Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Immigration and Citizenship Agency has prevented 124 young people from leaving the country through unauthorized routes in the first quarter of 2025, intensifying efforts to combat human smuggling and illegal migration, officials said Thursday.

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Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government has expelled Anna Saleem Högberg, Sweden's consul and head of development cooperation in Mogadishu, amid growing diplomatic tensions, according to Global Bar Magazine.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Authorities in Somaliland on Thursday arrested prominent Somali humanitarian worker Abdimaalik Muse Coldoon in the coastal city of Berbera, days after he resurfaced from hiding. While no official charges have been announced, the arrest comes on the heels of Coldoon’s criticism of a reported deal to host Palestinian refugees from Gaza.

Burco (HOL) – Twenty-one members of the same family in Somaliland's Saaxil region were poisoned after consuming meat from a camel they slaughtered on Eid al-Fitr day, local health officials confirmed.

Kismayo (HOL) – Jubbaland regional authorities have deployed a large contingent of Jubbaland Dervish Force to northern parts of the Lower Juba region, where Al-Shabaab remains active, as part of ongoing operations to liberate the area from militant control.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has formed a high-level National Committee to support and coordinate the country’s campaign against Al-Shabaab and ISIS-Somalia.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland's Minister of Information, Mahmoud Ceydiid Dirir, said on Wednesday that the Puntland administration will not participate in peace talks called by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, citing the state's current focus on countering ISIS militants in the region.

Djibouti (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh in Djibouti on Wednesday, where the two leaders held high-level talks deepening bilateral relations and enhancing strategic cooperation.

Baku (HOL) – Azerbaijan formally approved a bilateral agreement with Somalia on Wednesday to extend cooperation in the field of education.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday appointed Brigadier General Abdiwahab Abdullahi Omar as the new Commander of the Somali Navy, signaling a renewed effort to increase maritime security and reclaim control over the country’s vast coastline.

Food insecurity is worsening in several regions of Somalia, with 18 areas experiencing an increase in the number of people facing a food crisis, according to a report released on Monday.

BBC Africa Eye exposes recruitment agents scamming foreign nationals out of thousands of pounds as they apply to work in the UK care sector.

Somalia, a nation abundantly endowed with natural wealth—untapped oil and mineral reserves, fertile river valleys, strategic maritime positioning, and the longest coastline in mainland Africa—should be a regional powerhouse. Yet, for nearly four decades, the country has been trapped in a cycle of conflict, terrorism, and political dysfunction. The very leaders entrusted with the nation's recovery have, instead, become the architects of its stagnation.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali National Army (SNA) forces, in coordination with local militia fighters, killed at least seven Al-Shabaab militants in a targeted operation in the Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday.

Djibouti has named a new foreign minister to succeed Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, who was elected as head of the African Union in February, according to a presidential decree published Tuesday.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi congratulated Djibouti’s newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Abdoulkader Houssein Omar, during a phone call on Tuesday.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Maanshiil Forum, an opposition group in Somalia’s Southwest regional state, has welcomed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s recent call for national peace talks to unite efforts to defeat Al-Shabaab and address the country’s political and security challenges.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s U-17 national team will kick off their Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Tuesday evening with a high-stakes opener against Tunisia as the 15th edition of the continental tournament gets underway in Morocco.

Baidoa (HOL) – Southwest Darwish forces killed a senior Al-Shabaab operative and seized a motorcycle during a military operation on the outskirts of Qansahdheere town in the Bay region on Tuesday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A coalition of opposition politicians from Somalia's Southwest State has endorsed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's recent call for national peace consultations, calling it a pivotal opportunity to address the country's deepening political instability and rising security threats.

At least 1,513 humanitarian workers have been killed and hundreds of medical and civil defense facilities destroyed since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, the Government Media Office in Gaza said Monday.

The Ethiopian government has launched a cholera vaccination campaign in the southwestern part of the country, targeting about one million people at risk.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali National Army (SNA) forces, backed by local militia fighters, repelled a major Al-Shabaab assault in the Sabiib and Canole areas of Lower Shabelle on Monday, killing at least 30 militants, according to government officials.

Bosaso (HOL) – Puntland security forces recovered over ten bodies of ISIS militants along with weapons and documents following a recent U.S. airstrike in Togga Miraale, Bari region, military sources confirmed on Monday.

In this short poem, Liban Obisye writes about people I have come across this Ramadan who inspired me. All challenges and achievements are personal. Yet, recognising those who have triumphed (fasting for the first time and in old age despite health issues) and those who actively contribute to facilitating the success of others worship in the Holy month of Ramadan is crucial.

Hargeisa (HOL) — In a twist where art meets politics, renowned Somali actor Yusuf Abdullahi Muse — better known by his stage name Yusuf Ceegaag — has announced his candidacy for a seat in the Somaliland Parliament, years after playing the role of a fictional legislator on screen.

From North Africa to the Gulf, the UAE has aggressively expanded its counter-revolutionary strategy in the wake of the Arab Spring.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia's moderate Islamist group, Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a (ASWJ), observed Eid al-Fitr on Monday, a day after most of the country and the wider Muslim world celebrated the festival marking the end of Ramadan.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali National Army (SNA) Danab Commandos, in collaboration with Jubbaland's Dervish forces, conducted a joint military operation on Monday targeting Al-Shabaab militant positions in the northern parts of the Lower Juba region.

Garissa Governor, Nathif Jama, has called on the National Government to come up with a permanent solution to divert some of River Tana waters to be of use in other dry areas, to avoid causing havoc in the downstream counties.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and ex-Prime Ministers Abdi Farah Shirdon and Mohamed Hussein Roble have endorsed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's call for peace talks, describing it as a necessary step toward unified counterterrorism efforts and advancing Somalia's federal governance system.

Manchester City and Aston Villa advanced to the semifinals of the FA Cup on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Dr. Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan, a Somali physician practicing in the United Kingdom, has travelled to Somalia's Puntland region to support local medical teams treating soldiers wounded in battles against Islamic State militants in the mountainous Al Miskaad region.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland called on Kenya Friday to formally recognize its independence, days after Nairobi officially acknowledged Kosovo as a sovereign state, ending nearly five years without new international recognition for Kosovo.