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...
Somali National Jailed 60 Years for Al-Shabaab Links
A Somali national has been imprisoned for membership in a terrorist group, Al-Shabaab.
Abdikarim Hassanow Hassan, also known as Ali, was sentenced on Monday by...
NUSOJ Report Details 72 Media Rights Violations
Mogadishu (HOL) - The National Union of Somali Journalists presented its 2025 State of the Media Report to the National Independent Human Rights Commission...
TSI Welcomes New National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2026–2030) as Governance Milestone
The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs launched the new strategy in Mogadishu, filling a critical policy void left by the conclusion of the...
Reevaluating Somalia’s Federal System: Experience and Reality
Twenty years after implementation, Somalia's federalism remains an unfinished experiment rather than a settled solution, with internal contradictions now endangering the stability it was...
Irro’s Unfulfilled Pledges Undermine Somaliland Governance
Somaliland has persistently portrayed itself as a model of stability in the Horn of Africa. In a region typically marked by fragile states and...
Ethiopian Police Capture Trafficking Ring Leader Smuggling Thousands to Libya
Mogadishu (HOL) Ethiopian authorities have detained an individual suspected of heading a lucrative human trafficking operation that moved numerous migrants, including Somalis, to Libya...