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Somalia opposition keeps talks on track after airport standoff

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somali opposition leaders pledged Friday to push ahead with national dialogue despite accusing government security forces of physically blocking two...
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Somali regional leaders arrive in Mogadishu for high-stakes talks

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Two Somali regional leaders arrived in the capital on Tuesday with heavily armed security escorts, ending a tense standoff and...
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Somaliland hires Trump-linked lobbyists in bid for US recognition

Washington (Somalia Today) — Somalia's northern breakaway territory of Somaliland has launched an aggressive influence campaign in Washington, hiring high-powered Republican strategists in a...
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Somali president lifts security curbs on regional leaders as MPs brawl

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday lifted restrictions on opposition leaders' security details, reversing a blockade that sparked a...
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Mogadishu turns back regional leaders’ guards, sparking standoff

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somalia’s federal government blocked the entry of security details for two powerful regional leaders at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport...
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Somalia plots rebel support to sabotage Israel-Somaliland deal

Borama (Somalia Today) – Somalia’s government plans to retaliate against Israel’s formal recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland by supporting local separatist militias,...
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Somalia rivals clear key hurdles ahead of election talks

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Negotiators from the Somali federal government and a powerful opposition alliance reached a preliminary deal on Wednesday to hold crisis...
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Britain faces ‘double game’ accusations over Somalia and Sudan

London (Somalia Today) — Britain faces new accusations of a "double game" in the Horn of Africa as critics question whether its diplomatic stance...
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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