MOGADISHU, July 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - At least five people were killed after fierce fighting broke out on Tuesday between the Somali army and forces loyal to the semi-autonomous southern Jubaland region, a security official said. Somalia is a federation of five semi-autonomous member states -- Puntland, Jubaland, Galmudug, Hirshabelle...
Op-ed: Three Years of Somalia’s ‘Total War’: How Mogadishu’s Al-Shabaab offensive unraveled
Addis Abeba – In August 2022, President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that his administration would launch a “total war” against the Al-Qaida-linked militant group Al-Shabaab. The declaration came in the aftermath of a deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu, which left at least 21 people dead and more than 100 wounded. In...
Protection Analysis Update | June 2025
The conflict landscape in Somalia during 2024-2025 is characterized by fighting between the government forces and non-state armed actors (e.g. Al-Shabaab, ISIS) and persistent inter and intra-clan conflicts.i In Luuq District of Gedo Region, the conflict involving the allied Reer Hassan and Gabaawayn clans on one side, and the Macalin...
GOGOSHA WADATASHIGA QARAN-WAR-MURTIYEED
Iyadoo laga ambaqaadayo ku dhawaaqistii Madaxweynaha JFS 29 Maarso 2025 ee Gogosha Wadatashiga Qaran iyo kulamadii hordhaca u ahaa ee lala yeeshay siyaasiinta iyo hoggaamiyeyaasha qaybaha bulshada, ayaa waxaa si rasmi ah Muqdisho uga furmay Gogosha Wadatashiga Qaran. Madaxweynaha JFS Mudane Dr Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud oo si rasmi ah u...
Somalia Deepens Ties With Russia: Strategic Motives and Global Implications
Somalia’s deepening ties with Russia are more than transactional; they reflect frustration with existing security frameworks and a global contest for influence in Africa. For Moscow, Somalia is both a symbolic prize and a strategic outpost. For the West, this pivot must be read as a wake-up call: neglect and conditionality...
UAE drones have given rise to a new arms economy
An intricate arms supply network with the United Arab Emirates as its hub has been balancing the power between state and non-state actors in Africa and the Middle East. The estimated overall value of the global drone industry is around $45 billion. However, as Andreas Krieg writes, Abu Dhabi is...
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO FOOD AND WATER SCARCITY, AND DROUGHT IN SOMALIA
* Governance and Stability: * Non-functional or less powerful government (Federal and States), lacking the capacity to effectively address major causes of drought and other natural or man-made problems. * Poor security and widespread instability throughout the country. * Social conflicts and wars. * Environmental and Climate Factors: * Climate...
Miss World 2025 3rd Hot Picks
After analyzing the results of the recent challenges especially the Head to Head and Top Model Challenges, it appears that Miss World 2025 would be a battle between Miss Somalia Zainab Jama and Miss India Nandini Gupta. It seems too simplistic to boil down the entire competition to just two...
𝗤𝗮𝘆𝗯𝘁𝗮𝟭𝗮𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗶𝗴 (𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗧𝗮𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗱𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗷𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝗸𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗿!
Melbourne 23/05/2025 (banooda)-𝗪𝗮𝘅𝗮𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲, 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗾𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗴𝘂 𝘆𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗷𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝗸𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝘄𝗮𝘅𝘂𝘂 𝗱𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗸𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗼 𝗷𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘆𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗶𝗴 (𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗸𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗱𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮. 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗼 𝗴𝘂𝗱𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗮𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗷𝗼/𝗺𝘂𝘂𝗾𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝘂𝘄𝗮𝗻, 𝗺𝘂𝘅𝗮𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗼, 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗶𝗴𝘆𝗼 𝗶𝘆𝗼 𝗾𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗯 𝗮𝗵, 𝗶𝘄𝗺. 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮, 𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗶 𝗮𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘅𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗻 𝗸𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗮𝗱...
THE BROWN LAND
After a war spanning over two years that has devastated Sudan - a country already scarred since independence - and following the Sudanese army›s control over many areas where Rapid Support Forces (RSF) mercenaries had committed atrocities against civilians, the mercenaries began implementing what their leader, the notorious Hemeti, called...