Two former presidents will face off against the incumbent in Somalia's long-delayed presidential vote on Sunday behind blast walls to protect lawmakers from Islamist attacks and meddling by factions within the security services.
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is among 39...
By Abdirahman Yusuf Ali
It is now four months and about two weeks since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected into office amid high expectations from Somalis across the divide for a responsive, selfless and productive government.
The year 2022 marks...
More than two dozen people were killed during heavy fighting in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland.
Clashes broke out on Tuesday in the state capital Garowe as the local parliament debated changes to the voting system.
At least 26 people died,...
By Yousef Timacade
The East African Community (EAC) stands as a beacon of regional cooperation and economic integration, fostering collaboration among member states for shared growth and development. As Somalia navigates its path to stability and progress, the question arises:...
By Ambassador Adam Jibril Muse
All autocratic politicians share one basic belief that they own the absolute truth on life, the rulers of Somalia today continue to behave accordingly, both Al-Itisam of Hasan Sheik Mohamoud and Al-Shabab live in on...
Somali businessman Farhan Warfaa, 48, was a victim of torture when he was 17. It’s been over thirty years since he last saw his abuser. Now Warfaa will finally face him in a US court thanks to universal jurisdiction...
After the embarrassment of severing non-existent ties with the Republic of Guinea as a result of the visit to the country by the Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, the weak federal entity in Mogadishu called together all the foreign...
The self-declared independent Somaliland has given tough conditions for future dialogue with Somalia on bilateral relations after the last talks collapsed in Turkey in 2015.
They include demands that Mogadishu admit that Somaliland was an independent country, and that international...
Al-Shabab announced Sunday it has executed three of its own members for alleged spying on the militants for Somali, US, and Ethiopian intelligence agencies.
The convicts - Dini Abdulkadir, Isse Osman, Aden Hassan and Abdulaziz Hassan were executed by a...
There are a number of existing petitions against Mohamed Said Abdi Bk a great Somali Artist and a singer. Everything that has been written or said about Mohamed Said Abdi BK is false. All the allegations that has been...