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Somaliland pushes for Qatari diplomatic office in Hargeisa

Hargeisa (Somalia Today) — Somaliland’s president has urged Qatar to open diplomatic and development offices in Hargeisa, using talks with Doha’s envoy to press...
Politics

UN hands over Dhusamareb site as Somalia seeks UNTMIS exit

Dhusamareb (Somalia Today) — The United Nations has handed a fortified compound in the central town of Dhusamareb to Galmudug authorities, in a visible...
East Africa

Ethiopia says Somalia backs its ‘two waters’ plan. Does it?

Addis Ababa (Somalia Today) — An Ethiopian state think-tank says Somalia’s president has swung behind Addis Ababa’s “two waters” grand strategy, arguing that Hassan...
Politics

Somalia’s first direct Mogadishu vote set for December 25

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia's electoral commission has set December 25 as the new date for Mogadishu's first one-person-one-vote local elections, after a delay...
Politics

Somali President stands firm on contested constitutional review

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has vowed not to back down from a contested constitutional review, despite growing criticism from his...
Politics

Farmaajo warns of ‘deepening economic crisis’ in Somalia

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Former Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, "Farmaajo," says Somalia is sliding into a "deepening economic crisis." He accuses the federal...
Politics

How US forces quietly rely on controversial UAE base in Somalia

Bosaso (Somalia Today) — US officials are vowing to curb the United Arab Emirates' alleged support for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF). At the...
Politics

Israeli think tank urges quiet Somaliland ties

Tel Aviv (Somalia Today) — A new paper from Israel's Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) is urging Tel Aviv to deepen Somaliland ties...
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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