Mogadishu (HOL) — Howlwadaag district’s football team clinched the Banadir Regional Football Tournament title on Thursday afternoon, defeating Warsheikh district 2–1 in a thrilling final match at Mogadishu Stadium.

Riyadh (HOL) — Somalia and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday to strengthen cooperation in sports infrastructure and youth development, marking a major step in Somalia’s post-conflict recovery and regional partnership efforts.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s government said Wednesday that its national army killed at least 49 al-Shabab fighters during a military operation in the Lower Shabelle region.

Mogadishu (HO) — The football teams of Warsheikh and Howlwadaag districts are set to face off in the final match of the Banadir Regional Football Tournament at Mogadishu Stadium on Thursday afternoon.

The European Union’s counter piracy force has deployed a warship to the coast off Somalia after a suspected pirate group tried to target ships in the area, maritime sources said on Wednesday.

Mogadishu (HO) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday met with a delegation from the Iraqi government that arrived in Mogadishu to strengthen cooperation and relations between the two brotherly nations.

Human rights organisation Vocal Africa has called on Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urgently intervene regarding two Kenyan citizens reported missing in Tanzania following post-election unrest.

Villagers north of Mahaday in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region have been cut off by river floods in September, leaving them lacking clean water, short of food, and without electricity.

Kyiv (HO) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has officially accepted the credentials of Somalia’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Ukraine, Ambassador Mohamed Abdullahi Ahmed, who is based in Belgrade, Serbia.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s defence minister has confirmed that planes have been flying from Bosaso, the commercial hub of Puntland, to Sudan, the first official acknowledgment from Mogadishu after widespread speculation over the nature of the flights and their connection to Sudan’s ongoing war.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali singer Hodan Aden, known to fans as Hodan Afrika, and her young daughter have died after a boat carrying Somali migrants capsized off the coast of Mayotte, a French-administered island in the Indian Ocean that has become a perilous crossing for those seeking better lives abroad.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey won a third term Wednesday after a second round of ranked-choice tabulation pushed him just over the majority threshold, defeating state Sen. Omar Fateh in a 15-candidate field.

Twenty-five years ago, the Somalia Peace Conference began in Arta, a town in southeastern Djibouti. It came after almost a decade of civil war, state collapse, and lawlessness. I was a teenage girl in Mogadishu at the time, and my memories of my country were all about prolonged civil war, inter-clan conflicts and destruction. The elders in the neighborhood would often reminisce about waagii nabadda, (the old days of peace). As such, the conference, which was aired live by Djibouti’s state-run TV, Radio Television of Djibouti (RTD), reignited hope in many that clan conflict would soon end and that a new era of peace would be ushered in.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey leads State Sen. Omar Fateh after the first round of voting in the city’s ranked-choice mayoral election, with about 42 percent of first-choice votes to Fateh’s 32 percent. Because no candidate reached the majority required to win outright, the race will proceed to a second-round count on Wednesday, officials said.

New York City – Zohran Mamdani has won the race to lead the largest city in the United States, capping a heated contest that grabbed the world’s attention.

Mogadishu (HO) — At least 800 Al-Shabaab fighters, including 50 senior leaders, have been killed over the past year in operations against Al-Shabaab and ISIS militants, Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Macalin Fiqi said on Wednesday.

Garowe (HO) — Puntland regional state has implemented a self-imposed visa system, charging travelers $60, following the federal government’s introduction of a new electronic visa (E-Visa) aimed at modernizing immigration procedures.

Bayern Munich and Liverpool won the blockbuster matchups in the Champions League on Tuesday. Micky van de Ven might have already scored the competition’s goal of the season.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police have shut down an illegal abortion center operating in the Deyniile district of Mogadishu, where women with unwanted or unlawful pregnancies were being forced to terminate their pregnancies, officials said on Tuesday.

Mogadishu (HO) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has laid the foundation stone for the reconstruction of a key road in Wadajir District’s Buulo-Xuubey neighborhood, spanning nearly two kilometers.

Mogadishu (HOL) — German authorities have ruled that a Somali man who fatally stabbed three women in a 2021 attack in Würzburg will not be deported, citing the risk that he could return to Germany and commit further violent crimes.

Dodoma (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the inauguration ceremony of President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dodoma, Tanzania, on Monday, joining other African heads of state, regional organizations, and invited guests.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Ministry of Youth and Sports on Monday submitted a case to the Office of the Attorney General against several senior members of the Somali Olympic Committee (SOC) over alleged misconduct and governance violations.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday officially inaugurated the Somalia Internet Governance Forum 2025 (SIGF 2025) in Mogadishu, marking the third edition of the country’s national digital policy platform.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Minneapolis voters will cast ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in a crowded mayoral election that could make Omar Fateh, a Somali-American state senator and democratic socialist, the city’s first East African mayor.

NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — Health officials in northeastern Kenya have confirmed the country’s first case of monkeypox (Mpox) in Garissa County after a 35-year-old health worker tested positive for the virus, prompting an immediate public health response to prevent further spread.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Ten-year-old Aya Olleh Adams has become the youngest swimmer ever to represent Somalia in international competition, marking a milestone moment for the country’s reemergence in global sports.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of undermining the country’s consensus-based constitutional process, warning that unilateral amendments risk destabilizing Somalia’s fragile political system.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Security forces in the Galmudug regional administration have arrested six men accused of killing an 80-year-old woman and wounding her son in a clan-related attack that has stirred widespread outrage across Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s rollout of a nationwide electronic visa (e-visa) system has sparked a growing dispute between the federal government and regional authorities after multiple travelers were denied entry or charged extra fees despite holding valid visas issued in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Upper House of Parliament has approved two landmark bills that expand legal protections for displaced citizens and ensure broader access to justice, marking a major step in strengthening the country’s federal governance system.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has ordered the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) to overhaul its service system after videos showing Somali women and girls sleeping outside one of its offices sparked widespread outrage.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), in coordination with international partners, has killed 23 al-Shabaab militants in a joint military operation conducted in the Middle Shabelle region on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) has warned the airline Flydubai to fully comply with Somalia’s visa requirements after it was discovered that a passenger flown to Hargeisa did not have the required electronic visa (e-Visa).

Cairo (HOL) — Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf in Giza on Saturday on the sidelines of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) inauguration.