Somalia: Al-Shabab claims Kenyan hostage’s execution
Somalia's al-Shabab fighters claim to have executed a captured Kenyan soldier and have repeated threats to kill five other hostages.
The claim of the al-Qaeda-linked...
The Legality of Recognizing Somaliland
By Eran Sthoeger
On 26 December 2025, Israel became the first state to formally recognize Somaliland as a state. The reactions of the international community have ranged...
Somalia: African Development Bank Group approves framework to clear nation’s arrears
The historic Framework for Somalia’s Arrears Clearance and a Policy-based Operation was approved at a meeting of the Boards of Directors held Wednesday
ABIDJAN, Ivory...
Prime Minister Kheyre as a sacrificial lamb……!
The Lower House’s decision on 25 July to sack Prime Minister Kheyre reeks of politics of sacrificial lamb and the notorious factionalism in Somali...
Farmaajo scorecard: Impressive progress and shocking blunders
By Hassan Mohamed
Somalia has made important milestones in rebuilding its economy and normalizing relations with the rest of the world and, more importantly, with...
Somalia: Militant Islamists Try to Draw Kenya Into a Trap
Hargeisa, 27 June 2009 (Somalilandcurrent) - As Somalia's transitional government fights for its existence and the region's governments debate how to respond, guest columnist...
Somali Islamist rebels suspended from Twitter again
The Twitter account of Somalia's Al Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents was suspended Friday, the second time this year the Islamists have been pushed off the...
Lack of leadership created a constitutional crisis in Somalia
bY Harbi Farah
It has been over 30 years since Somalia descended into full civil war which turned the country into a failed state. Of...
Somalia’s Federal Government and Opposition Reach Breakthrough Agreement to Sustain Political Dialogue
By Mustafa Abdi Ibrahim
MOGADISHU, Somalia – July 8, 2026 – Somalia's Federal Government and opposition leaders have reached a landmark agreement to continue high-level...
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