomatic efforts by Egypt, Qatar and the United States to secure a lasting ceasefire in Gaza and has called for an independent investigation into Israeli airstrikes on United Nations facilities in the besieged Palestinian territory.

The Sudanese army seized full control of the Presidential Palace in downtown Khartoum on Friday, it said in a statement, in one of the most symbolic gains in a two-year-old conflict with a rival armed group that has threatened to partition the country.

Mogadishu (HOL) – At least 82 Al-Shabaab militants, including senior leaders, were killed and 19 others wounded in a series of airstrikes conducted in response to an early morning attack on Somali army bases in Lower Shabelle region on Thursday, according to the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA).

Ethiopia’s prime minister says his country will not seek conflict with longtime rival Eritrea over access to the Red Sea, amid recent fears about possible war between the neighbours.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with regional leaders, security officials, and community members in Adale town on Thursday to discuss the ongoing counterterrorism campaign and strategies for stabilizing the region.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returned to the frontlines on Thursday in Middle Shabelle as part of efforts to accelerate military operations aimed at eradicating Al-Shabaab from central Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces killed several Al-Shabaab commanders and militants in a targeted military operation in the Middle Shabelle region while repelling a pre-dawn assault by the extremist group in Lower Shabelle, officials said Thursday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali forces, with the backing of international allies, carried out a highly coordinated airstrike in the Galgadud region, killing several senior Al-Shabaab commanders in what NISA officials described as a major blow to the extremist group's leadership.

The U.S. hit targets across Yemen in airstrikes overnight, including Saada province, which Yemeni sources say is a long-time hideout for Iran-aligned Houthi leaders, and the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Al-Shabaab militants launched an attack on Somali military bases in the Sabiib and Anole areas near Afgoye in the Lower Shabelle region early Thursday morning.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with a delegation led by the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Shakhboot Bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, in Mogadishu on Thursday.

Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Climate Change, Aden Duale, has unveiled two major initiatives to bolster Kenya’s response to climate change: the National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS), and the State of the Climate Kenya (SOCK) 2024 Report.

Osman Saleh, Eritrea’s Foreign Minister, said his country is “perplexed” by what it called Ethiopia’s “misguided and outdated ambitions” for maritime access and a naval base “through diplomacy or military force.” He urged the international community to press Ethiopia to respect “the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors.”

Mogadishu (HOL) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Hissein Taha have strongly condemned the attack on Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s convoy in Mogadishu on Tuesday.

The 2025 African Union Commission (AUC) electoral process, despite being marked by division and disunity, shows how much Africa needs to unite under common reflections.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Jurors began deliberations Wednesday morning in the high-profile Feeding Our Future fraud case, following six weeks of testimony and closing arguments from both prosecution and defence attorneys.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Aden has stated that any country wishing to engage Somaliland in discussions about Palestine must first formally recognize its sovereignty.

Bosaso (HOL) — Puntland authorities have denied allegations that a former Islamic State (ISIS) militant who died in custody this week was killed while imprisoned, insisting his death was due to natural causes.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has deployed medical teams, emergency response vehicles, and medical supplies to the Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions to support local defence forces engaged in military operations against Al-Shabaab.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A mortar attack struck the heavily fortified Halane compound near Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, targeting one of the most secured zones in Somalia that houses the United Nations, African Union officials, and multiple foreign embassies.

For African immigrants in the US, the threat of mass deportation is a constant fear.

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud dismissed his defence minister, Abuldkadir Mohamed Nur, on Sunday following lobbying efforts by the US military, sources told Middle East Eye.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland has rejected the Federal Government of Somalia’s National Identification Card registration initiative, calling it politically motivated and a threat to the region’s autonomy. The administration warned residents against participating in the program, which it described as legally questionable and a financial burden on citizens.

ISTANBUL, Türkiye (HOL) — A scuffle among Somali soldiers undergoing military training in Türkiye left 24 troops injured, including two in critical condition, following a football match at the General Ihsan Alper Military Base in Isparta, officials said Tuesday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A roadside bomb targeting Somalia’s presidential convoy in Mogadishu on Tuesday morning killed journalist Mohamed Abukar Dabaashe, marking the first journalist fatality in the country this year.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Al-Shabaab militants targeted Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's convoy at El-Gab junction in Mogadishu on Tuesday as he was en route to the airport for a visit to the frontlines in Middle Shabelle.

Bosaso (HOL) — A former senior leader of ISIS, Abdirahman Shirwac Lahore, has died in a prison in the coastal town of Bosaso, Puntland, security sources confirmed on Tuesday.

Jowhar (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Aden Yabaal district in the Middle Shabelle region on Tuesday to accelerate the ongoing military campaign against Al-Shabaab.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, the third such attack in recent weeks, authorities said Monday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A night of relentless Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip has killed at least 330 people, including scores of women and children, in what marks the deadliest escalation since the ceasefire began on January 19. The Gaza health ministry reported the rising death toll early Tuesday as rescuers worked to pull bodies from the rubble of bombed-out buildings.