Sunday, August 16, 2026

Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz appointed Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu.

The U.S. Government has officially appointed Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz as the Deputy Chief of Mission of U.S. Embassy in Somalia, noting that she will commence operations directly in Mogadishu this August 2026. Stevens-Klitz, a long-serving...

Fighting between government forces and Al-Shabab enters second day in Lower Shabelle region

Reports from the Lower Shabelle region indicate that the Somali National Army clashed with Al-Shabab militants yesterday and today on the outskirts of Mubaraak area in that region. On Friday, government forces launched a...

Somali President is currently visiting Galmudug regional state

The incumbent President of the Somali Federal Government, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is currently visiting Galmudug regional state. The Somali President began his visit yesterday afternoon in the city of Dhuusamareeb, the administrative seat...

NISA Announces to have Eliminated nine Al-Shabaab members in a planned airstrike in Middle...

The Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in close collaboration with international partners carried out a planned airstrike that took place in the Warisse area, which lies 25 km from Jawhar city in...

Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry has resigned from his position.

The Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry of Somalia’s Federal Government, Mr. Mohamud Abdullahi Ahmed known as “Abuukaate” has tendered his official resignation on Thursday. He conveyed an open letter to the Prime Minister...

Opinion

Editorial

The Qatarization of Somaliland

  An unholy alliance between Mogadishu and Doha, which observers have warned of, could make things extremely bad. The warning comes after the past weeks witnessed...

World

Business

Somaliland Launches Islamic Banking Overhaul: Central Bank and Commercial Bank Set...

In a significant move to modernize and Islamize the country’s financial system, the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Somaliland, Hon....

Somaliland

Somalia

Djibouti

Ethiopia

Ethiopia withdraws its AUSSOM troops from the district of Buurhakaba.

Ethiopian Defense Forces, specifically those that are serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have officially withdrawn from Buurhakaba...

Kenya

Videos

Sports

UEFA appoints Omar Artan to referee European Super Cup 2026

 The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced that Somali referee Omar Artan will officiate the UEFA Super Cup in 2026. The match...

Technology

Retailers set sights on Facebook, Google ad revenue

BERLIN/CHICAGO  - People with hay fever hate dust. That was the premise of a marketing drive launched by British vacuum cleaner maker Dyson with...