Somali president meets Egypt’s Sisi as Cairo seeks allies over Ethiopia’s GERD 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo on Monday, amid rising tensions following Ethiopia’s...

Al-Shabaab captures strategic town of Moqokori after clashes with Somali forces 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Shabaab militants on Monday seized control of the strategic town of Moqokori in central Somalia following intense clashes with government troops...

Ex-US official says Trump administration could be engaging Al-Shabaab in Somalia peace talks 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - There is an increasing likelihood that the United States will begin talks with the militant group Al-Shabaab to end Somalia’s decades-long...

Heavy clashes erupt near Somalia’s Moqokori town as militants attempt to regain control 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Intense fighting broke out on Saturday near the central Somalia town of Moqokori, as Al-Shabaab militants resumed an offensive aimed at...

Forced voter registration in Mogadishu: Commuters taken from buses at gunpoint 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The Somali government has intensified a controversial voter registration campaign, with numerous reports alleging that security forces are forcibly compelling citizens...

Somalia’s president holds talks with opposition over election dispute 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s opposition leaders met on Thursday for the second time in weeks with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, aiming to resolve key...

Ugandan military helicopter crashes at Mogadishu airport, killing five 

 MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A military helicopter operated by Ugandan peacekeepers under the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) crashed at Mogadishu's Aden Adde...

African Union military helicopter crashes at Mogadishu international airport 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A military helicopter belonging to the African Union, carrying eight people, crashed at Mogadishu International Airport in Somalia’s capital on Wednesday,...

Somalia marks 65th independence anniversary amid ongoing conflict and political divisions 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia on Tuesday commemorated the 65th anniversary of gaining independence on July 1, 1960, and the unification of its northern and...

Somaliland president, Qatar FM discuss ‘latest developments in Somalia’ 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, met on Monday with Somaliland President Abdirahman...

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