On behalf of the Somali Social Unity Party (SSUP), and in the spirit of solidarity that binds us as members of the Arab Social Democratic Parties, we write to respectfully request your collective engagement on a matter of deep concern to the Somali people and to the principles we jointly...
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Somali capital holds first direct election in five decades
People in Mogadishu vote in first direct local polls in 56 years amid opposition boycotts. Residents of Somalia’s capital are casting ballots in local council elections, marking the first time in more than 50 years that voters will directly choose their representatives, a milestone overshadowed by opposition boycotts. Polling stations...
‘Kacbada waxaa la moodaa dheeman’: Sawir laga qaaday Masjidka Xaramka oo cirka laga sawiray oo lala dhakafaaray!
Walxaha dabiiciga ah ee waaweyn ee laga arki karo cirka waxaa ka mid ah muuqaalada waaweyn ee dhulka, iyo sidoo kale qaar ka mid ah dhismayaasha waaweyn ee bini'aadamku sameeyeen, sida taallooyinka ahraamta Masar iyo Darbiga Weyn ee Shiinaha. Marka la barbar dhigo, Kacbada — oo ah dhismaha ugu barakaysan...
Somalia’s EAC Scandal: Unwarranted Humiliation for Shortsighted, Incompetent Leadership December 1, 2025
Somalia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation—specifically responsible for East African Community (EAC) affairs—Hon. Ali Omar, has delivered a stunning and humiliating admission: Somalia’s representatives to the EAC were rejected because the federal government violated the basic, mandatory rules governing the election of East African Legislative Assembly...
Somalia at Risk of Becoming a Jihadist State By Matt Bryden
As al Shabaab embarked on a sweeping offensive across much of central Somalia in April 2025, diplomats in Somalia’s seaside capital began mulling over a disconcerting hypothetical. Would the fall of Mogadishu resemble more the Taliban conquest of Kabul or Hay’at Tahrir al Shams’ domination of Damascus? Al Shabaab had...
TikTok’s Somali Problem: When Live Streams Become Tools for Harassment: Somali Social Media, Digital Violence Against Women
Digital platforms have rapidly reshaped communication across Somalia and opened new social spaces for women. Many young women now share their voices online, build small businesses, speak about their experiences, and participate in public conversations. However, these platforms expose Somali women to extreme harassment, bullying, defamation, sexualized attacks, and character...
3 al-Shabaab terrorists killed, 30 hostages rescued in Somalia military operation
MOGADISHU, Somalia Detention site, so-called court run by terrorists also destroyed in Lower Shabelle region, says Defense Ministry The Somali National Army killed three al-Shabaab terrorists and rescued 30 hostages in the Lower Shabelle region, the country's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. During an operation in the vicinity of Buula...
Somalia’s Federalism: Between Political Deadlock And The Search For Inclusive Partnership
INTRODUCTION Federalism—conceptually, legally, and administravely—remains one of the most complex and debated governance systems of our me. In Somalia, it occupies a parcularly sensive posion at the heart of the naonal dialogue on unity, state-building, and equitable power sharing. Despite its promise, Somali federalism connues to face deep conceptual ambiguies,...
SA-bound tanker “liberated” from pirates off Somali coast
The Hellas Aphrodite, a Malta-flagged oil tanker carrying gasoline to South Africa, was rescued from pirates in the early afternoon yesterday in a mission mounted by the European Union’s Naval Force Operation ATALANTA. The vessel had been attacked about 1,100 kilometres east of Mogadishu on Thursday morning while en route from...
IGAD and AICCRA Convene in Partnership to Accelerate Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Horn of Africa
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), in collaboration with the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA), has launched a three-day strategic partnership meeting in Addis Ababa aimed at advancing climate-smart agriculture and sustainable soil health management across the IGAD region. The meeting brings together technical experts from...