Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Ahmed Ali Sheikh

Ahmed Ali Sheikh is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Somalia Today and also founded Caasimada Online. A former VOA journalist and McClatchy stringer, he has over 15 years’ experience covering politics, security and society.

Somalia rivals open preliminary talks on election row

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s federal government and opposition leaders opened preliminary talks in Mogadishu on Tuesday, launching a new internationally backed effort to...

UAE builds military base in Somaliland for Israel and US

Berbera (Somalia Today) — The United Arab Emirates is discreetly building a military base at Berbera airport in Somaliland, Somalia’s self-declared republic in the...

Somalia says Crisis Group report distorts Al-Shabaab war

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s defence ministry has rejected an International Crisis Group report on the war against Al-Shabaab, accusing the think-tank of presenting...

Turkey building missile launch site in Somalia, Le Monde says

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Turkey is building a launch site in Somalia that could serve both its space programme and its ballistic missile ambitions,...

Puntland warns Turkish-linked SOMTURK off its coast

Garowe (Somalia Today) – Somalia’s Puntland state warned Sunday that SOMTURK and other foreign entities must not operate in Somali waters off Puntland’s coast...

Cracks emerge in Somaliland over Israel recognition row

Hargeisa (Somalia Today) – Cracks have emerged in Somaliland over Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region, as former president Muse Bihi Abdi questioned President...

Italy boosts Somalia security ties with police training deal

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia and Italy have signed a five-year police training agreement in Mogadishu during a visit by Italian Interior Minister Matteo...

US to block UN support for Somalia peace mission

Addis Ababa (Somalia Today) — The United States has told the African Union it will block continued United Nations logistical support for the AU...

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