Somalia’s push for direct elections sparks fierce political backlash over fears of power consolidation and constitutional overreach.

Al-Shabaab militants have captured the strategic central Somali town of Mahaas district, in Hiiran region of Somalia's Hirshabelle State, following heavy clashes with Somali government forces and ...

A stand off as Somalia demands release of a cargo ship carrying military equipment that was seized by semi-autonomous Puntland. The ship was reportedly transporting military equipment to Turkey’s ...

Analysis - Cyclical rivalries between the federal government, states and the political opposition have undermined the counter ...

Somalia has formed a new state by annexing territory from self-governing regions in a move that could worsen already-tense relations in the Horn of Africa country.

The Economist's July 24, 2025, article--painting Somalia's state-building as faltering and warning Mogadishu could fall to al-Shabab--has sparked a firestorm online. On X, Somalis are calling it ...

Cyclical rivalries between the federal government, states and the political opposition have undermined the counter-terrorism ...

Somalia’s Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy has published new regulations for controlling and managing the safety and ...

The Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ugochi Daniels, has wrapped up a four-day ...

Mogadishu, Somalia, 31 July 2025 ndash; The Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), ...