Tuesday, July 7, 2026

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How mobile money helped finish off the Somali shilling

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – The growing refusal of old Somali shilling notes in Mogadishu’s markets has exposed a hard truth: Somalia’s national currency is...
Society

Erdogan gives timeline for Somalia offshore oil drilling

Ankara (Somalia Today) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Türkiye expects to complete its deepwater drilling operation off Somalia within six...
Society

LG, KOICA and UNDP launch Somalia youth training hub

Seoul (Somalia Today) – LG Electronics, South Korea’s aid agency KOICA, and the United Nations Development Programme have launched a vocational training partnership in Somalia...
Society

EU and Somalia agree new talks on migrant returns

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somalia and the European Union have agreed to hold new technical talks on migrant returns and readmission, as Brussels seeks...
Society

Soma Oil seeks U.S. partners for Somalia’s offshore oil push

London (Somalia Today) – Soma Oil and Gas Ltd., a British Virgin Islands-registered company focused on offshore petroleum exploration in Somalia, is seeking U.S....
Society

Somalia launches historic offshore oil drilling with Türkiye

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) - Somalia officially launched its first offshore oil drilling campaign on Friday, welcoming a Turkish deep-sea vessel to Mogadishu, a milestone...
Society

Turkey to launch offshore drilling in Somalia this week

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) - Turkey’s deep-sea drillship Cagri Bey is due to arrive in Somalia on Friday to launch the country’s first offshore drilling...
Society

Türkiye to begin offshore drilling off Somalia in April

Ankara (Somalia Today) - Türkiye will begin offshore drilling off Somalia by the end of April, opening a new phase in its energy partnership...
A dealer counts Somalian currency at an open air currency exchange bureau

How mobile money helped finish off the Somali shilling

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens as Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks

Erdogan gives timeline for Somalia offshore oil drilling

LG, KOICA and UNDP launch Somalia youth training hub

LG, KOICA and UNDP launch Somalia youth training hub

European Union flags flutter in Brussels

EU and Somalia agree new talks on migrant returns

Illustrated Soma Oil and Gas Ltd logo

Soma Oil seeks U.S. partners for Somalia’s offshore oil push

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Turkish officials wave goodbye from the Mogadishu port as the Çağrı Bey deep-sea drilling vessel departs for the Curad-1 offshore block.

Somalia launches historic offshore oil drilling with Türkiye

Drilling vessel Çağrı Bey departs from the southern port of Taşucu in Mersin province, Feb. 16, 2026.

Turkey to launch offshore drilling in Somalia this week

Türkiye’s Cagri Bey exploration and drilling vessel

Türkiye to begin offshore drilling off Somalia in April

Pete Stauber, a Republican congressional candidate running in a traditionally Democratic district, speaks during a rally at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn.

Rights group slams US House bill targeting Somalis

President Donald Trump walks to Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House

Lawsuit challenges Trump move to end TPS for Somalis

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters.

EU announces €63 million for Somalia’s deepening crisis

Duchess of Edinburgh Sophie meets Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Duchess of Edinburgh visits Somalia to spotlight sexual violence

UN warns of catastrophe in Somalia as food aid may halt April

UN warns of catastrophe in Somalia as food aid may halt April

Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar waves goodbye as the drillship Çağrı Bey departs for Somalia.

Turkey’s Çağrı Bey heads to Somalia for first overseas drilling

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud meets UK Minister Jenny Chapman in Mogadishu.

UK shifts Somalia ties from aid to investment-driven partnership

Somali woman convicted in schoolgirl murder listens in court

Somali woman executed for torture and murder of teenager

U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C.

US resumes food aid after Somalia returns WFP commodities

Turkish President ErdoÄŸan and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud shake hands at a press conference in Istanbul.

Türkiye to start Somalia oil drilling in 2026, build spaceport

Aer Lingus aircraft at Dublin Airport, Ireland

Ireland jails Somali ex-diplomat for passport scheme

Sweden’s migration minister Johan Forssell in Stockholm

Sweden says it will continue forced deportations to Somalia

Soldiers of the Somalia National Army (SNA) patrol in the village of Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle.

Report: 11 civilians killed in U.S.-backed offensive in Somalia

Somali Airlines Boeing 707 on final approach to Frankfurt

Somali Airlines set for long-awaited return to skies

Somali family sits in rubble of demolished Mogadishu home

Mogadishu land row deepens as police threaten action

Ramla Ali with President Hassan Sheikh at Villa Somalia

Ramla Ali says Somalia visit cost her US Netflix fight

Front of Central Bank of Somalia in Mogadishu, Somalia

Somalia unveils risk panel as banking sector expands

Somali ordinary, service and diplomatic passports side by side

Germany grants full status to Somalia’s diplomatic passport

Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House

Trump to target Somalis in ICE operation in Twin Cities

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