Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Petroleum Minister Abdirizak Omar Mohamed has sharply criticized the Somali federal government for accrediting Ethiopia’s new ambassador to Somalia, Suleiman Dedefo, despite his prior public support for Somaliland’s secession—a move Abdirizak says undermines national sovereignty and exposes a failure in vetting procedures.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia has defended its participation in a United Nations-backed summit for landlocked countries, saying the move aligns with its economic strategy to boost regional integration and attract investment in its ports and transport infrastructure.

I don’t know who coined the phrase ‘a pessimist is an experienced optimist,’ but I find some comfort in it when analyzing current and the foreseeable future of Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Mohamed Omar, hosted a dinner on Monday for eight newly accredited ambassadors, shortly after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi received their credentials.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Isaak Mohamud Mursal, held bilateral talks with Turkmenistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Ahmet Gurbanov, on Monday in the coastal city of Awaza, along the Caspian Sea.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Isaak Mohamud Mursal, participated in the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), held on Tuesday in Awaza, Turkmenistan.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Ethiopia’s central bank has called for an official investigation into four Somali-owned money transfer companies operating in the United States, alleging that they are engaged in money laundering and the financing of illicit activities using funds collected from the Ethiopian diaspora..

Salman Haji, a Somali-American man accused in the 2024 killing of Yuan Ming outside a Seattle-area Costco, appeared in court Thursday following his extradition from Kenya. The case has drawn widespread attention from diaspora communities and involved a year-long international manhunt led by the FBI.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police have detained three journalists from SMS TV without charge after the station aired a report alleging government-linked land seizures in Mogadishu’s Siinaay market, according to the broadcaster and media watchdogs.

Bossaso (HOL) — A senior commander in Puntland’s elite security force was killed Tuesday when an improvised explosive device struck his convoy in the Al Miskaad mountains, a known hotspot for ISIS activity in northeastern Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) —Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received letters of credence on Tuesday from eight newly appointed ambassadors.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A deadly fire that swept through Suuq Ba'aad, Mogadishu’s second-largest open-air market, has prompted city officials to fast-track infrastructure upgrades, while a federal lawmaker has raised suspicions of arson.

MOGADISHU (HOL) — Somalia has officially joined the growing list of African countries with access to Starlink’s high-speed, satellite-based internet, following the company’s announcement on Monday that the service is now live nationwide.

MOGADISHU (HOL) — Somalia’s federal government is preparing to reintroduce newly printed Somali shilling banknotes for the first time since the country descended into civil war in 1991, reviving a long-delayed initiative aimed at restoring monetary sovereignty and curbing widespread counterfeiting.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Al-Shabab militants claimed to have taken control of the village of Goobo in central Somalia’s Hiiraan region after Somali government forces and local militia reportedly withdrew from the area without a fight, local sources confirmed Tuesday.

Mogadishu (HOL) – At least 70 al-Shabab militants were killed in a joint military operation by Somali National Army troops and Ugandan forces serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) in Bariire, Lower Shabelle region.

Mogadishu (HOL) – A massive fire broke out at Suuq Bacaad market in Mogadishu on Monday night, destroying several sections of the bustling marketplace and claiming the life of a young girl.

Growing vegetables on small plots to eat and sell has given displaced families a new stable source of income in camps in Mudug region.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The newly appointed Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) and Head of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, met with Jubbaland regional leader Ahmed Mohamed Islam in Kismayo on Monday as part of his familiarization tour of AUSSOM operations in Jubbaland State.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Puntland regional administration has confirmed the release of a vessel carrying military equipment and commercial goods to Mogadishu, following a high-level agreement with the Government of Türkiye.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s federal government has appointed a seven-member committee to verify and endorse nominees for the Regional Assembly of the Northeastern State, a move officials say is essential to advancing Somalia’s federalization and reconciliation efforts.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A high-level delegation of Turkish diplomats and military officials arrived in Bosaso this week for talks with Puntland authorities over a seized cargo vessel carrying Turkish-made military equipment, intensifying a constitutional showdown between Somalia’s federal government and the semi-autonomous regional state.

Somalia has been in political turmoil for years. Yet Somalis are not having the national conversation about the constitutional and civic foundations needed to address it. Instead, public debate remains fixated on the turbulence itself—tracking rivalries, disputes, and shifting alliances—without confronting the institutional voids that allow the turmoil to persist. Somali opinion writing mirrors this fixation—fragmented, reactive, and more attuned to political drama than to structural diagnosis. On platforms like Hiiraan Online and other Somali media, essays catalogue familiar divisions: chronic regional rivalries, political feuds, and clan mistrust. Some rally behind factions in the name of federalism or reform; others conclude with broad appeals for unity.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Banadir Regional Court has issued an arrest warrant for Ramadaan Caydaruus Cali after the Office of the Attorney General filed criminal charges against him, alleging involvement in terrorism financing and money laundering.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), in collaboration with the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF), have killed over 50 Al-Shabaab militants, including senior commanders, during a military operation in the Lower Shabelle region.

Kenyan Muslims planning to travel for next year’s Hajj have been cautioned against using brokers and unregistered travel agencies.

Camels have long been the backbone of Somalia ‘s pastoralist culture, feeding families, transporting goods and standing tall in local folklore. But on the dusty outskirts of the capital, the camel now finds itself at the center of an agricultural revolution that could redefine Somali farming.

Las Anod (HOL) – Presidential candidates for the newly formed Northeastern Somali Regional State have denounced the ongoing preparations for the upcoming election, raising concerns over alleged interference by the Federal Government.

Las Anod (HOL) – The leader of the newly declared Northeastern Somali Regional State, Abdiqadir Aw Ali Firdhiye, has called on Somaliland to embrace peace, stating that conflict cannot yield meaningful outcomes.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Hamas has denied claims made by a U.S. official that the group is willing to disarm, insisting it will not relinquish its weapons until a sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital is established, as Gaza’s starvation crisis continues to intensify.

While President of Somalia enacted National Takaful Law Somalia on May 16, 2025, and Central Bank approved insurance/takaful regulations and guidelines on May 24, 2024. It’s another step in the country’s reconstruction journey and new wave in the financial sector that has been protecting several masses from risks globally after 30 years of the collapse of the central government.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali military court has sentenced a former officer from the Haram'ad special police unit to death by firing squad after finding him guilty of murdering an unarmed day labourer in a brazen, unprovoked shooting that has reignited public debate over accountability within the country’s security forces.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia recorded the second-highest number of deaths linked to militant Islamist violence in Africa last year, accounting for nearly a third of all fatalities across the continent, according to a new report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS).

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government troops and allied Ma’awisley militia have launched a coordinated mobilization to retake the strategic town of Mahas in the Hiiraan region, days after Al-Shabaab militants seized control in a significant blow to federal counterinsurgency efforts.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government is facing sharp criticism from opposition lawmakers and civil society members over the sale of key public properties in Mogadishu, including the former Ministry of Health building and the Laansareeti Hospital.