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    Turkey doubles troops in Somalia amid Al-Shabab offensive

    Friday April 25, 2025By Ragip Soylu in Ankara and MEE correspondentAnkara sends drones, ammunition, commandos but still avoids directly engaging the armed Somali...

    ONLF says Ethiopia violently disrupted women’s meeting in Jigjiga

    Friday April 25, 2025Security forces deploy outside the ONLF regional office in Jigjiga, Somali Regional State, following the disruption of a women’s meeting...

    IGAD urges 8,000 more troops and funding as al-Shabaab threatens Somalia mission

    Friday April 25, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called for the rapid deployment of 8,000 additional peacekeepers and...

    Egypt, Djibouti say Red Sea security must be led by coastal states

    Thursday April 24, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Egypt and Djibouti have declared that only countries bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden...

    Somalia’s president attends Kampala TCC summit to assess AUSSOM’s operational challenges

    Thursday April 24, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Kampala, Uganda, to attend a summit of Troop Contributing...

    Las Anod officials confirm death of Ethiopia Consular official in Garowe, blame Al-Shabaab

    Tuesday April 22, 2025Puntland capital, Garowe. Photo: Garowe OnlineLas Anod officials confirmed the death of Farah Aydiid Jama, who is reported to be...

    Heavy rainfall expected over most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa

    By Judith AkoloTuesday April 22, 2025Climate Scientists at the Igad Climate Predictions and Applications Center (ICPAC) are predicting that more than usual rainfall...

    Pakistan eyes East African market with new sea trade corridors

    Rehan Ayub Sunday April 20, 2025Amid an escalating trade war following United States (US) President Donald Trump’s announcement of trade tariffs, Pakistan is...

    Türkiye, Somalia ties gained strategic dimension: Minister

    by Dilara AslanThursday April 17, 2025Growing cooperation areas have strengthened relations between Türkiye and Somalia, Mogadishu’s top diplomat says, hailing Ankara’s mediation for...

    Somalia’s shifting alliances fuel proxy rivalries in Horn of Africa, Georgetown study warns

    Tuesday April 15, 2025Leaders of the Red SEE Alliance: Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and Eritrean President Isaias...

    Somalia ranks 142nd in 2025 Global Military Index, among world’s weakest

    Tuesday April 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia ranks 142nd out of 145 countries in the 2025 Global Firepower Index, placing it among the...

    Somalia forms bloc against Ethiopia–Somaliland pact, study finds

    Monday April 14, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia has intensified its regional diplomacy in recent months, aligning more closely with Egypt, Eritrea, and Djibouti...

    The African country rammed with incredible beaches but 1 of world’s most dangerous places

    Sunday April 13, 2025By Adam TomsThe state has been engulfed in near constant conflict since the early 1990sAfrica is full of stunning locations...

    Somaliland sees Trump re-election as path to U.S. recognition

    Sunday April 13, 2025Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Cirro described U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election as the "greatest opportunity" for...

    Rageh Omaar returns to ITV’s News at Ten after illness on live programme

    Donna FergusonSaturday April 12, 2025The broadcaster Rageh Omaar has carried out his first foreign dispatch for ITV since he was taken to hospital...

    Somalia says Ethiopia ties stabilizing after Somaliland port dispute

    Friday April 11, 2025Mogadishu (HOL)  — Somalia's government says relations with Ethiopia are stable once again, months after a maritime deal between Addis...