Author: SomaliSignal Staff
Mohamud bans carrying of weapons in Mogadishu streets
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday ordered a ban on the carrying weapons in the streets of Mogadishu. Mohamud made the remarks ...New batch of Uganda-trained Somali soldiers to bolster Mogadishu security
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday visited Uganda-trained national army soldiers stationed at the Hiil-Weyne camp located between the capital Mogadishu and ...Somali president says ‘defeat’ of al-Shabaab militants within sight
Somalia’s president has expressed confidence that his new military offensive against al-Shabaab will “defeat” the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group that has long terrorised ...Al-Shabaab militants reportedly clash with foreign recruits in Jilib
Al-Shabaab militants have clashed with their foreign recruits in Somalia’s southern town of Jilib, according to local media. The reports which emerged ...Bihi praises appointment of Somaliland Affairs envoy as ‘step in the right direction’
Appointment comes amid escalating tension between Somaliland forces and militias in Las Anod town keen to “rejoin” Somalia. The breakaway Somaliland has ...US alarmed by ‘democratic backsliding’ in breakaway Somaliland
The United States has expressed alarm on the “democratic backsliding” and instability in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region amid heavy fighting in northern ...Al-Shabab Has Lost Third of its Territory, US Ambassador Says
The U.S. ambassador to Somalia said the Somali government’s military operations against al-Shabab have cost the militants one third of their territory. ...Somali-Kenyan lawmaker Kulow Maalim dies in Nairobi
Somali-Kenyan lawmaker Kulow Maalim died in the early hours of Wednesday at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi where he was ...African Union urges nearly $90 million for its Somali force
The African Union appealed for nearly $90 million Wednesday for its peacekeeping force in Somalia, which is providing support to its military ...Somalia set for full debt relief by end of 2023: IMF
Somalia will qualify for full debt relief from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other multilateral lenders by the end of this ...
