Ayaan Abdullahi
Ayaan Abdullahi covers politics and security for Somalia Today. She is a Mogadishu-based journalist with over five years of experience.
Security
IS resurgence tests Puntland forces in northern Somalia
Bosaso (Somalia Today) – Puntland forces have intensified operations against the Islamic State group in northern Somalia after a renewed surge in militant activity...
Security
Somalia tries two Ethiopians accused of joining Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somalia’s military court heard the case on Sunday of two Ethiopian nationals accused of joining Al-Shabaab, in a trial that...
East Africa
Fano attacks disrupt Ethiopia vote as Abiy seeks mandate
Addis Ababa (Somalia Today) – Ethiopia heads into federal and regional elections on Monday with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expected to strengthen his grip...
Security
Fighting erupts in Baidoa after Laftagareen loyalist attack
Baidoa (Somalia Today) – At least eight combatants were killed and about a dozen wounded in fighting that erupted when forces loyal to Abdiaziz...
Analysis
Somalia’s sovereignty fight enters the Red Sea arena
iMogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somali officials could easily dismiss the false claim that Somalia had banned Israeli-linked ships from the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Somalia does...
Security
Al-Shabaab targets Turkey, US in Eid propaganda message
Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Al-Shabaab used its annual Eid al-Adha propaganda message to attack the United States and Turkey over their military, security and...
East Africa
Isaias attacks US policy as Washington eyes Eritrea reset
Asmara (Somalia Today) – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has sharply questioned President Donald Trump’s global agenda, using his Independence Day address to attack decades...
Politics
Somali president calls Somaliland’s Jerusalem plan a disgrace
Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has strongly condemned Somaliland’s plan to open an embassy in Jerusalem, calling the move a...
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