Somalia’s top auditor has cast doubt on the integrity of some of the federal government’s most important financial streams, warning that lapses in record-keeping and oversight...
The United Kingdom has delivered a new fleet of vehicles and advanced counter-explosives equipment to the Somali National Army (SNA), in a move officials say will...
A slight rise in Somalia’s Global Peace Index score masks deep insecurity, terror threats, and a fragile state still locked near the world’s bottom. Somalia has...
Mogadishu’s Cocaine President: The Silent War on Somali Youth. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh is accused of masterminding a shadowy narcotics operation to manipulate elections and tighten...
Somali police at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu have seized a large shipment of narcotics. The operation, which took place on Saturday, uncovered 48 sacks...
The Somali Federal Police Force announced a major drug bust at the main port in Mogadishu. On Saturday, police seized two containers filled with psychotropic substances....
Security forces in Mogadishu exchanged fire Thursday with armed militia resisting a federal plan to reclaim a tract of land around Horseed Stadium, a site long...
At least two Somali soldiers were killed Monday in fresh fighting between federal forces and militias loyal to the semi-autonomous Jubaland region in the southern Gedo...
Turkey is pressing ahead with ambitious plans to build a large-scale spaceport on Somalia’s coast. This new facility will support satellite launches and serve as a...
Ethiopia’s central bank has turned its sights on four Somali-owned money transfer firms operating in the U.S., accusing them of laundering money and funneling funds into...
Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni issued a stark warning Friday as federal troops intensified operations in the southern Gedo region, urging Mogadishu to withdraw its forces...
Somalia’s prime minister has taken the gloves off, accusing British MPs of meddling in Mogadishu’s fiercest fault line: Somaliland’s long‑running bid for independence. In a rare...
Somalia’s First Lady calls voter ID registration “historic,” but critics call it humiliating. Somaliland has been holding free elections since 2003 while Mogadishu celebrates registering voters...
A new U.S. remittance tax threatens to gut Somalia’s $1.7 billion diaspora lifeline—triggering economic collapse, humanitarian crisis, and a surge in informal money flows. Trump’s 2026...
The African Union (AU) has approved an additional $10 million in Peace Fund support for Somalia, doubling its 2025 allocation to $20 million as it prepares...
Deadly suicide bombing hits Jaalle Siyaad Military Academy in Mogadishu as al-Shabab escalates attacks amid intensified military crackdown. A suicide bombing at Mogadishu’s Jaalle Siyaad Military...
Somalia Under Hassan Sheikh Mohamud: A Family-Run “Company” Colluding with Al-Shabab and Controlled by Foreign Halane Mafia. President Mohamud’s administration accused of corruption, terrorist collaboration, and...
The current state of Somalia under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is not merely a period of governance; it is, by many accounts, a nadir in the...
A military helicopter operated by the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) crashed and caught fire early Tuesday at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International...
Turkey deploys 500 troops and advanced Akinci drones to Somalia, aiming to reverse al-Shabaab’s territorial gains and strengthen Somalia’s security capabilities. Turkey has made a dramatic...