Claims of Somalia government’s dalliance with Al Shabaab shocking

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Since 2011, Kenya has been fighting Al Shabaab inside Somalia alongside Amisom troops. The troops have made substantial gains on the ground by routing the...

COVID-19 in Somalia: A conflict-sensitive response to overlapping crises

Photo: Young girls line up at a feeding centre in Mogadishu, 2017. (Credit: UN Photo/Tobin Jones).
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Photo: Young girls line up at a feeding centre in Mogadishu, 2017. (Credit: UN Photo/Tobin Jones). International aid in Somalia is going to be crucial...

Mogadishu residents reluctant to follow State orders on Covid-19

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A group of men sit outside a tea shop in Mogadishu, Somalia. PHOTO | ABDULKADIR KHALIF | NATION MEDIA GROUP  Mogadishu, In mid-March, Somalia’s council of...

Somalia: Condolences on the passing of Honourable Adan Ali Hassan, MP

Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira, Special Representative of the AUC Chairperson
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Mogadishu, 18th April, 2020 – I have received with great sadness the news of the passing of Honourable Adan Ali Hassan, Member of the Federal...

Turkey Welcomes Progress on Somalia-Somaliland leaders meeting in Ethiopia

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Senior Turkish diplomat has welcomed recent meeting in Ethiopia between Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo and Somaliland counterpart, Musa Bihi Abdi. This was announced by...

Stopping COVID-19 on its Tracks In Somali: Proposal of Aggressive Mitigation Measures Learned From the USA and Other Countries

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A doctor and a nurse prepare a ward for COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo by: REUTERS / Feisal Omar From Jan....

THE PROTRACTED NATURE OF GENDERED KILLINGS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SOMALIA

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Just over a week ago, it came to SIHA’s attention through one of its members that particularly heinous acts of sexual violence against a...

How Will Remittances Affect the Somali COVID-19 Response?

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This blog was written following a meeting of researchers and practitioners working on Somalia, on 1 April, hosted by the Rift Valley Institute (RVI)...

Somali intelligence funding Shabaab to attack Kenya — report

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The cheque sent to Shabaab. (Photo by: COURTESY) Strong links exist between Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency and al Shabaab, a confidential report from...

Somali journalist Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye arrested over COVID-19 Facebook posts

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Men are seen in Mogadishu, Somalia, on March 18, 2020. Somali authorities recently arrested journalist Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye over his COVID-19 Facebook posts. (AP/Farah...