Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday visited the Turkish seismic exploration vessel Oruc Reis at the Port of Mogadishu, marking the official completion of an extensive oil exploration mission off the coast of Somalia.

Oruc Reis Seismic Exploration Vessel, built by Turkish engineers, has successfully completed its first intercontinental mission according to the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources.

Kenya’s National Assembly has pledged to strengthen parliamentary ties with Somalia through a comprehensive capacity-building program aimed at training Somali parliamentary staff.

Three hundred vulnerable displaced families living in an internal displacement camp in Merka, Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, are appealing for support following the cutting of cash aid in January.

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty and European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa Annette Weber discussed pressing regional developments on Thursday, including the ongoing crisis in war-ravaged Sudan, security challenges in Somalia, and navigation in the Red Sea.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government has formally called for the dissolution of the C6+ international coordination framework, arguing that the mechanism no longer reflects the nation’s current political and security realities.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali National Army (SNA), with support from international partners, carried out a planned military operation in the Buurta Cadayga area near El-Baraf district in the Middle Shabelle region, killing at least 13 members of the Al-Shabaab militant group.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates, Badr Abdelatty, has praised the strengthening of Egyptian-Somali relations, emphasizing Cairo’s continued commitment to deepening political, economic, and security cooperation with Mogadishu.

Garowe (HOL) — The Puntland regional administration announced Wednesday that it will not participate in the upcoming national consultation forum convened by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, citing constitutional violations and lack of genuine federal commitment by the central government.

Galkacyo (HOL) — The Governor of Mudug region, Faysal Abdullahi Sheikh (Jifojabsade), has denied allegations that traders and elders from Somalia’s Southwest State were tortured after photos circulated on social media showing the men with their hands and feet tied.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Governor of Banadir Region and Mayor of Mogadishu, Dr. Hassan Mohamed Hussein (Muungaab), has delivered a shipment of medical supplies to Community Defense Forces supporting the Somali National Army in ongoing military operations in the Hiiraan region.

Galkayo (HOL) — Federal lawmakers representing Somalia’s Southwest State have condemned the detention of several businessmen from their region in northern Galkayo, describing the incident as discriminatory and harmful to Somali unity.

Kenya has held a meeting with the government of Somalia on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) to deepen bilateral engagement between the two countries.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalan Abdi Ali Dhaay, met with Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia W. Mudavadi, on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Ministers’ Summit.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Kenya’s elite anti-terror police unit killed two al-Shabab militants and injured several others during a pre-dawn ambush in Mandera County on Monday, disrupting a planned attack targeting civilians.

Beledweyne (HOL) — The commander of Somalia’s Ma’awisley community defense forces, Ali Jeyte Osman, has called on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to overhaul the leadership of the Hirshabelle regional administration, accusing officials of neglecting the fight against al-Shabab.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A total of 41,639 students in Somalia’s Banadir region sat for the intermediate-level national examinations on Monday, marking the sixth consecutive year that the Banadir Regional Administration has independently administered the standardized tests.

Kismayo (HOL) — The First Vice President of Somalia’s Jubbaland State, Mahmoud Sayid Aden, met Monday with the Governor of Kenya’s Mandera County to discuss cross-border security and the movement of people along the shared frontier.

Kenya's police chief said Monday that the man who died in custody over the weekend had been arrested for making a complaint against a senior officer. The Kenyan man had been arrested over a post on social media. His death shortly after in his cell is sparking condemnation from supporters and rights group Amnesty International on Sunday.

A British soldier accused of raping a woman near a controversial army camp in Kenya has been sent back to the UK, as investigations continue, the BBC understands.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A bloc of opposition politicians in Puntland has launched a new political council to challenge what they describe as increasing authoritarianism under President Said Abdullahi Deni, citing political repression and democratic backsliding in the semi-autonomous Somali region.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — A jury on Friday convicted Derrick Thompson on 15 criminal counts for a high-speed crash that killed five Somali American women in Minneapolis last year, delivering a long-awaited verdict for the victims’ grieving families.

TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not life-threatening, officials said Monday.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Elite Danab commandos of the Somali National Army have killed at least 25 Al-Shabaab militants, including three senior commanders, in a targeted military operation in the village of Gaalware, located 4 kilometres east of Sabiid and Caanoole in the Lower Shabelle region.

Makkah (HOL) – Somali Minister of Endorsements and Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali, held a key meeting on Sunday with Prof. Dr. Ali Erbaş, President of Türkiye’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı), at the Turkish Hajj Affairs Office in the holy city of Makkah.

Hargeisa (HOL) — A Somaliland soldier fatally shot his wife and daughter and seriously wounded his sister-in-law in a domestic shooting Sunday morning in the Fallujah neighborhood of Hargeisa, relatives and local media reported.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Minister of Defense Ahmed Macalin Fiqi says an intensified, nationwide military campaign is in motion to recapture all territory still under Al‑Shabaab control.

Garowe (HOL) – Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland regional state have released 26 Yemeni fishermen who had been detained for illegally fishing in Puntland’s territorial waters, following a formal pardon issued by the Puntland government.

Galkayo (HOL) – A man and a woman were shot dead on Saturday by unidentified gunmen while returning from a tourist site on the outskirts of Galkayo town, local sources have reported.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Director of the Tourism Department in Deyniile District, Abdalla Sheikh Ibrahim, has died from injuries sustained in an attack by an armed gang in the Ali Boley neighborhood.

Harry Kane scored the only goal as England overcame a stubborn Andorra side to continue their unbeaten start to qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

The Kenyan government has told its tea factories to stop working with the Rainforest Alliance because it says the costs involved in securing the ethical label don’t add up for farmers.

Beledweyne (HOL) – The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), in collaboration with the Somali National Army (SNA) and international partners, has confirmed the killing of three senior al-Shabaab leaders during a joint military operation carried out on June 6, 2025, in the El-Hareri area of the Hiiraan region.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali Salvation Forum, a coalition of opposition political actors, has strongly condemned the ongoing process to select members of the National Independent Human Rights Commission, accusing the federal government of unlawful interference.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions.