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.

Hargeisa (HOL) – Somaliland’s self-declared government has firmly opposed the formation of the Northeastern Somali Regional State administration in Las Anod, describing the move as illegal and asserting that the regions involved are integral parts of Somaliland's territory.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), in collaboration with international partners, has announced that eight senior members of the Al-Shabaab militant group were killed during a military operation in the central part of the country.

Baidoa (HOL) – Somali Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), arrived on Saturday in Baidoa, the interim capital of South West State, to meet with local elders and community leaders regarding upcoming elections.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Governor of Banadir Region and newly appointed Mayor of Mogadishu, Hassan Mohamed Hussein (Muungaab), has vowed to reopen roads in the capital that have long been closed, pledging to improve mobility and support business activities across the city.

Garowe (HOL) – Puntland regional state has strongly opposed the newly declared Northeastern Somali Regional State, which was established last week in Las Anod and claims authority over the Sool, Sanaag, and Buuhoodle regions.

Jowhar (HOL) – Somali government is preparing to launch a major military offensive to retake Aden Yabaal district in the Middle Shabelle region from Al-Shabaab, as part of the second phase of its ongoing war against the extremist group.

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and his successor William Ruto were on Friday publicly seen together for the first time since their December 9, 2024 meeting in Ichaweri, Gatundu, when Ruto paid his predecessor a courtesy call.

Somali women earning a living in traditional house plastering have been put out of work by the shrinking of the overall social economy in Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya.

Las Anod (HOL) – Somali federal government has reaffirmed its support for the newly formed Northeast Somali Regional State, following the conclusion of a landmark state formation conference in Las Anod that officially transitioned the SSC-Khatumo interim administration into a permanent federal member state.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States is offering a combined reward of $8 million for information leading to the arrest of Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, also known as Ikrima, a senior al-Shabaab commander accused of orchestrating the 2010 Kampala bombings and recruiting Kenyan youth into the militant group.

What happens when the eldest daughter in a Somali household decides to leave home for the first time?

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HOL) — The Afar People’s Party (APP) has accused Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State of violating territorial boundaries with a new administrative restructuring that the party says threatens to derail a fragile peace process and reignite past conflict.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Puntland security forces have arrested two foreign ISIS fighters who fled into the mountainous Kalabayr area following a major military offensive targeting militant strongholds in northeastern Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked and sank a merchant vessel carrying humanitarian aid from Somalia earlier this month, killing at least four crew members and detaining ten others without legal basis, according to maritime security sources and human rights organizations.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali citizens will be required to present a national ID card to open new bank accounts in the Banadir region, beginning September 1, the Central Bank of Somalia announced on Thursday.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni warned Friday that escalating federal military operations in the southern Gedo region are endangering Somalia’s stability and could spark a broader breakdown of national cohesion.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Banadir Regional Administration has committed $200,000 in emergency aid to support communities in Somalia’s Awdal region, where a prolonged drought has triggered a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Police Force Commissioner Brigadier General Asad Osman Abdullahi chaired a high-level security meeting in Mogadishu on Thursday, outlining a renewed commitment to combat insurgent threats and implement the country’s newly adopted security development plan.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali federal government has reportedly taken full control of Balad Hawo district in the Gedo region following several days of intense clashes with forces loyal to the Jubbaland regional administration.