Boat carrying Somali troops sinks in Indian Ocean, three soldiers missing
Reports from Marka town in Lower Shabelle region indicate that a boat carrying Somali... More 
Somalia aims to reduce poverty, pump up infrastructure after debt relief
Somalia will press ahead with poverty reduction efforts and a major regional ports and... More
Somali leader leaves for Sochi to attend Russia-Africa summit
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo travelled to Russia on Monday to participate in the Russia-Africa... More
Gunmen kill prominent elders in separate attacks in Afgoye, Kismayo
Unknown gunmen last night shot and killed a prominent traditional elder in Afgoye town... More
Former radio director charged with incitement in Somalia’s Puntland
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 21 October, 2019 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for Puntland authorities... More
Ethiopian premier in Djibouti to resolve row over IGAD positions
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is in Djibouti for an official visit to discuss... More
IMF chief announces support for Somalia debt relief
The IMF managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, has announced her full support for efforts to... More
Boat carrying Somali troops sinks in Indian Ocean, three soldiers missing
Reports from Marka town in Lower Shabelle region indicate that a boat carrying Somali National Army troops has sunk at the town's harbour.
The reports... More
Somalia aims to reduce poverty, pump up infrastructure after debt relief
Somalia will press ahead with poverty reduction efforts and a major regional ports and corridors initiative if international creditors forgive the country’s $5bn debt... More
Somali leader leaves for Sochi to attend Russia-Africa summit
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo travelled to Russia on Monday to participate in the Russia-Africa summit that will be held in Russia’s Sochi on 23-24... More
Gunmen kill prominent elders in separate attacks in Afgoye, Kismayo
Unknown gunmen last night shot and killed a prominent traditional elder in Afgoye town in Lower Shabelle region, southern Somalia.
The elder, who was identified... More
Former radio director charged with incitement in Somalia’s Puntland
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 21 October, 2019 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for Puntland authorities to drop charges against former Radio Daljir director, Ahmed Sheikh... More
Dangerous logic used by Al-Shabaab to justify killing civilians
I watched two videos, each at least an hour long, released by Al-Shabaab and documenting the group’s attacks on the 10 biggest hotels in Mogadishu. These hotels... More .'/wp-
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Islam, modernity and Somali youths
An increasing number of Somali youths have recently been abandoning their religion, Islam, and have been unabashedly and openly discussing this fact on social... More
Did Farmajo renounce his U.S. Citizenship voluntarily?
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, announced he relinquished his U.S. citizenship on August 1, 2019. Farmajo was elected President... More
Somalia’s Jubbaland election: A battle between federalists and centrists
The Somali federal member state of Jubbaland, a state that hosts most of the Somali clans in its regions, will hold elections in the... More
Central Somalia state in crisis amid row with moderate Islamist group
Galmudug state was established on 14 August 2006 as local administration in Mudug. However, 11 clans in Mudug and Galgadud regions agreed to unite... More
Mogadishu terror attack: Who was Shawaqar Ibrahim Abdalla?
On Saturday, a regular working day in Somalia, members of the militant group Al-Shabaab stormed in a government building that hosts two ministries of... More
Somalia’s Galmudug Region postpones elections
DHUSAMAREB, SOMALIA — Galmadug postponed elections that were supposed to be held at the end of this year. The leadership of the region declared... More
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh arrives in Somalia for State visit
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh arrived in Somalia on Saturday for an official visit in which he will hold talks with... More
Politics without Principle
There was a post by one young man on Facebook that I found interesting. He said his page was like a billboard that More 
Dangerous logic used by Al-Shabaab to justify killing civilians
I watched two videos, each at least an hour long, released by Al-Shabaab and documenting the group’s attacks More
Challenges galore as new UN envoy arrives in Somalia
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr James Swan, is this week expected to arrive in Somalia. Weighty...
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IMF flawed approach to Somalia masks deep governance failure
Somalia, 15th October 2019: After 20 years of state-building efforts, is precipitously descending again into deep civil strife because of autocratic, corrupt, incompetent, divisive,... More
Remembering Slain Mayor of Mogadishu: Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow)
The late Governor and mayor of Mogadishu Abdirahman Omar Osman, also known as Engineer Yarisow, was a good friend; we have both joined the... More