12.3.2023: Dooloow, Gedo Addis Ababa has deployed dozens of soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) to the Gedo region of Jubaland on Wednesday according to locals in the region. According to reports, the units were accompanied by armoured vehicles and tanks amongst other heavy armaments. While it is a common theme to witness... Continue Reading →
25.12.2022: Baydhabo, Bay On Friday, violence broke out in the transitional capital of South West State (SWS) Somalia, Baydhabo which saw numerous people killed. Reports indicate that SWS security forces raided the home of an opposition candidate, Mohamed Ibrahim Farkeeti which resulted in a gun battle between clan militia loyal to the candidate and state... Continue Reading →
20.12.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia Finally, after over a year of fake news reports by outlets such as Reuters and a discredited UN report which obtained its evidence from questionable sources, the incumbent Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced on Monday that Somali National Army (SNA) units training in Eritrea will begin returning home this month in... Continue Reading →
16.11.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia Yesterday, the Somali Cabinet approved nearly $1 billion budget for the 2023 financial year following a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre. The $967.7 million budget will be funded through both domestic revenue and external grants. Domestic revenue was at $283.3 million which was up from $247 million for... Continue Reading →
07.09.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud became the first President in history of Somalia to be given the opportunity to serve a second term. There was mixed emotions and reactions to his re-election as President of Somalia. His critics have called him weak on foreign policy and pointed to his track record on corruption... Continue Reading →
24.8.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud pledged "an all-out war" against Al-Shabab in his first statement since the militants besieged Hayat Hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu for over 30-hours. The attack which began Friday evening was the first of its nature or status since the horrendous Al-Shabab car-bomb attack in December of 2019... Continue Reading →
24.8.2022: Beledweyne, Somalia The 27th division of the Somali National Army (SNA) station in the Hiran region of Hirshabelle State of Somalia have liberated new areas surrounding the regional capital of Beledweyne that were previously under the brutal rule of Al-Shabab. Somali State Media announced that the SNA had completed successful operations in the region... Continue Reading →
22.8.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia Since the administration led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the Somali government and its international partners have continuously portrayed an image that the Somali Armed Forces were being trained to finally take over the security of Somalia from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), now the African Transitional Mission in... Continue Reading →
16.8.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia In a surprise move to many, President Laftagareen of South West State travelled to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa earlier this month. This came following visits by senior Ethiopian security officials to Baydhabo as part of Addis Ababa's new security policy as a result of the recent Al-Shabab attack in Somali Galbeed.... Continue Reading →
This article was written by President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud in the Economist dated 19/7/2022 I feel I am uniquely qualified to speak on international terrorism because I have survived at least three attempts to assassinate me. They came during my first term as Somalia’s president from September 2012 to February 2017. The first attempt was... Continue Reading →
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