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Opposition summit hits deadlock over Sharif leadership bid

Kismayo (Somalia Today) — A high-stakes conference of Somalia’s opposition leaders hit a stumbling block on Friday as a rift emerged over who should...
Politics

Somalia denies Swedish aid tied to secret deportation deal

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday rejected allegations that Swedish-funded programmes were misappropriated or linked to deportation cooperation, describing the...
Politics

Somalia’s President under fire at Kismayo opposition summit

Kismayo (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s opposition opened a much-anticipated political conference in the southern port city of Kismayo on Thursday, unleashing blistering criticism of...
Politics

Sweden funded top Somali PM aide role in deportation deal: Report

Stockholm (Somalia Today) — Sweden financed a strategic position held by a senior aide within the Somali Prime Minister’s office as part of a...
Politics

Somalia downplays delay in Turkey’s $30m budget support

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — The Somali government has moved quickly to downplay concerns over a withheld $30 million budget support payment from Turkey, characterizing...
Politics

Somali government rebukes Kismayo summit as ‘obstruction’

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s federal government issued a sharp rebuke on Tuesday against a high-stakes opposition summit in Kismayo, branding the gathering an...
Politics

Somalia opposition threatens parallel government in election row

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s leading opposition figures have issued an ultimatum to form a parallel government if President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud proceeds with...
Politics

Somalia rejects Trump’s ‘filthy’ insult to Somalis

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s Defence Minister has rejected remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing him of demeaning Somalis after he used a...
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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