A high-stakes political summit in Djibouti between Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and a powerful bloc of opposition figures, including former Prime Ministers Abdi Farah Shirdon (Saacid), Hassa…
The forthcoming Minneapolis mayoral election, scheduled for November 4th, has evolved into a crucial political experiment, testing the city’s ideological trajectory and the rapidly escalating electora…
By: Abdulrazak Abduljalil Haji
You might be wondering why I am talking about elections, asking yourself, is this guy an election expert? You are right, I am not an election expert. But I am an expe…
Is President Hassan Sheikh buying time to stabilize Somalia or simply rewriting the clock to stay in power?
In Somalia’s fragile political theatre, history rarely ends; it merely repeats with new a…
Political temperatures are rising in Djibouti as the country’s ruling party, the Rassemblement Populaire pour le Progrès (RPP), prepares for a decisive extraordinary congress on November 8, while the …
By Somali Stream
In a country still emerging from decades of state collapse, Somalia’s democratic institutions remain nascent, fragile, and fragmented.
While elections are held and governments f…
By Hussein B. Gahnug
In the quiet coastal village of Madawa Island, where the waves once promised abundance, Zubayda Mohamed, a 55-year-old Somali Bajuni mother of six from Madawa Island, sits on a t…
When a nation speaks to the world, it does so through its diplomats. Every handshake, every speech at the UN, every negotiation behind closed doors, these are the mirrors through which a country is se…
MOGADISHU, Somalia – In a move of remarkable political foresight, Somalia has made its most definitive statement of intent since rejoining the community of nations. The election of its first nine memb…
In a landmark development for Somalia’s regional diplomacy, the Federal Parliament has launched the process to elect nine Members of Parliament to represent the country at the East African Legislative…
Legendary Somali aviator Asli Hassan Abade, Africa’s first female pilot, has expressed her overwhelming joy and lifelong dream to once again fly for Somali Airlines following news of the national carr…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, hosted H.E. Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali (Gaas), former Prime Minister of Somalia and President of Puntland, and now serving as …
By: Abdulrazak Abduljalil Haji
Somalia’s National Transformation Plan (NTP), as claimed by Prime Minister Hamza, aspires to lay out a bold future for the country. But its 500 pages reveal more ambi…
An earthquake that struck Barahle Woreda in the northern zone of Ethiopia’s Afar Region last night has caused loss of life and significant damage to property, local officials confirmed.
According t…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns today that millions in Somalia are at risk of worsening hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortfalls have forced the agency to reduce the …
As Hirshabelle marked its ninth anniversary since its founding, the celebrations sparked both pride and debate across Somalia. In towns across the Federal Member State and on social media platforms, p…
After a tense year of political and military brinkmanship, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Kismayo, the capital of Jubbaland State, for long-awaited talks with regional leader Ah…
In a politically seismic move with the potential to reshape Somalia’s fragile federal balance, two of the country’s most powerful regional kingpins, Puntland’s President Said Abdullahi Deni and Jubala…
By: Abdinur Mohamed Ahmed
As he returned into his seat with calm poise, just as you would expect of a Garaad (elder), he ran his index and thumb fingers across his prayer beads a few times before res…
On 24th November 2023, the Heads of State of the East African Community admitted the Federal Republic of Somalia into the bloc, making it the EAC’s eighth partner state. After completing its ratificat…
Germany hosted the first-ever high-level climate talks in Mogadishu, a forum that connected Somalia’s climate crisis with peace and security challenges while putting community perspectives at the cent…
In recent days, the presidents of Puntland and Jubaland Federal Member States of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni and Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe), have been engaged in a series of closed-door meetings in…
In the heart of Somali capital, Mogadishu, a city reeling from over three decades of war, displacement, and institutional collapse; a new kind of conflict has taken root, one not waged by guns, but by…
Mogadishu is reeling from a violent showdown between government security forces and opposition leaders, a crisis that has exposed Somalia’s fragile politics and deepening mistrust between President Ha…
Fresh details are emerging about the planned visit of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and a section of the opposition figures of the somali salvation to Kismayo, the stronghold of Jubaland leader Ahme…
By Mohamed Dhugad
To the Honourable Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, while your government celebrates its scorecard of service, a different story is being live…
By Mohammed Hirmoge
“…let’s crowd-fund to buy the remaining 8 months of his term.” Not my words, those are the words of a frustrated mother, fed up with the endless transgressions of Hassan Sheikh …
Imagine waking up each day to a world that feels more connected than ever, where friends are just a tap away, and information flows like water. It sounds perfect, right? Yet, beneath this glossy surfa…
For decades, the BBC Somali Service stood as the gold standard of Somali journalism. From Mogadishu to Minneapolis, Hargeisa to Helsinki, if the BBC Somali carried a story, it mattered.
