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Somali president launches new political party ahead of 2026 elections
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday launched a new political party, the Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP), in the ...Somalia reports U.S. airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia militants in Puntland
Somalia on Monday reported that a U.S. airstrike targeted Daesh/ISIS militants in the northeastern Puntland region, in an operation conducted ...Armed militiamen seize seven trucks, 130 people in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle
Armed militiamen seized seven transport trucks carrying goods and more than 130 civilians in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region on Sunday, ...Armed militiamen kill two civilians near Cadalle district
Armed militiamen killed two civilians on Sunday morning in Burdheere, an area under the administration of Cadalle district in the ...Several killed as heavy rains devastate Mogadishu
At least three people have been killed after heavy rains caused severe flooding in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, local media reported ...US warns Somali government against unilateral decisions on constitution and elections
The United States on Friday warned Somalia’s federal government against making unilateral changes to the country’s constitution and electoral process, ...Beled Hawo businesses shut as residents protest killing of teenage boy
Residents of Beled Hawo in Somalia’s Gedo region staged protests on Friday following the fatal shooting of a teenage boy ...FGS tasks ministry to review Jubbaland’s ‘legal status’ amid growing political tensions
The Somali Federal Government (FGS) has escalated its standoff with the Jubbaland administration by announcing plans to review the legal ...Somalia, UK discuss strengthening defence cooperation amid rising Al-Shabaab threat
Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, on Wednesday held talks in Mogadishu with Harriet Mathews, the UK Director General ...Somali president, US AFRICOM commander discuss operations against Al-Shabaab
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met on Tuesday in Mogadishu with General Michael E. Langley, head of United States Africa ...
