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    Trump’s global funding freeze leaves anti-terror programs in limbo

    Sunday February 16, 2025By Katharine Houreld, Rachel Chason, Susannah George and  Mustafa SalimU.S. officials say now-suspended programs across Africa were designed specifically to respond to...

    Somali President congratulates Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on AU Commission election

    Sunday February 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday congratulated Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on his election...

    Singer barred from Mogadishu concert receives warm welcome in Hargeisa

    Sunday February 16, 2025Somali singer Haboon Nuura celebrates her arrival in Hargeisa, waving the Somaliland flag after being barred from performing in Mogadishu....

    U.S. condemns deadly ISIS attack on Puntland forces in Bari region

    Sunday February 16, 2025Garowe (HOL) – The United States has condemned last week’s ISIS attack on Puntland security forces in the Al-Miskaat mountains...

    Go back to where you came from: ‘Refugee journey to UK shook my core’

    Charlie BucklandSunday February 16, 2025Jess Hallett says for those who went there "if you didn't have empathy then there must be something wrong"A...

    Two killed in clan-related attack in Galmudug State

    Sunday February 16, 2025 Mogadishu (HOL) – At least two young men were killed and another injured in an attack by armed militias on herders...

    Telegram shuts down ISIS propaganda channel in Somalia amid crackdown

    Saturday February 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Telegram has removed Iclaam, a channel used by the Islamic State (ISIS) to disseminate propaganda, marking a...

    Somalia’s judiciary accused of blocking anti-corruption audit

    Saturday February 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Auditor, Ahmed Iise Guutaale, has accused the judiciary of obstructing a national anti-corruption audit after...

    Somali MP threatens parallel parliament session if closure persists

    Saturday February 15, 2025Somali lawmaker Abdirashid Hidig speaks at a Himilo Qaran Party event, addressing political and security concerns amid the ongoing parliamentary...

    Senior Al-Shabaab commander surrenders to Somali forces in Gedo

    Saturday February 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) —A senior Al-Shabaab commander has surrendered to Somali security forces in the Gedo region, officials said Saturday, marking...

    Somali and Ethiopian presidents hold first talks since Ankara deal, discuss security and maritime access

    Saturday February 15, 2025Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed shake hands during their first official meeting since signing...

    Somali militant Abdul Qadir Mumin believed to be global leader of Islamic State

    Saturday February 15, 2025Abdulqadir Mumin, leader of Islamic State-Somalia, appears in an al-Shabaab propaganda film recorded in July 2015. Later that year, he...

    Ma’awisley forces capture ex-official with Al-Shabaab extortion receipts in Hiiraan region

    Saturday February 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Ma'awisley local defense forces have captured Mohamed Rashid Abdi Hussein, the former chairman of the Ganuribad area...

    Somali pirates hijack Yemeni fishing boat, freed by EU naval task force

    Friday February 14, 2025An EUNAVFOR Atalanta ship approaches the Yemeni dhow Al Najma off Somalia.EUNAVFOR AtalantaMogadishu (HOL) — A European Union naval task...

    Puntland forces within 15km of last ISIS stronghold in Somalia

    Friday February 14, 2025Puntland Minister of Information, Mohamud Aydid Dirir, speaks to the media during a frontline visit. Garowe (HOL) — Puntland officials say...

    LISTEN: Power, politics and peace in Somalia

    Friday February 14, 2025 Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Somalia has undergone significant transformations, evolving through three republics. The current federal system, which was...