Addis Ababa (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called for strengthened international solidarity to support sustainable and inclusive food systems, emphasizing that transforming agriculture is not merely a strategic choice but a moral obligation and national imperative.

Doha (HOL) – A high-level ministerial meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Somalia was held in Doha from July 27–28, focusing on Somalia’s security and development challenges.

Bosaso (HOL) – Puntland security forces have intercepted a small truck allegedly transporting food and solar panels to ISIS militants stranded in the Baalde River area following recent military operations.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government says it purchased two Airbus A320 aircraft in a major step toward reviving Somali Airlines, more than three decades after the national carrier ceased operations following the collapse of central authority in 1991.

Mogadishu (HOL) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed Bilan Bile Mahmoud as Secretary-General of the Banadir Regional Administration, replacing Faysal Arale Afrah.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Eight Somali families fleeing intensified fighting in the Gedo region have arrived in Mandera, a Kenyan border town, after crossing into the country in search of safety, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society.

(ERGO) – Families living in Qurdubey displacement camp in Dollow say the allocation of cash aid to less than 10 per cent of the camp’s population is forcing everyone to eat less, as the resources are being shared among many other relatives and neighbours.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Al-Shabaab militants seized control of the strategic central Somali town of Mahas on Sunday, marking the group’s first breach of the area in more than a decade and raising alarms about its renewed strength across the region.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland regional state has condemned the Al-Shabaab takeover of Mahaas district in the Hiiraan region on Sunday, following heavy fighting with the Somali National Army and local militia forces.

Gedo (HOL) – Heavy fighting erupted between federal government troops and Jubbaland forces, reportedly supported by Ethiopian troops, from Sunday night into Monday morning in the Doolow and Beled Hawo districts of the Gedo region.

Islamist militants took control of the strategic town of Maxaas in central Somalia on Sunday after heavy fighting with the army and local militias, military sources said.

Afgooye (HOL) – The Gaashaan Special Forces of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) apprehended two Al-Shabaab operatives during a special operation in the town of Afgooye, in the Lower Shabelle region, on Saturday night.

Doha (HOL) – Somali Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Mohamed Omar Balcad, has downplayed reports that the Qatari government is mediating between the Federal Government of Somalia and the breakaway Somaliland administration.

Addis Ababa (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday to participate in the United Nations Global Food Security Summit.

Beledweyne (HOL) – The Al-Shabaab militant group reportedly entered Mahas district in the Hiiraan region after heavy fighting with Somali National Army (SNA) and local militia forces on Sunday morning.

Mogadishu (HOL) The Himilo Qaran political party, led by former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has strongly condemned the recent clashes between the federal government and Jubbaland state forces in the Beled Hawo district of the Gedo region.

Kismayo (HOL) – Jubbaland State Police Force destroyed sites used by the Al-Shabaab group to illegally collect taxes from farmers during a security operation along the riverbanks in the Jammaame district of the Lower Juba region.

Four people have been seriously injured after being hit by stray bullets from Belet Hawa, a town in neighbouring Somalia, during a fierce exchange of fire between the Somalia National Army (SNA) and Jubbaland Special Forces.

Missing Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi, who went missing in Tanzania on Wednesday, has finally been found dumped on the Kenyan coast.

The African Union (AU) on Saturday welcomed France's announcement to officially recognize the State of Palestine, describing it as a «significant step» that aligns with the AU's longstanding position.

Djibouti (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Djibouti’s capital for an official visit aimed at strengthening relations with the neighboring Republic of Djibouti.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A small livestock carrier, Merinos Livestock, was briefly detained on Thursday while sailing near the Yemeni coastline, en route from Bosaso, Somalia, to the Port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

France will recognise Palestine as a state, President Emmanuel Macron has said.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government has welcomed the French government’s plan to officially recognise the State of Palestine.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland regional security forces, in collaboration with their U.S. counterparts, have captured a senior ISIS-Somalia leader during a coordinated counterterrorism operation in the mountainous areas of the Bari region, according to a brief statement published on the official website of Operation Hilaac.

Garowe (HOL) — The Puntland regional police have arrested a former officer, Abdirahman Mohamed Ali, who is accused of carrying out a deadly attack on law enforcement personnel in Garowe city on Thursday.

Baku (HOL) — Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalan Abdi Ali, met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, in Baku to explore ways to deepen diplomatic ties and broaden cooperation across key sectors.

Istanbul (HOL) — Somali Minister of Defense Ahmed Moallin Fiqi, attending the 17th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) 2025 in Istanbul, held a bilateral meeting with his Djiboutian counterpart, Minister of Defense Hassan Omar Mohamed.

The standoff continues between the government of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the federal government of Somalia over a cargo ship loaded with Turkish weaponry that is being detained. The government of Puntland insists it is investigating the true ownership of the military hardware on the vessel, rejecting the calls by both the federal government of Somalia and Turkey to release the vessel and its cargo.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Taiwan and Somaliland signed a landmark coast guard cooperation agreement on Thursday to bolster maritime security and expand blue economy initiatives, marking a deepening of unofficial diplomatic ties between two unrecognized governments seeking broader global partnerships.

The road from Garowe, the capital of Puntland statelet in northern Somalia, to the port of Bosaso runs through territory occupied by two of the world’s most notorious jihadist groups (see map). In the remote mountains to the east is an outpost of Islamic State (IS). To the west is al-Shabab, al-Qaeda’s richest and most lethal affiliate. For the past eight months local forces from Puntland, backed with air strikes by America and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have been waging an all-out war against IS. A similar offensive against al-Shabab may begin soon.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — Derrick Thompson was sentenced Thursday to 58 years and eight months in prison for a 2023 high-speed crash in Minneapolis that killed five Somali American women, a tragedy that devastated one of the largest Somali diaspora communities in the United States.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Qatar will host a high-level ministerial summit on Sunday aimed at rallying international support for Somalia’s stability, development, and unity, as part of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Somalia Contact Group.