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    UK commits over $40 million to humanitarian and health aid for Somalia

    Monday March 10, 2025A healthcare worker administers a vaccination to a young child in Somalia as part of the Caafimaad+ projectMogadishu (HOL) —...

    Somalia downplays UAE invitation to Somaliland leader, emphasizes strong diplomatic ties

    Monday March 10, 2025FILE - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Mohamed Omar, during a meeting in Mogadishu. Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government...

    Former NISA chief warns of Al-Shabaab’s growing threat to Somalia’s stability

    Monday March 10, 2025Former Deputy Director of Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdisalam Guled, pictured during a recent interview. (Supplied)Mogadishu (HOL)...

    Somali Parliament passes income tax and youth justice bills

    Monday March 10, 2025Members of the Somali Parliament vote during a session in Mogadishu, where key bills, including the Youth Justice Bill and...

    Somali President makes unannounced trip to UAE

    Monday March 10, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud traveled to the United Arab Emirates on Monday in an unannounced visit,...

    Defense Minister warns against contact with Al-Shabaab amid ongoing military operations

    Monday March 10, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Defense Minister Abdikadir Mohamed Nur has urged the public to avoid any interaction with Al-Shabaab as...

    Why Mogadishu has better mobile phone reception than Manchester

    Monday March 10, 2025By Jethro NormanA Somali soldier takes a picture of himself with his mobile phone (Alamy)While the UK government struggles to...

    Somali ambassador denies President Mohamud rejected U.S. Embassy security warning

    Monday March 10, 2025Somalia’s Ambassador to the United States, Dahir Hassan Abdi, speaks during an interview with VOA Somali. (Photo: VOA)Mogadishu (HOL) —...

    Ethiopia expands commercial fleet as maritime talks with Somalia continue

    Monday March 10, 2025Ethiopia’s largest commercial vessel, Abay II, docked at Djibouti’s port for the first time on June 25, 2023, as part...

    Somali forces destroy makeshift Al-Shabaab bridge in Middle Shabelle airstrike

    Sunday March 9, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali security forces and its international partners have destroyed a makeshift bridge used by Al-Shabaab militants in...

    Al-Shabaab leader killed in targeted airstrike in Middle Shabelle

    Saturday March 8, 2025FILE - A U.S. military drone flying over a desert landscape during an aerial operation.Mogadishu (HOL) — A senior Al-Shabaab...

    Somali activists mark International Women’s Day with eye toward future

    Sunday March 9, 2025By Mohamed Olad HassanFILE - Somali women who fled drought-stricken areas build shelters near Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb. 4, 2022. International...

    Somalia’s internet disrupted as undersea cable breaks in Red Sea

    Sunday March 9, 2025A map of the PEACE Cable network, an undersea fibre-optic system connecting Europe, Africa, and Asia. A recent break in...

    President Mohamud pushes for one-person, one-vote system to restore trust

    Sunday March 9, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud reiterated that the country’s ongoing indirect elections have severely undermined Somalia’s international...

    Somali president warns of air and ground strikes on Al-Shabaab, dismisses foreign concerns

    Saturday March 8, 2025 Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addresses an audience during a public event in Mogadishu, March 2025.Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President...

    Ethiopian forces deployed near Somalia border ahead of operations against Al-Shabaab

    Saturday March 8, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Ethiopian government has deployed a large number of Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) near the border...