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Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia has temporarily suspended travel to Egypt through the OK-to-Board authorization system after Somali citizens reported being stranded and mistreated at Cairo airport, immigration officials said Sunday.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- A delegation led by Somalia's federal Minister of Livestock, Forestry and Range, Hassan Hussein Mohamed Eelay, arrived in the district of Qansaxdheere in the southwestern Bay region, where officials said the team held talks focused on security and state-building efforts.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described Turkey’s ongoing offshore oil exploration project along Somalia’s coastline as a “historic operation,” saying Ankara expects results within the next six to nine months if weather and sea conditions remain favourable. Speaking about the project, Erdoğan said the drilling campaign marks the first deep-sea offshore oil exploration mission […]

The federal government has announced that elections for district commissioners in the Banadir region will begin immediately after the Eid al-Adha holiday, with newly elected local council members voting to choose district leaders and their deputies for the first time through a direct democratic process. The announcement, made by Interior, Federal Affairs, and Reconciliation Minister […]

Mogadishu (SONNA) – The Special Envoy of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremist Ideologies, MP Aweys Mohamed Omar, participated in the closing session of the international conference titled “Madrid Dialogue on Counterterrorism Cooperation in Africa,” held in Madrid, Spain. During the conference, the Envoy held productive meetings […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday that Ankara aims to complete its first overseas deep-sea oil exploration off the coast of Somalia within six to nine months, a deployment that has drawn sharp rebuke from the Somali opposition, who accuse Turkey of resource piracy and backing an “illegitimate” administration. The […]

The Federal Government of Somalia has announced that elite DANAB special forces carried out a coordinated security operation in several areas under Afgooye District in the Lower Shabelle region, leading to the arrest of suspected Al-Shabaab fighters and the seizure of a cache of weapons. In a statement, authorities said the operation targeted locations believed […]

MADRID, Spain, May 22, 2026 — Somalia’s special envoy on the prevention and countering of violent extremism Aweys Mohamed Omar has taken part in an international conference in Madrid focused on strengthening cooperation against terrorism in Africa, officials said. The conference, titled “Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism in Africa,” brought together international experts and policymakers to

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia has slipped into a deepening constitutional crisis after authorities in the semi-autonomous northeastern region of Puntland announced they no longer recognize Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the nation’s president, declaring his legitimate mandate has expired. The regional fallout severely threatens the fragile political stability of the Horn of Africa nat

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (SONNA) — The Federal Government of Somalia has activated high-level containment and preventative protocols in response to the escalating epidemiological threat landscape in Central and East Africa, . The Acting Minister and Minister of State for Health, Dr. Maryama Mohamed Hussein, alongside Deputy Minister Dr. Mohamed Hassan Bulaale, chaired an emergency coordination summit [&

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, May 22, 2026 — Somalia’s new ambassador to Mauritania has officially presented his credentials to President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, marking the formal start of his diplomatic mission, Somali officials said. The ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott, where Somalia’s ambassador Yusuf Ahmed Hassan handed over his letters […]

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s electoral commission postponed the election of the speaker of Southwest State’s House of Representatives on Monday, citing a pending Supreme Court review of the regional election results.

GAROWE, Somalia — Puntland security forces have arrested several suspected pirates in a sweeping security operation in Bari region, as authorities move to contain what they describe as a worrying resurgence of piracy along Somalia’s northeastern coastline. The arrests, carried out on Sunday in parts of Bari and Karkaar regions, targeted individuals believed to be […]

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Interior Security Minister, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail, has launched a 10-day training programme in Mogadishu for trainers of the Somali Police Force. The programme, held at the General Kaahiye Police Training Academy, is funded by the government of Japan and implemented by the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). […]

The Federal Government of Somalia has strongly condemned an attempted drone attack targeting Saudi Arabia, describing the incident as a serious threat to regional peace and stability.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre on Monday received the Italian ambassador to Somalia, Pier Daccò Coppi, for talks focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries, the government said.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's cabinet has endorsed a roadmap for implementing the country's constitution, describing the process as a cornerstone for state-building, political stability and national unity.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 20, 2026 – Somalia’s minister of public works held talks with the secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on strengthening cooperation in urban development, infrastructure and reconstruction during an international forum in Azerbaijan on Tuesday. Somalia’s Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing, Ayuub Ismail Yusuf, accomp

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development has urged Somali political leaders to continue dialogue after recent talks between the federal government and opposition figures ended without resolving key disputes over the country’s political transition.