Somali spy chief, visiting Nigerian counterpart sign cooperation deal
Director-General of National Intelligence Agency of Nigeria Ahmed Rufai Abubakar has arrived in the... More 
UK warns citizens against travelling to Somalia
The United Kingdom has warned its citizens against travelling to Somalia for fear of... More
UNDP launches $10m water management project in Somalia
Somalia and the UN Development Programme on Wednesday launched a new $10m climate adaptation... More
Somali premier, Russian FM discuss security cooperation in Paris
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at... More
US airstrike kills ‘Al-Shabaab terrorist’ in southern Somalia
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command conducted an airstrike... More
Somali military court sentences two men to death for killing soldiers
The Military Court of the Somali Armed Forces in Mogadishu today sentenced Al-Shabaab suspects... More
Somali premier, EU foreign policy chief discuss cooperation in Brussels
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre has met with the European Union's High Representative... More
Somali spy chief, visiting Nigerian counterpart sign cooperation deal
Director-General of National Intelligence Agency of Nigeria Ahmed Rufai Abubakar has arrived in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Abubakar arrived in the country on Tuesday for... More
UK warns citizens against travelling to Somalia
The United Kingdom has warned its citizens against travelling to Somalia for fear of terrorist attacks and kidnappings.
In an advisory, the British government has... More
UNDP launches $10m water management project in Somalia
Somalia and the UN Development Programme on Wednesday launched a new $10m climate adaptation project to help rural communities secure access to diminishing water... More
Somali premier, Russian FM discuss security cooperation in Paris
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum on Tuesday.
Kheyre and... More
US airstrike kills ‘Al-Shabaab terrorist’ in southern Somalia
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an Al-Shabaab terrorist in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia,... More
Challenges facing merger of Somali opposition parties
In the past few days, there have been meetings that were held in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, between major political parties in the country. The objective of... More .'/wp-
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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... More
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
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