President William Ruto on Thursday ordered the immediate release of over 9,000 motorcycles impounded by police but not tied to any criminal investigations in what is seen as handing a political olive branch to the country’s expansive boda boda sector.

Beled Hawo (HOL) – Jubbaland regional administration has alleged that the recent escalation of conflict in Somalia’s Gedo region is fueled by external geopolitical agendas, specifically tied to the Nile River dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali police on Thursday seized 189 cartons containing a wide range of narcotics and illicit pills at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, in an operation conducted in coordination with the Office of the Attorney General.

NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — An air ambulance bound for Hargeisa, Somaliland, crashed into a residential neighbourhood outside Kenya’s capital on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring two others, authorities said.

STOCKHOLM , Sweden (HOL) — Sweden has deported eight Somali nationals in recent weeks and is preparing to remove at least 15 more, as the government enforces its toughest immigration policies in decades, a move that Somali community leaders warn could put returnees in serious danger.

The troupe’s TikTok presence has helped popularize traditional dances among U.S.-born Somalis — and spread the dancers’ innovative moves.

Mogadishu HOL) — Somalia’s military court executed three Al-Shabab operatives by firing squad on Thursday after convicting them of orchestrating a series of deadly attacks targeting civilians and security forces in Mogadishu and the Lower Shabelle region.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somalia Humanitarian Forum 2025 (CHF 2025) officially opened on Tuesday in Baidoa, bringing together national and international stakeholders to tackle the country’s most pressing humanitarian challenges through a unified, inclusive, and coordinated approach.

A decision by senior security officers in Garissa to summon all National Police Reservists (NPRs) to the county headquarters for fresh data collection has been blamed for an attack that left at least eight police officers injured.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, a Somali-American businessman convicted of orchestrating one of the largest COVID-19 fraud schemes in U.S. history, was sentenced Wednesday to 28 years in prison for stealing tens of millions of dollars intended to feed children during the pandemic.

Hargeisa (HOL) — The United Nations World Food Programme and Somaliland’s government have launched a new logistics hub in Berbera to accelerate humanitarian aid distribution and expand trade routes across Eastern Africa.

Mogadishu (HOL) — In a small classroom in central Somalia, six-year-old students gather on the floor as their teacher opens a picture book to a drawing of a child sitting alone. “What do you think this child is feeling?” the teacher asks.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Turkey is moving ahead with plans to build a large-scale spaceport on Somalia’s coast that will support satellite launches and serve as a testing site for long-range ballistic missiles, expanding Ankara’s strategic and military presence in the Horn of Africa.

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.