Former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Blames Federal Government for Baydhabo Clashes, Warns of National Fragmentation
By Mustafa Abdi Ibrahim
MOGADISHU — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has squarely blamed the Federal Government for the deadly violence that recently engulfed...
Conflicting Reports Surround Mogadishu Blast as Police Deny Casualties, Opposition Voices Criticism
By Goth Mohamed Goth
MOGADISHU – A loud explosion was reported late last night in the vicinity of the Somali Sudanese Hospital in the capital,...
Somalia-China Trade: Duty-Free Fish Exports to Begin in September
By Goth Mohamed Goth
MOGADISHU — Somali fish exports are slated to reach Chinese shores starting next month following a new duty-free trade agreement. The...
AfCFTA Secretary-General and FESTU Discuss Trade Unions’ Role as Somalia Enters Africa’s Free Trade Market
By Goth Mohamed Goth
MOGADISHU — Somalia's national trade union federation has called for stronger labour protections and a formal role for workers in implementing...
Somali President Attends Graduation of Thousands of SNA Recruits Funded by Saudi Arabia
By Goth Mohamed Goth
DHUSAMAREB, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday attended the graduation ceremony for thousands of Somali National Army (SNA) recruits...
SOMALI FUTURE COUNCIL SLAMS ‘ILLEGITIMATE’ SPEAKER VOTE AS TERM-EXPIRED PARLIAMENT MEETS
By Goth Mohamed Goth
MOGADISHU, August 10, 2026 – The Somali Future Council (GMS) has issued a blistering rebuke of the ongoing efforts to install...
Sadia Moalim Ali: “Not even prison will silence me”
On 12 April, Sadia Moalim Ali, a tuktuk (rickshaw) driver and social activist, was arrested in Mogadishu, by officers of the National Intelligence Agency. Sadia was arrested for her...
Exclusive: PMC Owner’s Presence in Pakistan Sparks Questions Over Somalia’s Shadow Air War
By Mustafa Abdi Ibrahim
Mogadishu – For months, intelligence has pointed to an unprecedented national security development in Somalia: a privately owned company operating armed...
Scenario: Somalia Chose Wisdom, Red Sea Benefitted
Aug 4, 2026, 6:19 PM
Somalia awoke one day to a truth it had resisted for far too long: Somaliland would never again accept a...
Somali President, AFRICOM Chief Hold Security Talks as AUSSOM Funding Crisis Worsens
By Mustafa Abdi Ibrahim
Mogadishu - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) chief Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson on Thursday to...
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