AU Chief Warns of Fragile Somalia Gains, Urges $196 Million to Sustain Peace Mission

New York (HAN) — The African Union’s top official has warned that Somalia’s fragile progress could unravel unless international partners urgently close...

Ethiopia, Kenya Strengthen Military Ties With Renewed Pact

ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI, (HAN) – Ethiopia and Kenya have signed a renewed Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), reviving a historic military pact that dates...

Former Somali Minister and Other Figures Arrested in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, (HAN) – Somali security forces have arrested former Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments, Omar Ali Roble, along with prominent businessmen...

Former Somali Forces Commander Arrested in Somaliland

HARGEISA, (HAN) – Reports emerging from Somaliland indicate that Colonel Hassan Iraqi, the former commander of the Somali National Army’s elite Gorgor...

Somali Minister of Internal Security Chairs Meeting on Mogadishu Security

MOGADISHU, (HAN) – Somalia’s Minister of Internal Security, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail “Fartaag,” on Thursday chaired a high-level security meeting in Mogadishu, bringing...

Somali President Delivers Key Address at the United Nations on Somalia’s Progress and Challenges...

NEW YORK, (HAN) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, delivered a speech at the 80th...

Egyptian Foreign Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting Somalia at High-Level Meeting in New York

NEW YORK, (HAN) – Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Badr Abdel Aati, participated in a high-level meeting held in New York...

Somali Acting President Visits Warta Nabada Police Station After Deadly Clashes

MOGADISHU, (HAN) – The Acting President of Somalia and Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), on...

Somali Government Deploys Armed Forces and Military Vehicles Around Opposition Leaders’ Residences

MOGADISHU, (HAN) – The Somali government has intensified military activity in the capital, deploying heavily armed troops and armored vehicles across key...

Politician Ali Osoble Condemns Attempted Coup Targeted Somali Presidential Palace

MOGADISHU, (HAN) – Somali politician Dr. Ali Abdullahi Siad has claimed that yesterday’s incident in Mogadishu was an attempted coup aimed at...