Exclusive: Western oil exploration in Somalia may spark conflict – U.N. report

Engineers and visitors explore an exploratory well near Dharoor town, 350 km (217 miles) from the port of Bosasso on the Gulf of Aden in Puntland January 17, 2012. Image: REUTERS
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In Summary • Experts say the Somali constitution gives considerable autonomy to regional governments to enter commercial oil deals. • But a petroleum law that has...

Somalia:The UN Somalia Monitoring Group: An Insult to Somalia’s Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity and Political Independence

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By Buri M. Hamza Sunday, July 28, 2013 In March 2010 - then a Minister in the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia – I was chosen...

Somalia admits that Somaliland successfully controls its own airspace and part of Somalia’s, SAAA reveals

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By M.A. Egge The Somaliland Aviation and Airports Authority (SAAA) revealed that the Mogadishu based Somali government has acknowledged that that they have lost control...

Somalia: Violence erupts in Puntland over elections

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On Friday, the political battle in Puntland turned violent when demonstrates clashed with Presidential guards in Gardo, the provincial capital of Karkaar region. The demonstrators...

The Great Somali Chess Game: Diplomacy, Desperation, and Delusions of Control

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By Abdul Rafay Afzal Ah, Somalia, the land of misunderstanding which by now has one of the world’s most interesting definitions of unity, that of...

Somalia warns against any Israeli base plans on Somaliland

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Somalia has warned that its territory cannot be used as a launching pad for military operations, after two media reports that said Israel is...

DP World and UNICEF announce global partnership to support COVID-19 vaccination

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DP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and related immunization supplies in low- and lower-middle-income...

Somali Women’s Conference Urges President Hassan Sheikh to Open Dialogue with Opposition

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By Goth Mohamed Goth MOGADISHU — The National Conference on the Voice of Somali Women, which concluded in Mogadishu, has called on Somalia's Federal President...

Somalia: Update on COVID-19 in Somalia 10 May 2020

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PRESS RELEASE MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 10, 2020/ -- New cases confirmed today: 57 Benadir: 23 Puntland: 17 Somaliland: 17 Male: 41 Female: 16 Recovery: 8 Death: 3 Total confirmed cases: 1,054 Total recoveries: 118 Total...

Somali PM says government working hard to improve after rape criticism

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MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister on Sunday said the authorities will do more to protect rape victims after foreign donors and human rights...