Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has reiterated the federal government’s determination to advance the democratic process and implement universal suffrage elections by 2026.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has been elected Somaliland’s new president, securing 64% of the vote in a landmark election praised for its transparency. His presidency begins as Somaliland faces mounting regional tensions, including strained relations with Somalia and scrutiny over a controversial agreement with Ethiopia granting access to its coastline.

Kismayo (HOL) — Jubaland’s parliament is electing its new leadership on Thursday to select a parliamentary speaker and two deputy speakers. Candidates are presenting their platforms, followed by voting and the swearing-in of the winners. This election marks a critical step ahead of Jubaland’s presidential vote scheduled for November 25, as the region moves forward with its electoral calendar despite federal objections.

MOGADISHU (Xinhua) -- More than 427,000 people have been internally displaced within Somalia in the first 10 months of 2024, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday.

HELSINKI, Finland (HOL) — Finland has suspended its bilateral development cooperation programme with Somalia, citing insufficient progress in repatriation agreements for Somali nationals living in Finland without legal residency. The announcement was made Wednesday by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Federal Parliament, in a rare joint session, voted overwhelmingly on Monday to approve a groundbreaking law aimed at regulating the establishment and operation of political parties and organizations. The legislation marks a major step in the country’s ongoing transition toward a multiparty democratic system.

Opposition leader’s wife says he was seized in Nairobi and is being held in a Kampala jail as she calls for his immediate release.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi congratulated President-elect Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro on his election victory, pledging to ensure a peaceful power transfer.

Donald Trump is poised to recognise a former British protectorate as an official country, according to a former UK defence secretary who lobbied the president-elect.

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday issued a statement congratulating Somaliland’s new president-elect, Abdirahman Mohammed Abdullahi.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Mogadishu Mayor Yusuf Hussein Jimale Madaale met with Somalia’s interim parliamentary committee on electoral laws to discuss advancing the electoral process and ensuring fair elections in the capital.

Kismayo (HOL) — Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and ex-Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire have congratulated the newly formed 3rd Jubbaland Parliament, whose selection concluded in Kismayo this week.

A new president, a maritime deal with neighbouring Ethiopia, the election of Donald Trump in the United States: after several political shifts in 2024, the self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland hopes to see progress in its quest to become Africa's newest state.

(Bloomberg) -- An opposition leader won elections in Somaliland, casting doubt over whether the semi-autonomous region will honor a deal that will enable Ethiopia to build a military base on its coast on the Gulf of Aden.

Although five suspects were charged in the bribery case, a new court filing from prosecutors shows that a sixth person also allegedly knew about the bribe.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States has congratulated Somaliland President-elect Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) on his election victory, commending the region's strong democratic tradition.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud congratulated Somaliland President-elect Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) and Vice President-elect Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi following their victory in November's elections.

The opposition leader in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland won last week’s election, the electoral commission said Tuesday.

Ethiopia’s Defense Ministry on Monday denied reports of a military helicopter crash in the northern city of Bahir Dar.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Finance Minister Bihi Iman Egeh signed a debt relief agreement with Denmark's Ambassador to Somalia, Steen Sonne Aderson, in Mogadishu on Monday.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s opposition candidate, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, has been elected as the breakaway region’s next President, the electoral commission announced Tuesday in preliminary results.

Maydigo Omar Yarow, a 60-year-old widow and mother of six, wakes up before dawn and heads to a livestock slaughter site on the outskirts of Baidoa to scavenge for discarded bones and hide.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland political leaders and thousands of mourners gathered in Hargeisa on Monday to attend the funeral prayer of former Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Silanyo, a towering figure in the region's history.

Mogadishu (HOL) — At least four people were killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion targeting a civilian vehicle on the road between Afgoye and Wanlaweyn districts in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region on Sunday afternoon.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre has declared that Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe is ineligible to run for re-election, citing Article 70 of the Jubbaland Constitution, which limits the President to two terms.

Many in Somali society are concerned that online bravado can cross the line into hate speech, worsening clan-based rivalries

England secured promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League with a 5-0 romp over 10-man Ireland in interim manager Lee Carsley's last game in charge at Wembley on Sunday.

A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group’s chief spokesman on Sunday, while an Israeli strike in northern Gaza ’s Beit Lahiya killed at least 30 people, a hospital director there told The Associated Press.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Foreign Minister Ambassador Ahmed Moalim Fiqi received the credentials of the new International Organization for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission to Somalia, Manuel Marques Pereira, during a meeting in Mogadishu on Sunday.

On Friday, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 1,000 shelter kits, 1,000 clothing kits, and 80 tents to displaced persons in the Banadir region of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia expresses its condolence to the people of Somaliland on the passing away of former President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (Siilaanyo).

Russia unleashed its largest air strike on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, launching 120 missiles and 90 drones that killed at least seven people and caused severe damage to the power system, officials said.

Dhusamareb (HOL) — At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in inter-clan clashes over grazing land in the Labi Ano area, east of Dhusamareeb, the capital of Galmudug, on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi accused foreign diplomats of violating Somalia's sovereignty and unity following remarks made during Somaliland's recent presidential elections in Hargeisa.

A military helicopter belonging to the Ethiopian Air Force crashed Saturday in Bahir Dar, according to media reports.