United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia commences operations
The United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) has officially commenced operations, taking over from the United Nations Assistance...
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Somalia denounces terrorist attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries, cites threat to global peace
Somalia has joined other nations to denounce the terrorist attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries in Ankara, calling it a "heinous"...
Egypt boosts Somalia’s defense with latest shipment of military weapons
An Egyptian warship has delivered a significant shipment of weapons, including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, to Somalia, marking the second...
China and Somalia elevate relations to strategic partnership
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud officially elevated the relationship between China and Somalia to a...
Poverty in Somalia: Govt joins global effort to combat menace
Poverty in Somalia may soon become a thing of the past as the East Africa country has officially joined the...
Saudi Arabia, Somalia express unity concerns in joint statement
Saudi Arabia and Somalia has solidified their diplomatic ties with a joint statement issued at the conclusion of Somali President...
Somalia: regional leaders meet to discuss fight against Al-Shabaab
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has hosted a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries to discuss the regional fight...
US military operation kills top ISIL leader in Somalia
The United States military has carried out an operation that killed a senior ISIL (ISIS) leader in northern Somalia, US...
U.S. sanctions ISIS-Somalia smuggling network
The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned a network of arms traffickers and...
Somalia appeals for international help after deadly blasts
Somalia’s president has issued an urgent plea for international help for wounded victims of devastating car bombings at the weekend...
Trump wants US troops out of Somalia
The United States President Donald Trump has informed his top advisers his intentions to withdraw US troops from Somalia. He...
Somalia: 17 people die, several sustain injury in hotel siege
Not less than 17 people have died and more than a dozen wounded in a gun and bomb attack by...
International Partners urge Somalia’s leaders to hold crucial meeting on elections
Somalia’s International Partners — African Union Mission in Somalia, Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Intergovernmental Authority on...
Somalia’s grenade attack kills deputy district Commissioner, injures 5
A Somali grenade explosion which occurred around Shabelle region has killed Mohamed Abdullahi Kosto, the deputy district commissioner and injured...
Suicide Bombing: Somalia military commander narrowly escapes death
General Yusuf Rage has escaped unscathed on Monday July 14, 2020, after a suicide bomber drove a car loaded with...
Somaliland, Somalia meet in Djibouti, discuss recognition, bilateral relationship
The Somaliland's President, Muse Bihi Abdi, and his counterpart from Somalia, Mohamed Abdillahi Farmajo, have met and discussed bilateral relationship...
Djibouti President confirms Somalia-Somaliland meeting
Djibouti President, Ismail Omar Guelleh, has confirmed that Somalia President, Mohamed Farmaajo, and Somaliland President, Moussa Bihi Abdi are set...
Canada joins Somalia, Niger, others to celebrate Eid-el-Fitri on Saturday
The Crescent Council of Canada has declared Saturday May 23 ‘Eīd Al-Fiṭr, following confirmation of multiple moon sightings in Somalia,...
Somalia records rise in FGM amidst coronavirus lockdown
Somalia has been witnessing upsurge in Female Genital Mutilation recently due to the coronavirus lockdown as the situation has let...
Covid-19: Somalia partners Nomad Innovation Lab, launches data monitoring dashboard
The Federal Ministry of Health, Somalia has today launched its new webpage with integrated new COVID-19 data-monitoring dashboard. According to...
Migrants headed to Arabian Gulf stranded in Somalia amid COVID-19
Hundreds of migrants are stranded in Bossaso, Puntland, Somalia, as a result of border and sea-crossing closures brought on by...
Arsenal star, Mesut Ozil donates $100,000 to Turkey, Syria, Somalia
Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has displayed a great sense of humanity as he donated 713,000 Turkish liras which is $101,000...
Coronavirus is an economic juggernaut in Somalia – NRC
Norwegian Refugee Council's Country Director in Somalia, Vitor Moses, has said that the coronavirus pandemic is not just a health...
Somalia clears arrears to World Bank Group
Somalia has disclosed clearance of its arrears to World Bank Group. The Federal Government of Somalia disclosed this on Monday...
Somalia celebrates International Women’s Day
Hundreds of women, youth, elders, politicians have gathered to celebrate international women's day in the cities of Baidoa, Beletweyne, Dhobley,...
Locust Damage: Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti receive emergency grant aid
Following the locust damage experienced in Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, humanitarian assistance in the area of food has been provided through...
Kenya terminates military mission in Somalia
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has disclosed preparation to return its soldiers home after 8-year stay in Somalia. Government Spokesperson Colonel,...
Somalia, Somaliland presidents discuss autonomy in Addis Ababa
Presidents of Somalia and De Facto State Somaliland, have met in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, to attend the 33rd African...
The U.S. Government and Federal Government of Somalia announce a New Effort to Promote Youth Workforce Development
MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 27, 2020/ -- On January 27, 2020, during the Somalia Youth Investment Expo, U.S. Ambassador Donald Y....
Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 21, 2020/ -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an...
Nigeria Police Receive Medals in Somalia
Not less than 160 officers of the Nigeria Police Force have been awarded medals by the Union Mission in Somalia...
79 die, several people injured in Somalia bomb explosion
No fewer than 79 people have been killed and about 149 more injured following a massive car bomb explosion at...
Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia to hold trilateral Talks on Economic Integration
MOGADISHU, Somalia, September 5, 2018/ --Mogadishu 5th September 2018; The president of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo...
United States Statement on Situation in Somalia
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, June 11, 2018/ -- During an operation on June 8, 2018, in Jubaland, Somalia,...
U.S. Conducts Airstrike in Support of the Federal Government of Somalia
STUTTGART, Germany, April 3, 2018/ -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Forces conducted an airstrike against...
In Somalia massive livestock losses have severely impacted livelihoods and food security
PRETORIA, South Africa, March 22, 2018/ -- In Somalia massive livestock deaths due to drought - 60 per cent of...
Huge measles campaign in drought-hit Somalia aims to protect children and save lives
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 14, 2018/ -- A nationwide campaign continues in Somalia to protect millions of children against the potentially...
Somalia’s government rescues 13 Somalis from Libyan prisons
Hargeisa, Somaliland, March 9, 2018 – On the 7th of March, Turkish Airline rescued 13 Somali prisoners from Libya to...
Government of Germany contributes €50 million towards strengthening resilience in southern Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 8, 2018/ -- The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has committed €50 million...
Security Council press statement on Somalia
NEW YORK, United States of America, February 27, 2018/ -- The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms...
Cabinet endorses director of Somalia’s Communications Authority
MOGADISHU, Somalia, February 19, 2018/ -- The Cabinet has unanimously endorsed Abdi Sheik Ahmed for the post of Director-General of...
Security Council Press Statement on Somalia
NEW YORK, United States of America, January 26, 2018 On 24 January, the members of the Security Council were briefed...
African Union Mission in Somalia Funding Consultations
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 19, 2018/ -- The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Amb. Smail Chergui, met...
UNICEF and Save the Children call for action to help children affected by mass IDP (Internally displaced persons) settlement evictions in Mogadishu, Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 11, 2018/ -- The recent unannounced destruction of several informal settlements on the outskirts of Mogadishu, together...
Somalia, Djibouti speak against Trump’s decision of making Jerusalem Israel’s capital
Somalia and Djibouti, two East African countries have also come up to react to Donald Trump’s decision of making Jerusalem...
Somalia’s President to announce a ‘state of war’ in the country, America steps forward to sell weapons
After the number of the dead hitting 358, the President of Somalia according to the sources is planning on announcing...
Somalia’s bomb blast leaves over 300 dead and several injured
The situation in the East African country is still alarming since the government hasn’t still figured out the best strategies...
Egypt and Somalia meet to improve on farming and livestock development
African countries are recently working on improving their agricultural sector. One of the recorded moves towards this development is the...
Jeffrey Feltman visits Somalia, urges the people to continue reconciliation and state-building process
Somalia has been urged, by UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to continue reconciliation and state-building process. Feltmen stated this during...
Australia appoints Alison Chartres as High Commissioner to Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on Tuesday, 10th of August announced the appointment of Ms Alison Chartres as...
Somalia restores internet and data services in south and central Somalia
SOMALIA- It has been confirmed that the Federal Government of Somalia in collaboration with the owner of the fiber-optic cable...
Swedish Ambassador shows concern over the poor state of health in Somalia, grants USD8.5 million to scale-up
SWEDEN/SOMALIA- By way of extending generosity to another world and taking concern in the issue of welfare -especially in areas...
US strikes Al shabab in Somalia
An attack at about 300 miles in the Southwest of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, was carried out by the U.S forces...
Veronique Lorenzo pledges EU support for Somalia in their efforts to build a secured country
EU Ambassador, Veronique Lorenzo, has joined the world to sympathize the loss of lives recorded in the Wednesday attack in...
UN Security Council condemns the June-14 terrorist attack in Somalia
Following the recent attack in Somalia by terrorists, leaving tens of innocent civilians dead and many others injured, the UN...
Somalia rejects tempting offer from Saudi Arabia
On Sunday, different sources were quoted by a newspaper in Somalia (Somalia Today), saying that there was pressure put on...
Somalia forces strike Al-Shabaab training camp
In release from the Office of the President, Federal Republic of Somalia, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, applauded the success of...
Police killed in Somalia, Al– shabab claims responsibility
In Somalia’s Southern port city of Kismayu on Monday, a bomb was planted in one of the police stations. After...
World leaders aid Somalia with conditional $1.3 billion
The three-day Somalia International Conference in London has yield a significant fruit for the warring nation as some world leaders...
