Mogadishu (HOL) —Somalia’s auditor general has raised red flags over more than $153.8 million in social spending under the World Bank–financed Baxnaano program could not be independently verified. The report cited a lack of beneficiary records from the U.N. World Food Programme, which managed the disbursements.

Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in Puntland’s Golis Mountains on Sept. 10, in coordination with Somalia’s federal government.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali businessman has secured the release of 400 migrants, including 50 women, from detention centers in Libya in what community leaders described as the largest collective release of its kind.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government troops and allied clan militias repelled an Al-Shabaab attack on the central town of El-Dheer on Friday, inflicting heavy losses on the militants as fighting continued on the town’s outskirts in the Galgaduud region.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud this week flew aboard a Somali-owned and registered aircraft from Addis Ababa to Mogadishu, marking the first time in 35 years that a Somali head of state has traveled on a domestic carrier for an official trip.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia sharply condemned Israel’s airstrike on Doha, Qatar, at an emergency UN Security Council meeting this week, calling it a grave violation of sovereignty and a deliberate attempt to undermine diplomacy aimed at halting the Gaza war.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Council of Ministers has strongly condemned Israel’s strike on the Qatari capital, Doha, denouncing it as a “heinous attack” and a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty.

Galdogob (HOL) — Police in Galdogob district, Mudug region, have arrested a man accused of killing his wife in a case that has shocked the local community.

Less than two years after the Shakahola doomsday sect shocked Kenya and the world, another chilling discovery has emerged in the quiet coastal settlement of Kwa Binzaro.

Addis Ababa (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a bilateral meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Wednesday in Guba, where the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen relations between their countries.

Garowe (HOL) — The Puntland Ministry of Justice has suspended all temporary notaries operating in the regional capital, Garowe, citing non-compliance with a newly enacted Notary Law.

Galkacyo (HOL) — Clan militia forces killed Dr. Omar Abdi Dahir, a young doctor working in Galkayo, in a revenge attack on Tuesday night, marking the second doctor to be slain in clan-related violence in the town.

Addis Ababa (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday attended a high-level meeting in Guba, Ethiopia, focused on securing sustainable funding for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which has replaced the previous ATMIS mission.

Young people living in Mogadishu’s displacement camps complain that they are trapped in unemployment because they can’t afford the cost of training in marketable skills that could get them a job.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia on Tuesday condemned an Israeli airstrike in Doha that targeted Hamas leaders, calling it a “grave violation of international law” and a threat to regional and global peace.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), working with international partners, killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander accused of orchestrating an assassination attempt on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud earlier this year.

It was the night when Thomas Tuchel located the ignition point for his England tenure, when all of the grumbling that had followed him to Belgrade seemed to float away. The head coach needed a result to allow his team to take control of this World Cup qualifying group – and a performance, too, after the flatness of much of what had gone before.

Bolivia shocked Brazil 1-0 to secure a spot in the intercontinental play-offs for next year's World Cup while Argentina suffered a 1-0 defeat by Ecuador in the final round of South America's 2026 qualifiers on Tuesday.

The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Health has widened its inquiry into alleged malpractice and ethical breaches in Kenya’s kidney transplant sector, with Mediheal Group of Hospitals at the center of the probe.

Mogadishu (HOL) — On election night in Fredrikstad, 20-year-old Hashim Abdi broke down in tears as the results flashed on television screens. He clutched his phone to call his mother, the only parent he has left, telling her she was the first person who came to mind when it became clear he had won a seat in Norway’s parliament.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s defence minister defended the Arab League on Tuesday after Ethiopia’s ambassador accused the bloc of siding with Egypt in the dispute over the Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Mogadishu (HOL) — Israel said Tuesday it carried out a strike in Doha targeting senior Hamas figures as the group weighed a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, a rare attack on the soil of a U.S. ally that risks upending mediation efforts.

Addis Ababa (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joined Kenyan President William Ruto and Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh on Tuesday for the official inauguration of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project.

Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has unsettled the region.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland has rejected the Federal Government of Somalia’s newly launched electronic visa system, accusing Mogadishu of overstepping its authority by attempting to control entry into regional territories.

Three Children Killed in House Fire in Burco, Somaliland Hargeisa (HOL) — Three siblings were killed in a house fire on Monday afternoon in the Jarmalka neighborhood of Burco, the capital of Somaliland’s Togdheer region, residents and witnesses said. The blaze broke out around 1:00 p.m. while the children’s mother had briefly left the home to charge her phone at a nearby shop. By the time she returned, the house had been engulfed in flames. Witnesses told local media that one child was trapped inside the burning house, while two others were pulled out alive but later died from their injuries. “I was sitting here, next to the house, and I smelled the fire and ran away. There was nothing we could do about it, and the fire department arrived too late,” one neighbor told an online channel. “The children burned for about three hours.” Residents blamed Burco’s fire service for failing to respond quickly, saying fire brigades are often stationed in only one area of the city and struggle to reach emergencies on time. This is not the first such incident in the neighborhood. Locals say previous fires have also caused damage and casualties, underscoring concerns about the city’s emergency preparedness.

The High Court in Kiambu has ordered the release of 15 former officers drawn from the now-disbanded Special Service Unit (SSU), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and the National Intelligence Service (NIS), who are facing charges of murdering two Indian nationals and their Kenyan driver.

Mogadishu (HOL) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday declared the establishment of Somalia’s national meteorological agency complete, calling it a milestone in rebuilding key state institutions. The agency now awaits approval by the federal parliament.

Locals and analysts say reported Israeli plan to forcibly move Palestinians from Gaza to Somaliland risks inflaming the region.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia is positioning itself to expand access to peaceful nuclear technology after formally joining the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in September 2024, a step officials say will boost the country’s health care, food security, and energy development.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somaliland lawmakers visiting Finland have urged Helsinki to redirect development aid directly to Somaliland after Finland suspended funding to Somalia over refugee repatriations and concerns of mismanagement.

Kismayo (HOL) — Jubbaland’s regional forces said Monday they conducted a two-day sweep across Gedo aimed at reopening key roads and disrupting al-Shabab activity in one of Somalia’s most contested border regions.

Somalia’s immigration agency is “working very hard” to counter extremism and improve border security in cooperation with international partners, its director general told Anadolu.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Somalia, Suleiman Dedefo, has accused the Arab League of siding with Egypt in its opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), questioning the bloc’s credibility and purpose.

An armed attack which targeted a police station in Türkiye's western Izmir province on Monday killed two police officers and injured 2 others, officials said.