Beledweyne (HOL) — The chief of the Hawadle community, Ugas Yusuf Ugas Hassan Ugas Khalif, returned to Beledweyne on Wednesday after several months abroad, ahead of a major clan conference expected to address the future of the Hiiraan region.

Kenya's central bank lowered its benchmark lending rate (KECBIR=ECI), opens new tab by 25 basis points on Tuesday, saying there was room to ease monetary policy further as inflation remains well within target.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia and Kuwait signed three agreements on Tuesday aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across multiple sectors.

Two Somali soldiers sentenced to death for conspiring with extremist militant group Al-Shabab to assassinate a commander were executed on Monday, military court officials said.

In the wake of prolonged conflict and the collapse of the centralized system of governance, Somalia’s externally imposed federalism has proven to be anything but political remedy.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland’s elite Dervish forces blocked key roads leading to Garowe airport on Monday, halting flights and disrupting transport between the semi-autonomous state’s regions in protest over months of unpaid salaries.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Algeria and Somalia have agreed to establish a joint governmental committee to strengthen economic cooperation and create a formal mechanism for political consultations, officials announced Monday during the Algerian foreign minister’s visit to Mogadishu.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s military court on Monday executed two former government soldiers convicted of working with the extremist group al-Shabaab to assassinate their battalion commander by planting a bomb under his bed.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s defense ministry has accused forces loyal to Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe of launching attacks on army positions in the Gedo region, triggering deadly clashes on Monday that left multiple soldiers dead, including a senior Jubbaland police commander.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A senior Jubbaland police commander was killed Monday in fierce fighting between Somali federal troops and Jubbaland regional forces in the border village of Tuulo Amiin, near Beled Hawo in the Gedo region, local sources and security officials said.

Beled Hawo (HOL) — Fierce clashes have broken out between federal government troops and Jubbaland state forces in a border village near Beled Hawo, the latest flare-up in Somalia’s volatile Gedo region.

Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua was on Saturday asked to record a statement of his claims that President William Ruto's administration has links with terror groups.

Harambee stars have beaten Morocco 1-0 in their third CHAN group stage match at the Moi Kasarani International Stadium in a thrilling match on 10 August 2025.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A high-stakes meeting between Somalia’s federal government and the Opposition Salvation Forum, scheduled to open Sunday at the Presidential Palace, has been pushed to Wednesday, August 13, after the two sides failed to bridge deep divisions over the country’s political future.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s immigration chief met with senior U.S. diplomats in Mogadishu on Sunday to discuss strengthening border controls, improving passport services, and expanding joint security initiatives.

Garowe (HOL) – The Puntland administration has deployed fresh troops to the Calmiskaad Mountains to launch what officials describe as the final phase of an operation against the Islamic State group.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali military forces have killed a senior Al-Shabaab leader during an operation in the southwestern city of Hudur, the army announced on Sunday.

Hargeisa (HOL) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Cirro has overturned a decision by telecom giants Telesom and Somtel to double internet service prices, a move that had sparked public outrage and prompted plans for large-scale protests on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Commander of the Somali National Army’s Ground Forces, Brigadier General Sahal Abdullahi Omar, visited the recently liberated town of Bariire in Lower Shabelle on Saturday following a decisive victory over al-Shabaab.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will meet opposition leaders at Villa Somalia on Sunday for high-stakes talks aimed at resolving disputes over constitutional amendments and the country’s 2026 elections.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has accused unnamed foreign powers of directly supporting the Al-Shabaab militant group in an alleged bid to destabilize and take control of the country.

Washington, D.C. (HOL) – U.S. President Donald Trump has addressed reports that Somaliland has expressed interest in taking in displaced Gazans in exchange for U.S. recognition of its independence.

Dawladaha nugul sida Soomaaliya oo kale hoggaamintu ma aha awood la hanto ee keli ah, waase in la soo celiyo kalsoonidii dadka u dhexeysay, aaminaddii ay dowladda ku qabeen iyo midaynta qaranka kala qoqoban.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali National Army (SNA), in collaboration with the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), killed more than 100 al-Shabaab fighters and captured several others during a week-long operation in the Lower Shabelle region, the Somali Defense Ministry announced Friday evening.

Nairobi (HOL) – Police in Isiolo have launched a manhunt for three gunmen who shot and injured Idle Hassan, Secretary General of the Isiolo Somali Council of Elders, on Thursday evening outside Jamia Mosque.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called upon the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) to enforce a ban on hazardous pesticides across its member states.

Forty-year-old Maryan Muse Magoye is caring for 28 children – 10 of her own, and 18 of close relatives – without an income or stable living conditions in a displacement camp in Mogadishu.

A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in southwestern Kenya has overturned and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 25 people, police said.

United States President Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on August 15 in Alaska to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Aden (HOL) – President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and Vice Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi, met on Thursday with Somali Ambassador to Yemen, Abdulhakim Mohamed Ahmed, at Ma'ashiq Palace in Aden to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing regional security cooperation.

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.