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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 ease a worsening political standoff...
Security

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...
Security

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...
Politics

Somali PM visits Galmudug amid bid to oust regional leader

Dhusamareb (Somalia Today) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre arrived in Galmudug’s capital Dhusamareb on Wednesday for talks aimed at easing a political...
Politics

Pro-Israel advocate ‘to lobby’ Trump on Somaliland recognition

Jerusalem (Somalia Today) — A leading pro-Israel advocate has said he will urge US President Donald Trump to support formal American recognition of Somaliland. Dr...
Politics

Somali opposition backs direct election plan after years of resistance

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — A Somali opposition alliance said Saturday it had endorsed a transitional direct election model, presenting it as a compromise to...
Politics

Somalia rejects Somaliland’s Jerusalem ‘embassy’, Israel ties

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia condemned Israeli engagement with Somaliland on Tuesday after the self-declared republic in northwestern Somalia opened what it called an...
Middle East

OIC, Palestine condemn ‘illegal’ Somaliland Jerusalem ‘embassy’

Jeddah (Somalia Today) — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the opening of what Somaliland called an “embassy”...
News

Somaliland opens Jerusalem ‘embassy’ as Irro meets Netanyahu

Jerusalem (Somalia Today) — Somaliland’s president opened a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem on Monday after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, deepening Israel’s ties...
Politics

Somaliland leader arrives in Israel for historic visit

Jerusalem (Somalia Today) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi arrived in Israel on Sunday for the first visit by a leader of the breakaway...
Politics

Somali president defends contested direct-vote push

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has defended his contested push for one-person, one-vote elections, accusing opposition leaders of trying to...
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during an address in Mogadishu.

Somali president calls Israel’s recognition of Somaliland a ‘trap’

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attends the Italy-Africa Summit in Addis Ababa.

Somali president accuses foreign powers of stoking instability

People wave Israeli flags during an event in Miami Beach, Florida.

Israel penetrated Somalia politics, ex-minister says

Somaliland president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” in his Hargeisa office

Somaliland president expected in Israel for embassy opening

Trump on Thanksgiving video call with U.S. soldiers as he halts migration from Somalia, ‘Third World’ states

Trump not expected to recognise Somaliland, source says

Somaliland President Abdirahman Irro meets US diplomat Justin Davis in Hargeisa

US diplomat visits Somaliland as Hargeisa courts Washington

General view of Maka Al Mukarama Road in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu on edge as opposition vows protest over mandate row

Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni sitting at his desk in his office on December 21, 2025.

Clan fighters train as pressure mounts on Puntland leader

A general view of the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C.

US reaffirms Somalia’s sovereignty, explores Somaliland cooperation

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud meets opposition leaders in Mogadishu

Foreign partners urge Somali leaders to resume election talks

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud delivering a speech at Alliance Mosque in Mogadishu

Somali president calls Somaliland’s Jerusalem plan a disgrace

A general view from a drone shows part of Jerusalem's Old City including the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque

Arab, Muslim states reject Somaliland’s Jerusalem embassy plan

Somaliland president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” in his Hargeisa office

Somaliland accuses UK of double standards over recognition

Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni sitting at his desk in his office on December 21, 2025.

Puntland says Somalia in transition, urges donors to bypass Mogadishu

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during Somali Youth Day.

Somalia’s president defies opposition, claims 2027 mandate

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh meets opposition leaders at Villa Somalia

Somalia vows direct vote as opposition says president’s term is over

Voters queue at a polling station in Baidoa during Somalia’s South West election.

JSP wins South West vote as Somalia election row deepens

Justin Davis attends a Europe Day celebration in Mogadishu with Somali and EU officials.

US diplomat says direct elections are inevitable for Somalia

European Union flags flutter in Brussels

EU calls for inclusive deal as Somalia election tensions rise

US Chargé d’Affaires to Somalia Justin Davis

US says it will not dictate Somalia election process

omali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addressing the nation from Mogadishu.

Hassan Sheikh says opposition protest meant to disrupt Somalia

Voters queue at a polling station in Baidoa during Somalia’s South West election.

Somalia’s South West votes in historic direct election

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Qoor-Qoor chair a cabinet meeting in Dhusamareb

Security takeover sparks Villa Somalia-Galmudug power struggle

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud meets opposition leaders in Mogadishu

Somali opposition set terms for talks with the president

Hassan Sheikh receives UAE ambassador’s credentials

Somalia denies expelling UAE ambassador amid strained ties

Somaliland president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” in his Hargeisa office

Exclusive: UAE lobbying four countries to recognise Somaliland

Somalia military forces parade during 65th independence anniversary in Mogadishu

Somali government tightens security as mandate row grows

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