Jigjiga, Ethiopia (HOL) — The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has accused Ethiopian security forces of disrupting a women's meeting in Jigjiga on April 24, arresting its members and injuring several others. The ONLF described the attack as part of a widening clamp-down and silence of dissent in the Somali Region.

MELBOURNE, Australia (HOL) — The fatal police shooting of Abdifatah Ahmed, a 35-year-old Somali refugee, has drawn nationwide attention, as protesters, community leaders, and human rights advocates demand a fully independent investigation and a broader overhaul of how police handle mental health crises.

LONDON, UK (HOL) — Forbes has named Nasra Artan, the Somali-Norwegian executive leading international A&R at Sony Music Publishing, to its 2025 30 Under 30 Europe list in the Entertainment category, recognizing her for reshaping the global music landscape through cross-cultural collaborations and artist development.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia has officially introduced two critical vaccines—pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) and rotavirus—into its national immunization program to reduce child deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhea.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The African Union Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has called on member states and international partners to renew their commitment to Somalia, warning that the country’s hard-won gains against Al-Shabaab risk being reversed without sustained support.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro marked his administration’s first 100 days in office on Thursday by highlighting progress in security stabilization, defence restructuring, anti-corruption efforts, and the revival of foreign policy engagement.

GALKAYO, Somalia - The al-Shabaab terrorist group on Thursday launched a pre-dawn attack on a strategic Somali army base in Wargaadhi village in the Middle Shabelle region of south-central Hirshabele state, triggering a heavy firefight.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Egypt and Djibouti have declared that only countries bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden should be responsible for securing and managing the critical waterway as regional friction rises over maritime access.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Kampala, Uganda, to attend a summit of Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The summit aims to assess the initial phase of AUSSOM's implementation, address operational challenges, and reinforce commitments to Somalia's ongoing stabilization efforts.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces repelled coordinated Al-Shabaab attacks in the Wargaadhi and Labi Gooley areas of the Middle Shabelle region on Thursday, killing at least 40 militants, according to the Ministry of Information.

Al-Shabab fighters have battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in southern Somalia, according to the government and a military official.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland has firmly rejected a federal government proposal to centralize the registration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and tie humanitarian aid to a national system, warning that the move undermines Somalia’s federal structure and threatens to politicize relief operations.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces and allied local militias repelled an early-morning Al-Shabaab assault on the village of Wargaadhi in the Middle Shabelle region on Thursday, military officials confirmed. The attack was thwarted with heavy losses inflicted on the militants, and government forces remain in complete control of the area.

Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike last week targeting a stateless vessel off Somalia's coast that was allegedly transporting advanced weapons to the militant group Al-Shabaab, marking a rare use of airpower against maritime smuggling in the region.

New York (HOL) — Somalia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Abukar Osman Bale, met with his Yemeni counterpart, Ambassador Abdullah Al-Saadi, in New York on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional developments.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday chaired the third Somalia–European Union Partnership Meeting in Mogadishu, reaffirming the strategic depth of Somalia-EU relations and advancing shared priorities under the Joint Operational Roadmap launched in May 2023.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali army forces repelled an early morning Al-Shabaab assault on a key military base in the Wargaadhi area of Middle Shabelle region on Thursday, according to government officials.

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Mogadishu (HOL) — Turkey is poised to receive up to 90 percent of the revenue from oil and gas extracted off Somalia’s coast, according to a report first published by Nordic Monitor.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Heavy fighting broke out Wednesday afternoon in Abooreey, a strategic village in Somalia’s Hiiraan region after local Macawiisley militia launched a coordinated attack on Al-Shabaab militants entrenched in the area.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali federal lawmakers on Wednesday elected MP Abdi Ibrahim Warsame, known as MP Qawdhan, as the new chair of the Budget, Finance, Planning, and Oversight Committee in the House of the People.

A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye’s Istanbul on Wednesday, injuring 151 people in panic-driven incidents, none of whom suffered life-threatening wounds, officials said.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The leader of the SSC-Khatumo interim administration, Abdiqadir Aw Ali Firdhiye, has reaffirmed his commitment to unifying the residents of the Sool and Sanaag regions under one administration.

Beledweyne (HOL) — At least two teenagers were killed and 32 Somali soldiers injured in a road accident on Tuesday in the Ali Ganey area of the Hiiraan region, local residents confirmed.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has defended the recent strategic withdrawal of government forces from Aden Yabaal and other key military positions in Middle Shabelle, urging the Somali public to support the national army rather than fall victim to Al-Shabaab propaganda.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met on Tuesday with Souleiman Hassan Waberi, President of the Djibouti Football Federation, Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and member of the FIFA Council, to discuss regional sports cooperation and the growth of Somali football.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali Federal Government has confirmed that Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni will participate in the upcoming National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting scheduled to take place in Mogadishu next month.

Mogadishu (HOL) – At least one civilian was killed and three others injured on Tuesday after a landmine explosion struck near a small restaurant along the main road in Dayniile district of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Azerbaijan’s parliament ratified a defence cooperation agreement with Somalia on Monday, solidifying a growing partnership between the two countries to strengthen military ties and expand bilateral collaboration across multiple sectors.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Swedish government and Somaliland authorities, has inaugurated a new Migration Response Center (MRC) in Burao to expand essential services for migrants travelling through northern Somalia.

MELBOURNE, Australia (HOL) — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Melbourne's inner-west on Tuesday following the fatal police shooting of Abdifatah Ahmed, a 35-year-old Somali refugee known to have experienced mental illness and homelessness.

Climate Scientists at the Igad Climate Predictions and Applications Center (ICPAC) are predicting that more than usual rainfall expected over most parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, eastern Kenya, northern South Sudan and southern Sudan.

Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants near the Adan Yabaal district in the Middle Shabelle region on April 16, 2025.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Second Deputy Prime Minister Abdusalam Abdullahi Ali chaired a high-level session on Monday focused on enhancing the country’s military offensive against Al-Shabaab and ISIS, as part of the government’s effort to eradicate terrorism from Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali Prime Minister and presidential candidate Abdi Farah Shirdoon Saacid held talks with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre this week, focusing on Somalia’s upcoming elections and the country’s fragile security landscape.