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CAIRO (SD) — Egypt, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea have agreed to strengthen political and security coordination following a four-party consultative summit in Egypt focused on developments in the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea and the Nile basin.…
HARGEISA (SD) — Somaliland has strongly rejected remarks by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud regarding Somaliland’s relations with Israel and allegations that Israel plans to establish a naval base in the strategic port city of…
MOGADISHU (SD)— Somalia’s efforts to strengthen relations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump are facing new challenges as political tensions in Washington intensify ahead of the November midterm elections, according to…
DHUUSAMAREEB (SD)— Somalia’s Independent National Electoral and Boundaries Commission has announced the results of the re-run elections for the Galmudug House of Representatives and local councils, following the completion of vote counting…
JIJIGA — The 7th Council of Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State has re-elected Mustafa Muhumed Omar (Agjar) as president of the regional administration, extending his leadership into a new political term. The decision was made during the…
HARGEISA (SD) — Somaliland’s Ministry of Information has rejected a planned conference by members of the country’s media community in Borama, saying the gathering was neither approved nor previously communicated to the ministry. The…
HARGEISA (SD) — Somaliland says it is pursuing diplomatic and technical efforts to assume full control of its airspace and challenge Somalia’s electronic visa requirements for travelers heading to Hargeisa. Somaliland’s Minister of the…
BAIDOA () — Heavy fighting erupted in Baidoa on Monday as forces loyal to former South West State President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen launched an assault against forces aligned with the Federal Government, with fighter jets and…
BRUSSELS (SD)— A senior Saudi official has told a European foreign-policy researcher that the United Arab Emirates played a central role in arranging Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, according to a new publication by the European…
MOGADISHU (SD) — Somalia’s Defence Minister, Ahmed Muallim Fiqi, has issued a strong warning to opposition politicians against mobilizing militias or taking actions that could threaten national security, as political tensions continue to…
NEW YORK (SD)— Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” has accused Turkey, Egypt, and other countries of conducting diplomatic efforts to prevent the international recognition of Somaliland. Speaking at a meeting in New…
KAMPALA (SD)— Uganda has suspended all defence and military cooperation with Türkiye, with sources linking the decision to growing disagreements over Uganda’s military presence in Somalia and Ankara’s expanding role in the country’s…
HARGEISA (SD)— Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” says his government hopes to establish security cooperation with Israel before the end of 2026, signaling a possible expansion of the relationship between the two…
BELEDWEYNE (SD) — Political tensions in Beledweyne, the capital of Hiiraan region, have intensified amid reports of increased military movements and the display of weapons as political leaders, traditional elders and community figures…
TAIPEI (SD) — Somaliland’s Minister of Interior and Security, Abdalle Mohamed Arab, has held a high-level meeting with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te at the Presidential Palace in Taipei, as Somaliland and Taiwan seek to expand cooperation…
MOGADISHU (SD) — Somalia’s Somali Future Council (SFC), an opposition coalition that includes the presidents of Puntland and Jubaland as well as opposition politicians, has appealed to the United Nations and international partners to…
WASHINGTON (SD) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” has described his recent Washington visit as productive, telling Somalilanders in the United States that his meetings with U.S. officials, members of Congress and…
GAROWE (SD) — The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed that U.S. forces carried out an airstrike against an Al-Shabaab weapons storage facility in Somalia’s Sanag region on September 17, 2026, in an operation that highlights the…
WASHINGTON (SD) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” met with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Capitol Hill on Saturday as part of Somaliland’s continuing diplomatic campaign to secure international recognition and strengthen…
WASHINGTON (SD) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” has used his September 14, 2026 address at the Hudson Institute to strengthen Somaliland’s case for deeper relations with the United States, presenting the…