Trusted. Res…
In less than a year as President of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Cirro) has charted a new course for leadership in the Horn of Africa. Where many Somali leaders have been criticized for e…
When pressed on the mass sale of government land to shrewd, often crafty businessmen, displacing thousands of civilians, the Prime Minister stumbled. He tried to whitewash it, then pivoted to full-blo…
The wheels of the plane touched the tarmac at Aden Adde International Airport on Sunday, 14th September, 2025, a place she had last seen as a ghost, a memory from a life she barely had a chance to liv…
By Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Nor, PhD
Somalia is quietly experiencing a financial shift that is changing how humanitarian aid is funded and distributed. In a country where formal banking systems have colla…
By: Farah Mohamed Ali (Blue)
In the heart of Minnesota and indeed in Mogadishu, London, Nairobi, Toronto, and every corner of the Somali diaspora, a new generation is rising. They are affectionatel…
On a clear Saturday afternoon, September 13th, the silence over Jiicanyo, a remote stretch of road near Ceelbuuh in Somalia’s Sanaag region, was broken by the roar of an unmanned aircraft. Moments lat…
By: Zakarie Ismael Sheikh,
Back in 2011, Somalia took a bold step by establishing the Internet Society Somalia Chapter, led by its founder Prof. Mohamed Ibrahim, former Minister of Post, Telecommun…
By Salah Rashid
For nearly three decades, Somalia has been the focus of one of the world’s largest humanitarian operations. Billions of dollars were mobilized through UN-led frameworks with the prom…
In a city that has, in the recent years, seen more bullets than ballots, the recently concluded presidential election of the newly declared North East Federal Member State in Las Anod, turned into a p…
In an exclusive development, high-level political talks are currently ongoing behind closed doors in Mogadishu, involving representatives of the Federal Government and key figures who recently broke a…
By: Mohamed Hirmoge
Killed or recruited by Al-Shabaab. Evicted by the government, displaced by Al-Shabaab.
At home, there is no hope. No work, no income, no future to grasp. Abroad, the road ends in…
In a historic milestone for Somalia’s federalism, Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Cali ‘Firdhiye’ has been elected the first President of the newly established Northeastern State Government, where for the first ti…
In a major diplomatic victory for Somalia, the Tanzanian government has decisively blocked a controversial seminar that was set to question the legitimacy of Somalia’s newly secured membership in the …
In a dramatic political shakeup with far reaching implications, several senior figures from Somalia’s once unified opposition coalition, the Somali Salvation Forum, have broken ranks, aligning themsel…
On Saturday, August 23, a major political moment took place in Las Anod, the capital of Somalia’s Northeastern Regional State.
Lawmakers, who were officially sworn in a few days ago, elected Dr. Ad…
In a strongly worded joint statement, three former Somali presidents have condemned what they describe as the unlawful seizure and sale of public land in Mogadishu, following a deadly government evict…
In a country where political cycles often end in exile, exile in rebellion, and rebellion in regret, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has done what no Somali leader before him has managed in both post-independen…
A vessel carrying Turkish-owned military supplies for the TURKSOM mission in Mogadishu has been forced to divert to Djibouti due to extreme weather, following a series of politically charged events th…
In a Villa Somalia brimming with tension and high expectations, a nearly five-hour meeting between Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and leaders of the opposition’s National Salvation Forum ended…
All eyes are fixed on Villa Somalia this Wednesday as Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud meets with leaders of the Opposition Salvation Forum in a highly anticipated political dialogue. What un…
By Abdiqani Hamud Abokor
For over two decades, the Gedo region in southern Somalia has been a volatile crucible of armed conflict, civil strife, political disputes, and escalating strategic r…
