HARGEISA – President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Irro) of Somaliland has formed a committee to organize the May 18, 2025 celebrations. This date marks Somaliland’s self-declared independence from Somalia, proclaimed on…

BOSASO, Somalia – The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed conducting a collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia southeast of Bosaso on April 1, 2025, at the request of the Federal Government…

HARGEISA – President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Irro) of Somaliland has formed a committee to organize the May 18, 2025 celebrations. This date marks Somaliland’s self-declared independence from Somalia, proclaimed on…

By Sayyid Omar The SSC-Khaatumo administration has strongly condemned a statement issued by Somaliland on March 28, 2025, in which it called on the Government of Kenya to officially recognize…

Morocco – Somalia’s U-17 national team suffered a 3-0 defeat to Tunisia in their Group C opener at the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, currently underway in Morocco.…

Garoowe – — The Vice President of Puntland, Ilyaas Cismaan Lugatoor, has publicly voiced strong criticism of the Federal Government of Somalia, citing its continued failure to defeat the militant…

Mogadishu, Somalia – The Federal Government of Somalia, in partnership with the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), conducted a joint airstrike operation targeting members of the ISIS (Daacish) group in…

Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has appointed Abdoulkader Houssein Omar as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Government Spokesperson, replacing Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, who vacated the position in April…

A De Havilland Dash 8 aircraft operated by the United Nations carrying 22 passengers made an emergency landing at Mogadishu airport using its belly after the nose landing gear failed…

Brussels, Belgium – The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), officially launched in January 2025 to replace ATMIS, now faces a precarious future due to unresolved funding…