Former Somalia ruling party secretary Odowa appears at opposition meeting after resignation
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Abdirahman Odowa, the former secretary of Somalia’s ruling party and a longtime ally of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, appeared at an...
Laftagaren says he is still president of Somalia’s Southwest region
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's ousted Southwest state President Abdiasis Laftagaren has forcefully renewed his claim to office, declaring that he remains the lawful regional...
Somali pirates seize oil tanker in Gulf of Aden as maritime security worsens
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali pirates have seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen, in a dramatic escalation...
Pirates hijack cargo ship off Somalia’s Puntland region, officials say
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A cargo vessel carrying cement and flying the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis has been seized by armed pirates off...
Somalia president invites opposition to urgent election talks as mandate deadline nears
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday invited leaders of the opposition National Future Council to fresh talks aimed at resolving...
Somali clan leaders step in to mediate election standoff as president’s term nears end
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Clan leaders from across Somalia, who gathered in Mogadishu for the coronation of the Murursade Ugas, have stepped into a deepening...
Is Somalia’s president losing support as key allies abandon his camp?
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is confronting a rapid and highly consequential unraveling of his political coalition, as a string of...
Somalia’s ousted Southwest leader Laftagaren plans comeback as federal forces tighten grip on Baidoa
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s ousted Southwest regional state leader Abdiasis Laftagaren, removed from power last month in a federal military operation, is preparing to...
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Puntland President Saeed Abdullahi Deni has issued a stark warning that Somalia’s federal government will no longer be recognized if a...
Somali minister warns Mogadishu may face renewed bombings as govt-opposition rift widens
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s minister of planning, Mohamud Abdirahman Beene Beene, warned Monday that Mogadishu could face a renewed wave of car bombings and...