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    Gunmen killed a government official in Mogadishu

    Friday March 28, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Abdullahi Sheikh Ahmed, the head of the Wadajir district's Halane branch, on...

    Menfi calls Somali President after he survives assassination attempt

    by AbdulkaderAssadFriday March 28, 2025The Head of Presidential Council Mohamed Menfi called on Wednesday Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to check on his...

    AU finalises troop structure, deployment plans in Somalia

    Friday March 28, 2025AUSSOM troop and Police Contributing Countries during conclusion of a four-day technical working session, March 26, 2025. /AUSSOM/XRepresentatives from the...

    Somalia receives military equipment from African Union ahead of AUSSOM deployment

    Friday March 28, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government has received a significant shipment of military equipment from the African Union to enhance the...

    German nurse abducted in Mogadishu pleads for release in video after seven years

    Thursday March 27, 2025Sonja Nientiet, a German nurse abducted in Mogadishu seven years ago while working for the International Committee of the Red...

    U.S. airstrikes targeted ISIS militants in Somalia, AFRICOM confirms

    Thursday March 27, 2025pgreleasethumbnail.jpeg" alt="" />Mogadishu (HOL)  — U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that airstrikes on March 25, 2025, killed several ISIS-Somalia operatives...

    Somali President embarks on working visit to Turkey to strengthen bilateral cooperation

    Thursday March 27, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has departed for Turkey on a working visit following an official invitation...

    Ugandan worker sues UK firm for $15M, citing abandonment in Somalia and discrimination

    Thursday March 27, 2025Jacinta Kaahwa, a Ugandan finance officer formerly employed in Somalia by UK-based SafeLane Global, is pursuing a $15 million lawsuit...

    US conducts strikes against Daesh group: Somali government

    Thursday March 27, 2025US F/A-18 Super Hornet attack fighter jet taking off from the US Navy's Nimitz-class USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier...

    Somali PM vows total defeat of Al-Shabaab as military operations expand

    Thursday March 27, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has reaffirmed his government’s determination to eliminate militant groups threatening the...

    Coach Yusuf: Defensive mistakes cost Somalia in 2-0 World Cup qualifier loss to Botswana

    Wednesday March 26, 2025Somalia head coach Yusuf Ali Nur walks off the pitch following his team’s 2-0 defeat to Botswana in a 2026...

    Somalia extends political association registration ahead of June local elections

    Wednesday March 26, 2025Mogadishu (HOL)  — Somalia’s electoral commission has extended the deadline for political association registration by 21 days, pushing it beyond...

    El-Sisi reaffirms support for Somalia in phone call with President Mohamud following assassination attempt

    Wednesday March 26, 2025Combined images of (From L to R) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.Mogadishu (HOL) –...

    President Mohamud returns to frontlines to lead anti-Al-Shabaab operations

    Wednesday March 26, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returned to the frontlines in the Middle Shabelle region on Tuesday to...

    Al-Shabaab launches assault on Somali Army base in Masajid Ali Guduud

    Wednesday March 26, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Al-Shabaab militants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Masajid Ali Guduud in the Middle Shabelle...

    SNA soldier sentenced to death for killing commander

    Wednesday March 26, 2025Hussein Hassan Mahmoud Ma'da, the convicted killer sentenced to death by the Somali Military Court. CREDIT: SUPPLIEDMogadishu (HOL)  — Hussein...