Somalia’s security at breaking point as key UN support nears year-end cutoff

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia is standing at a precipice. With just five months remaining before a major international security platform expires, the nation faces...

Somalia regional lawmaker Fahima Qooje resigns, rejoins Somaliland

HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - One of the most prominent civilian figures associated with the 2023 Dhulbahante uprising has resigned from Somalia's newest federal member state...

Alleged ringleader of $250 million Minnesota Feeding Our Future fraud extradited from Somalia to face U.S. charges

WASHINGTON (Somaliguardian) - A man accused of helping orchestrate one of the largest pandemic relief fraud schemes in Minnesota history has been extradited from...

Heavy fighting erupts in Baidoa after forces loyal to Laftagaren attack Somali army positions

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Heavy fighting erupted late Wednesday night in Baidoa, the capital of Somalia's Southwest state, after forces loyal to ousted former Southwest...

Somalia’s FM says political talks are progressing, sees breakthrough ahead

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's Foreign Minister Abdisalan Abdi Ali Dhay said Wednesday that the country's internationally mediated political negotiations are gaining momentum despite a...

US AFRICOM conducts airstrike against Al-Shabaab in Somalia near Sablaale

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Tuesday it carried out a new airstrike against Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia, underscoring Washington's...

Somalia signs tax-free fish export agreement with China, opening Chinese market to Somali seafood

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia has signed a tax-free fish export agreement with China that will allow Somali businesspeople to export the country's fish and...

Somalia’s efforts to secure Uganda visit for president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud stall amid reported rift with Museveni

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's efforts to arrange an official visit by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to Uganda during his recent regional diplomatic tour have...

Somalia opposition refused Farmajo entry into main coalition, former foreign minister says

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's former Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud has revealed that former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was denied entry into the country's...

U.S. embassy in Mogadishu says American flag desecration by Somali security forces harms U.S.-Somalia relations

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The United States Embassy in Mogadishu on Sunday said the desecration of the American flag by members of Somalia's security forces...

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