Somalia joins five-country push to connect Eastern Africa’s digital systems
A three day workshop in Nairobi brought together the East African Community, IGAD and the World Bank to move the region beyond national digital projects that stop at the border.
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Somalia Faces Impending El Niño Crisis: OCHA Warns 3.4 Million at Risk as Government Convenes Emergency Response
Mogadishu(SONNA)-As the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns that upcoming heavy El Niño rains could impact up to 3.4 million people acro…
President Hassan Sheikh Participates in the Opening of the 81st UN General Assembly Session
New York, (SONNA) — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud participated in the opening of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assem…
Somalia, China Launch Youth Friendship and Cooperation Center
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Minister of Youth and Sports of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdikadir Ali, and China’s Ambassador to Somalia, H.E. Wang Yu, officially…
President Hassan Sheikh Meets Serbian President on the Sidelines of UNGA 81st Session
NEW YORK, (SONNA) — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, held a productive meeting with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, in New Y…
Somali Air Force Commander Meets U.S. Defence Attaché
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Commander of the Somali Air Force, Brig. Gen. Abdirisaaq Mahmoud Haji, today received the U.S. Defence Attaché to Somalia, Colonel Egan O’Reilly. The meeti…
Prime Minister Hamza Meets Pakistani Air Force Delegation
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre, met with a Pakistani delegation led by Air Marshal Muhammad Sarfraz, Air Defenc…
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Somalia Maintains Major Milestones in the War Against Terror and State-BuildingSomali Maintains Major Milestones in the War Against Terror and State-Building By Daud Aweis The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has embarked on a transformative journey, makin…
- •Somalia's Historic First Appearance at the EAC Heads of State Summit Marks a New Era of Regional Unity and Progress
- •Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi: The Potential Benefits of the Russia-Africa Partnership for Somalia
- •FM meets Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia
- •Official Statement on the Trilateral Summit between Somalia, Eritrea, and Egypt
The Fiscal Cannibalism of Africa: How Punitive Taxation is Driving Industrial Capital to Asia and The Case for A Somali Industrial RevolutionMOGADISHU, SONNA — The global race for manufacturing dominance is won on the spreadsheets of corporate chief financial officers, and right now, mainstream African fiscal policy is…
- •America's Tariff Weaponization: An Economic Analysis of 500% Tariffs and the Inevitable Bipolar Bifurcation
- •Somalia Unveils the Blueprint for a Modern and Sustainable Mogadishu
- •Djibouti Launches $57.4 Million Youth Entrepreneurship Project to Combat Climate Change
- •FM meets Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia
Two Colonies, One Nation: What History Teaches Us About Somali UnityA reflection on the colonial roots of Somalia's divided idea of statehood — and what the next generation must learn if unity is to be rebuilt on mutual respect.
- •The Shifting Continental Perspective: How African Media is Reassessing Somalia's Security and Leadership Trajectory
- •Al-Shabaab Mafia Inc.: The Groundbreaking Somali-Led Revelation That Shattered the Terrorist Group’s Secrecy
- •Navigating the Abyss: The collapse of the Somali State, adoption of federal system and Pathways to State-Building
- •Nation First, Politics Later: PM Hamza Appeals to Youth Amid Growing Political Tensions
How Somalia’s First Oil Strike Reshapes Global Energy and East African PowerMOGADISHU, SONNA — The traditional map of global energy is burning. From the enduring instability in Venezuela to the heavy supply restrictions born of the Russian embargo, the wor…
- • Ode to Yan’an: How a Song Inspired Chinese Youth During Wartime
- • Official Reopening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives
Diaspora welcomes 'hero awards initiativeMinnesota, U.S(SONNA)-As the event of hero awards celeberation gets prepared, Some of Somalia diaspora intellectuals encouraged, the idea of promoting social hardworking figures fr…
- • Somalia’s Political Leaders Forge a Path to Democracy
- • VOS : Somali Hero Awards Will be held in Minneapolis
Forty Somali students published in international journals honoured at first research forumResearch in Somalia was once the work of men with grey hair and is now being done by young people, the State Minister for Education told the Somali Research and Innovation Forum at Somali National University.
- • Students, Civil Servants, and the Quiet Rebuilding of Somali Expertise
- • Official Reopening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives
EAC News
Somalia joins five-country push to connect Eastern Africa’s digital systems
East African States Rally Behind Kiswahili as Region Confronts Language's Place in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Burundi to Host World Swahili Language Day and KAKAMA Conference, Somalia Among Participating States
EAC Advances Development of a Regional Mobile Roaming Framework to Enhance Cross-Border Connectivity and Trade
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Beyond Solar Panels: China’s Role in the Global Green Transition
17 September 2026
Somalia Cannot Borrow. China Has Been Offering Us Something Better.
10 September 2026
President Xi’s Four Points at Bishkek, and Who They Reach
3 September 2026
Why Brazil Can Feed Mogadishu and Balcad Cannot
1 September 2026
Predictability Is the World’s Scarcest Commodity. China Is Still Supplying It.
27 August 2026
Nobody in the Room Asked a Question
25 August 2026
Twenty-Two Million Speakers, Sixty-Two Million Words
22 August 2026
Somalia’s Most Valuable Chinese Tech Import Is Not a Model. It Is a Megawatt.
19 August 2026
Fast or Right? Somalia's Common Market Choice, and China's Fifteen-Year Answer
18 August 2026Somalia At A Glance
Mogadishu is the largest city in Somalia and its nation's capital. Located in the coastal Banadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for millennia.
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Mogadishu is the largest city in Somalia and its nation's capital. Located in the coastal Banadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for millennia. As the seat of the Federal Government, it is the centre of Somali politics, commerce, and culture.
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Banadir
- Politics
Mogadishu Hosts Federal Cabinet on Digital ID Rollout
Ministers reviewed nationwide registration targets as enrollment centres expand across Banadir.
- Economy
Port of Mogadishu Records Highest Monthly Cargo Throughput
Customs officials report a surge in container traffic linked to regional trade agreements.
- Security
Banadir Police Launch Community Policing Initiative
New patrol units aim to strengthen security coordination in commercial districts.
