Protest in Somaliland leaves one dead, another injured, residents report
Hargeisa One person was killed and another injured Thursday during a protest in Sheikh district in Somaliland's Sahil region, residents and witnesses said.
The protest...
Southwest State Parliament Elects Speaker and Deputies
Southwest State lawmakers elected Mahad Mohamed Sheikh Hassan as speaker of the regional House of Representatives on Thursday, completing a key stage in the...
Police display weapons seized from former president’s residence
Mogadishu (HOL) Banadir regional police on Saturday showcased weapons and military vehicles they claimed to have recovered from the Mirinaayo area of Abdiaziz district,...
Somalia’s Crises: Homegrown, Not Foreign
Somalis have long told themselves a familiar tale about their misfortune. The nation's problems are always attributed to external forces: colonial cartographers, Cold War...
Journalists Arrested While Covering Evictions, Clashes
Mogadishu - The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has condemned the recent pattern of arrests, intimidation and harassment of media workers in the...
Somalia on Brink: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Pushing Nation Toward Civil War
In the evening of May 6, 2026, in the Warlaliska area of Deyniile district in Mogadishu, federal government forces began shooting at civilians. The...
Farmaajo cautions against limiting Mogadishu protests
Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Saturday accused the federal government of attempting to restrict and suppress planned protests in Mogadishu, warning that...
Institutional Weakness in Somali Politics
Background in Conflict Studies
This article examines Somalia's political condition through an institutional lens. It focuses on statements made by four Somali traditional leaders during...
Civil Society Calls for Dialogue to Resolve Political Tensions
A Somali Civil Society Conference on good governance and political stability concluded in Mogadishu on Wednesday following three days of deliberations from May 3...
Government investigates arrest of Mogadishu Bajaj driver Sadia Moallim Ali
Mogadishu (HOL) Somalia's Office of the Attorney General has initiated an investigation regarding Sadia Moallim Ali Hassan, a Bajaj operator in Mogadishu whose detention...