Somalia and the World Bank have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening cooperation on economic reforms, institutional development and regional integration during high-level talks in Mogadishu on July 22, as the country pushes ahead with efforts to accelerate growth and strengthen public institutions. The discussions, which brought together State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation…
Mogadishu, June 23 — The United States has resumed air strikes in Somalia after a brief pause, carrying out a series of operations against Al-Shabaab militants in coordination with the Somali government, U.S. military officials said. According to statements from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), American forces conducted air strikes on five separate days over the…
Mogadishu, Somalia – Mustafa, 33, dreads election time in Somalia. He drives a bajaj — a three-wheeled taxi — and says that when tensions rise, as they always do when polls are near, the whole city feels it, and drivers like him are among the first. On Wednesday, he was passing through the Hawl Wadaag…
Mogadishu — Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has dismissed Information Minister Daud Aweis and appointed lawmaker Abdifatah Qasim Mahmoud as his replacement, the government said on Wednesday. The appointment was made in accordance with Article 120, paragraphs 2 and 3 of the provisional constitution, and followed consultations with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a statement…
Mogadishu — Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met senior officials from the World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday to discuss long-term solutions to food insecurity, drought and recurrent climate shocks. The delegation was led by WFP Deputy Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth, according to a statement. Barre briefed the officials on the country’s overall situation,…
Mogadishu — Somalia’s Information Minister Daud Aweis Jama held talks on Monday with the United Nations’ deputy special envoy and humanitarian coordinator George Conway, focusing on boosting cooperation in media, public awareness and emergency response. The meeting, held in Mogadishu, brought together officials from the Ministry of Information and the United Nations to discuss coordination…
An oil tanker off the coast of Yemen was hijacked Saturday and diverted toward Somalia’s waters, according to Yemen’s Coast Guard, the latest in a spate of ship abductions around the Horn of Africa in recent weeks. An official in Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region, along with experts briefed by Yemeni and Somali authorities, said the…
Officials say pirates have become emboldened as naval forces patrolling the Red Sea area are distracted by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and civilian maritime routes diverted. Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026 Yemen’s Coast Guard has said that it is attempting to recover an oil tanker that was hijacked off the…
United Nations — Somalia has pledged to strengthen security for commercial vessels passing along its coastline as concerns grow over the safety of key international shipping routes, officials said Monday. Somalia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Abukar Baalle, stressed the importance of safeguarding the country’s territorial waters, saying Somalia’s maritime security has implications far beyond…
