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    Mahad Salad: Why Somalia is banking on new intelligence chief’s playbook for security

    Sunday June 15, 2025By Sylvia ChebetThe reinstatement of the former chief of Somalia’s premier intelligence agency could have significant impact as the country...

    Muhidin Abubakar becomes first Somali to win UAE Warriors title

    Sunday June 15, 2025Muhidin Abubakar (left) in action against Victor Nunes during their bout in the UAE Warriors 60 at the Space 42...

    Children are being recruited to drug gangs in this country. Haruun is working to save them

    Sunday June 15, 2025By Darren MaraAs drug crime surges across the Netherlands, powerful criminal networks are recruiting a new generation of vulnerable youth,...

    Somali spaza shops reopen in Khayelitsha after uneasy truce with gang extortionists

    Sunday June 15, 2025Residents walk past a Somali-owned spaza shop in Khayelitsha’s Site C on June 14, 2025, as businesses cautiously reopen following...

    Iran strikes back at Israel with missiles in deadliest attack in decades

    Sunday June 15, 2025Locals look at the fire at an impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in central Israel June...

    Spain takes command of EU’s anti-piracy mission off Somalia

    Sunday June 15, 2025Spanish Navy personnel stand in formation aboard the ESPS Navarra during a change-of-command ceremony for the European Union's Operation Atalanta,...

    Puntland president endorses new opposition bloc

    Sunday June 15, 2025Garowe (HOL) — Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni on Sunday endorsed the formation of a new opposition coalition, describing the...

    Two Kenya air force officers killed in Kwale plane crash

    by Walter NganoSunday June 15, 2025The wreckage of a Kenya Air Force plane that crashed at Ndavaya in Kinango, Kwale County, on Saturday,...

    Gunmen kill at least 100 people in Nigeria’s Benue state, Amnesty International says

    Sunday June 15, 2025At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria's central Benue state,...

    Mogadishu mayor dismisses long-serving Warta Nabadda commissioner

    Sunday June 15, 2025 Mogadishu (HOL – The Governor of Banadir Region and Mayor of Mogadishu, Dr. Hassan Mohamed Hussein Muungaab, on Saturday dismissed Zeynab Mahmoud...

    Former Foreign Minister slams Somali government over letter targeting C6+ framework

    Sunday June 15, 2025 Mogadishu (HOL)  – Former Somali Foreign Minister Ambassador Ahmed Isse Awad has strongly criticized a recent letter from the Somali government that...

    Somali President attends handover ceremony for new intelligence director

    Saturday June 14, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday attended the official handover ceremony marking the transition of leadership at the...

    Puntland leader rejects politically-motivated projects, reaffirms commitment to transparency

    Saturday June 14, 2025 Garowe (HOL) – Puntland regional state leader Said Abdullahi Deni on Saturday reaffirmed that his administration would not allow development projects driven...

    Traditional elders urge opposition leaders to join national consultation forum

    Saturday June 14, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – A group of traditional elders on Saturday called on opposition leaders to participate in the National Consultation Forum convened...

    Suspects with Somali army ties arrested in Elwak – Police

    by CYRUS OMBATISaturday June 14, 2025Two Kenyan men who had crossed into Somalia and enlisted in the Somali National Army were on Thursday...

    Somali President inspects Turkish exploration vessel following completion of offshore oil survey

    Friday June 13, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday visited the Turkish seismic exploration vessel Oruc Reis at the Port of...