Nairobi (HOL) - Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi met with Somali Ambassador to Kenya Jabril Ibrahim Abdulle on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations and ways to enhance peace and security in the Horn of Africa.

Cairo (HOL) - The European Union (EU) and the Government of Egypt have jointly called for increased international support for Somalia, emphasizing the importance of global cooperation and the participation of new donors in the country’s stabilization efforts.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) has announced that local elections in Mogadishu will officially begin on November 30, 2025, following the completion of voter registration.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Former Somali Attorney General Abdullahi Dahir Bare passed away in Mogadishu on Wednesday night, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Somalia has confirmed.

Ceerigaabo, waa magaalo leh istaraatijiyad muhiim ah oo dhinacyo badan leh. Waxay hoy u tahay beelo kala duwan oo Soomaaliyeed oo muddo dheer wada degganaa deegaankaas, balse mararka qaar uu khilaaf ka dhex dhaco, kaasoo isu badalay dagaal saameyn ku yeeshay deegaankaas.

Las Anod (HOL) - The Northeastern Somali regional administration has said it will release Somaliland army prisoners only after a peace agreement is reached to end the conflict in the Sool region.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali government has deployed additional forces to the outskirts of Mogadishu to strengthen security in the capital.

Baghdad (HOL) – The Somali Police Chief, Brigadier General Asad Osman Abdullahi, met with his Iraqi counterpart, Lieutenant General Saad Khalaf Badr Al-Halfi, on Wednesday to discuss strengthening security cooperation, police training, knowledge exchange, and counter-terrorism efforts.

Passengers were forced to jump from carriages in a train crash that killed 15 people in eastern Ethiopia, a local official has told the BBC.

Tan iyo burburkii dawladnimadii dhexe, Soomaaliya waxay ku jirtay wareeg siyaasadeed, dhibaatadu ma aha in hoggaamiyeyaashu is beddelin ee waa in maskaxda siyaasadeed ee dalka aan la beddelin fikirkeeda, taasoo ka dhigtay in muddo xileed kasta qofka yimaada uu ku soo laabto isla meeshii uu kii hore ku dhacay, waxaana la gaaray meel u baahan in si dhab ah la isku weydiiso ; maxaa ina haysta? maxaase inoo diiday in aynu hore u socona?

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia’s Lower House leadership has warned lawmakers who have repeatedly failed to attend parliamentary sessions without valid reasons or medical leave, after two scheduled sittings this week were cancelled due to lack of quorum.

Mogadishu (HOL) – At least three brothers from the same family were killed by armed militias while working on their farm in the Lower Shabelle region, residents said on Wednesday.

FC Barcelona claimed its second Champions League win of the season with a 6-1 triumph at home against Olympiakos, featuring a hat-trick from Fermin Lopez, though the match proved more challenging and controversial than the final score suggested.

Hudur (HOL) — The Somali National Army (SNA) killed at least 10 al-Shabaab militants in a military operation conducted Tuesday night near the Hudur district of the Bakool region, according to government officials.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland police said they have released employees of Consilient Limited Company who were arrested Monday after authorities received false information alleging the firm was organizing a debate on the Somali constitution and elections.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Dozens of travellers bound for Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, have been stranded in foreign airports after airlines enforced Somalia’s new electronic visa system, deepening tensions between the two rival administrations.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said Tuesday that its forces, backed by international partners, killed seven Al-Shabaab fighters in an overnight operation in the Kuukaayle area of Mahaas district, Hiiraan region.

Kismayo (HOL) — Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, known as Ahmed Madobe, has declared that his regional intelligence service has become one of the most capable in the Horn of Africa, surpassing Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in gathering and analyzing security information.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Mozambique’s government has confirmed that Somali nationals are among more than a hundred foreign suspects tried for terrorism-related crimes linked to the ongoing insurgency in Cabo Delgado, a northern province that has endured extremist violence for nearly eight years.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Action Against Hunger has launched a major project to help smallholder farmers in Baidoa improve food production, strengthen water systems, and reduce reliance on emergency aid in one of Somalia’s most drought-prone regions.

Cairo (HOL) — Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Monday with his Somali counterpart, Abdelsalam Abdi Ali, on the sidelines of the fifth Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The ongoing implementation of the Somalia Recurrent Cost & Reform Financing (RCRF) Phase III project has drawn criticism in Hirshabelle State, following concerns that the selection of districts under the initiative lacked regional balance and inclusivity.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A delegation led by former Speaker of the House of the People Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman was prevented from traveling Tuesday to Baidoa, the capital of Somalia’s Bay region.

Jowhar (HOL) - Hirshabelle regional state President Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlawe dismissed the governor of Hiiraan region, Muse Salad Wehliye.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A migrant boat carrying around 35 people sailing from Libya capsized in the central Mediterranean, leaving one confirmed dead and about two dozen missing, UNICEF’s country coordinator for Italy said on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Independent Electoral Commission announced on Sunday that nearly one million people have registered to vote in the Benadir region, marking a significant milestone ahead of the country’s upcoming election.

Las Anod (HOL) — The President of the Northeastern regional state, Abdikadir Ahmed Ali (Firdhiye), has appointed a 21-member Cabinet, according to a decree issued by his office on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali authorities, in collaboration with Interpol, have arrested Jama Abdi Mohamud, the former director of Qardho Hospital, and brought him to Mogadishu to face rape charges.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (HOL) — Somali-owned shops across several Cape Town townships remained closed for a fourth straight day on Sunday after a string of armed attacks killed three Somali nationals and left two others injured, community leaders said.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Minister of Commerce and Industry Mahamud Ahmed Adan (Geesood) met with his Turkish counterpart, Prof. Ömer Bolat, in Istanbul on Saturday on the sidelines of the Turkey-Africa Business and Economic Forum.

Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle (HOL) — Senior Somali defense officials visited Awdheegle on Sunday to assess the town’s security and humanitarian conditions following its liberation from Al-Shabaab fighters, marking a key step in the government’s ongoing stabilization campaign in southern Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has announced that the National ID Card will no longer be issued free of charge after October 31, 2025.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has signed into law the “Puntland Anti-Terrorism Law,” a new measure granting expanded powers to security agencies in the region.

Free schools supported by the Galmudug education authority failed to open in several parts of Adado district this academic year due to a funding shortfall.

Despite rubble and unexploded ordnance, there is a notable increase in the pace of aid delivery in Gaza, a UN spokesperson said Friday.