Somalia News News Somalia » Government: Somalia sets date for May presidential election amid ongoing Islamist insurgency
Somalia's election commission has announced it will hold parliamentary and presidential polls in April and May next year, but critics say the decision will lead to more conflict in a deeply ...
News Somalia » Government: Somalia says it will hold elections in 2027
Critics say unilateral decision to call polls is a recipe for more conflict.
News Somalia » Government: Somali government forces end a 6-hour siege at a major prison, killing all 7 attackers
MOGADISHU – Somali government forces successfully ended a six-hour siege by militants at a major prison located near the president’s office in the capital, Mogadishu, killing all seven attackers, the ...
News Somalia » Government: Somalia Says Somaliland Visa Row Ends 21 Oct
Somalia's government says the Somaliland visa row over its e-visa is settled, though no signed text is out and the US still warns against travel.
News Somalia » Government: Somalia plans unified digital government platform built around national ID
Somalia plans a unified digital government platform by March 2027, connecting public services through Halmeel and integrating NIRA's national ID.
News Somalia » Government: US Suspends Assistance To Somalia’s Government, Accusing It Of Seizing Food Aid
FILE - Workers distribute food aid from the World Food Program at a refugee camp in Dolo, Somalia on July 18. 2012. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso, file) The State Department said Wednesday that it has ...
News Somalia » Government: Puntland forces seize government-held camp in Somalia’s Galkayo
Armed forces from Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland state have attacked a camp held by federal government troops, in the latest flare-up between regional leaders and the Somali government. Puntland ...
News Somalia » Government: Kinship and surveillance: The return of Somali piracy
Somalia’s piracy crackdown leaves coastal fishermen struggling to survive.
News Somalia » Government: US suspends assistance to Somalia’s federal government, alleging it seized food aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Wednesday that it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali officials destroyed an American-funded ...
News Somalia » Government: Somalia: Puntland accuses Somali government of backing Galmudug
GAROWE, Puntland-The government of northeastern region of Puntland, released a press statement on Tuesday, accusing Somali Federal government troops of supporting Galmudug troops’ aggression in ...