Somalia

By: REUTERS As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency...

Horn Diplomat-Over 100 al-Shabaab militants attacked and overpowered a Kenyan police station on Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks by the Somalia-based militant group. Police confirmed that the early-morning attack took place in the north-eastern town of Wajir, about 50 kilometers (31 miles)...

The Enduring Somali-Turkish Strategic Partnership and Fraternal Relations Since 16th Century is officially back on track but why are all these following mind-blowing activities are happening right now inside Turkish-Somalia relations? Why Turkey Implemented its largest overseas ultramodern military base in Somalia? Why Somalis are the...

  The U.N. Security Council has renewed an arms embargo on Somalia and Eritrea citing a continuing threat from al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants. The 15-member council on Thursday approved the renewal of sanctions with 10 nations voting in favor and five abstaining. "The sanctions are preventing al-Shabab from...

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” arrived in Addis Ababa this morning (March 5) for an official visit to Ethiopia. Upon arrival at Bole International Airport, the President was warmly welcomed by Ethiopian Prime Minister . Dr. Abiy Ahmed and...

By: International Crisis Group Somalia and Somaliland have been at odds since the latter’s 1991 declaration of independence, which the former rejects. The dispute has cooled after heating up in 2018, but lingering tensions could threaten regional stability. To restart dialogue, the two sides should meet...

By Mohammed Dhaysane Mogadishu-Somali police and international police known as (Interpol) have arrested Jubaland security minister Mr. Abdirashid Hasan Nur a.k.a. Janan at Adan Adde international airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu, On Saturday, for crimes he had committed in Southwestern province of Gedo, government officials...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of James Swan of the United States as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). He will succeed Nicholas Haysom of South Africa to whom the...

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has congratulated Somalia "on the anniversary of the country's national day", but on the wrong date. Bizarrely, it does not appear to be a slip-up. Since 2007, the monarchy has sent his congratulations on 20 October, despite the fact that Somalia does...

Somaliland Delegation attends the deliberations on the talks of Somaliland and Somalia with the International community . The Somaliland Representative to Kenya Amb. Bashe Awil Omer has confirmed the Somaliland delegation attended the deliberations on the talks of Somaliland and Somalia with the International community...