Somalia lifts Taiwan passport ban after US pressure 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's government has reversed a ban on Taiwanese passport holders entering the country, in a move widely seen as a response...

Somalia’s regional leaders to miss June 15 meeting, government says 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s regional leaders will not attend a political meeting scheduled for June 15 by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the federal government...

Somalia: Clashes rage near Moqokori as Al-Shabaab advances 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Heavy fighting continued Monday for a fifth straight day between Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militants near the central town of...

Somaliland president to visit Ethiopia in renewed effort for recognition 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, is set to visit Addis Ababa for direct talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed,...

Heavy mortar shells strike Mogadishu airport 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Heavy mortar fire rocked Somalia’s capital on Thursday as shells slammed into Aden Adde International Airport, the latest in a series...

Somalia launches mass roundups to force voter registration in controversial election 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s government has intensified a coercive campaign to register voters for a contentious unilateral election, forcibly rounding up civilians at bus...

Al-Shabaab releases images of downed AU helicopter as militants tighten grip near Mogadishu 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Shabaab militants on Tuesday published images purporting to show the wreckage of a Burundian African Union (AU) helicopter they claim to...

U.S. says halts funding for Somalia’s elite Danab brigade over rampant corruption 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The United States has suspended support for Somalia’s elite Danab Brigade after uncovering rampant corruption, including stolen rations, with Somali leaders...

Al-Shabaab seizes strategic Somali town after AU troops withdraw 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Shabaab militants have captured the key river-crossing town of Hawadley, just 50 kilometers north of Mogadishu, after African Union (AU) and...

Somalia’s outgoing spy chief planning to join opposition: clan leader 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s outgoing intelligence chief, Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbalolshe, is planning to join the opposition after his abrupt dismissal on Sunday, a pro-government...

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