Somalia bans single-use plastics after similar steps by other African countries
In a stride towards environmental conservation, Somalia has become the latest African nation to enforce a ban on single-use plastics,...
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President Hassan Sheikh campaigns for security, regional stability as Somalia Quint Group meets in Abu Dhabi
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud participated in the Somalia Quint Group meeting held in Abu Dhabi which brought together representatives from...
Military airstrike kills six senior Al-Shabaab ‘tax collectors’ in central Somalia
The Al-Shabaab terror group is fast losing revenue and men following sustained pressure by Somalia and its friends, who continue...
UN Security Council sets to hold emergency meeting on Somalia-Ethiopia tensions
The United Nations Security Council is set to convene in response to escalating tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia, sparked by...
2.9 million internally displaced in Somalia in 2023, UN report says
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that the complex humanitarian crisis in Somalia intensified in 2023, with...
Waves of piracy swell off Somalia’s Coast as maritime security concerns mount
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has witnessed a significant uptick in recent months, with maritime security compromised following Houthi...
Somali President arrives in Cairo, meets President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi over regional disputes
The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has arrived in Cairo upon an official invitation extended to him by his...
Somali President, CIA Director meet in capital, Mogadishu
CIA Director William J. Burns visited Mogadishu, where he met with Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Mahad Salad, the...
Two US Navy sailors declared missing off coast of Somalia
Two U.S. Navy sailors were declared missing at sea while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia on Thursday evening,...
Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh signs law invalidating Somaliland-Ethiopia Sea deal
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia has signed a law officially nullifying the recently disclosed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between...
