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    Over 100 Somali MPs reject speaker’s move to oust lawmaker Abiib

    Sunday March 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — More than 100 Somali lawmakers have denounced the expulsion of MP Abdullahi Abib, calling the decision by...

    Djibouti’s Qasaa’id master: Sheikh Dandaawi passes legacy to next generation

    Saturday March 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — For decades, Sheikh Abdirahman Sheekh Dandaawi has been a leading figure in Qasaa'id recitations, delivering poetic hymns...

    Puntland warns Mogadishu faces security threats like Afghanistan

    Saturday March 15, 2025FILE - Puntland Minister of Information, Dirir, addresses the media during a press conferenceGarowe (HOL) — Puntland authorities have raised...

    Niger’s camel milk pioneer: How one woman is transforming an industry

    Saturday March 15, 2025Wouro Habsatou Aboubacar (right), a leading figure in Niger’s camel dairy industry, inspects her herd alongside a business associate. Managing...

    Somali MP loses parliamentary seat over absences, speaker says

    Saturday March 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali lawmaker Dr. Abdullahi Hashi Abiib has lost his parliamentary seat after failing to attend two consecutive...

    Somali army repels Al-Shabaab attack in Awdheegle district in Lower Shabelle region

    Saturday March 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali army forces repelled a heavy Al-Shabaab attack on Awdheegle district in the Lower Shabelle region on...

    Somalia and Somaliland say no talks on resettling Palestinians from Gaza

    Saturday March 15, 2025Somalia and its breakaway region of Somaliland have not received any proposal from the United States or Israel to resettle...

    U.S. reportedly weighs Somaliland recognition in exchange for military base

    Saturday March 15, 2025A U.S. AFRICOM military aircraft was spotted at Berbera Airport during a visit by AFRICOM officials in May 2022, underscoring the...

    Young man in Berbera sets himself on fire over love dispute

    Saturday March 15, 2025A fire emergency response vehicle arrives at the scene as a crowd gathers outsideMogadishu (HOL) — A young man in...

    Sudan rejects US request to discuss taking in Palestinians under Trump’s Gaza plan

    Jason Burke in Jerusalem, and Mark TownsendSaturday March 15, 2025A Palestinian man walks near rubble of houses destroyed during the Israeli offensive in...

    Somali government seeks to overturn death sentences of nearly 40 nationals in Saudi Arabia

    Saturday March 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government is working to overturn death sentences imposed on nearly 40 Somali nationals currently imprisoned in...

    Russia offers training and military support for Ethiopia’s naval expansion

    Friday March 14, 2025Ethiopian and Russian military officials strengthen defence cooperation as they inspect a construction site and formalize agreements in a signing...

    President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud honours winners of Somalia’s national Quran competition

    Friday March 14, 2025Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (center) poses with winners of the National Quran Competition during an awards ceremony in Mogadishu....

    Ali Jeyte calls for decisive action to end prolonged Hiiraan conflict

    Friday March 14, 2025FILE - Ali Jeyte Osman, leader of the Ma'awiisleey militiaMogadishu (HOL) — Ali Jeyte Osman, the leader of Ma'awiisleey, a...

    Somali diplomat Nuur Mohamud Sheekh named AU Commission spokesperson

    Friday March 14, 2025FILE - Nuur Mohamud Sheekh, former spokesperson for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), speaks at Chatham HouseMogadishu (HOL) —...

    Somalia launches $79.7M climate resilience project to combat food insecurity

    Friday March 14, 2025 A cooperative farm in Barwaaqo Village, Somalia. ©FAO/Arete/Mahad Saed Dirie Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia has launched a $79.7 million climate resilience...