President Hassan Sheikh Holds Talks with Leaders on Sidelines of NAM Meeting in Serbia
Belgrade, (SONNA) — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, held bilateral talks with the President of the Republic of Serbia, H.E. Aleksandar…
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President Hassan Sheikh Calls for Stronger NAM Solidarity and Partnership
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, called for stronger solidarity and partnership among member states of the Non-Ali…
Somalia Opens National Internal Security Conference in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The National Internal Security Conference has opened in Mogadishu, bringing together senior government officials and security stakeholders to discuss the count…
President Hassan Sheikh Attends 65th Anniversary of Non-Aligned Movement
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud participated in the opening session of the 65th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Mov…
Somalia, Serbia Hold Talks on Strengthening Bilateral Relations
Belgrade, (SONNA) — The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Abdisalam Abdi Ali held talks in Belgrade with H.E. Marko…
Interior Ministry reviews implementation and institutional performance
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Director General of the Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation, Abdulkadir Elmi Ali, chaired a high-level review meeting focused on stren…
National Internal Security Conference Opens in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The National Internal Security Conference officially opened in Mogadishu on Tuesday, bringing together senior government officials and security stakeholders to…
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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
Students, Civil Servants, and the Quiet Rebuilding of Somali ExpertiseThe scholarships get the photographs. The quieter programme of professional training now moving through one Somali ministry after another may be doing the more immediate work, and together they are rebuilding something the war took away.
- • Official Reopening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives
- • QFFD Signs MOU with Somalia's Ministry of Education to Provide Education to 57,000 Children
EAC News
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
Somalia’s Submarine Fiber Networks Ready to Power a Unified East African Marketplace
Articles
Fast or Right? Somalia's Common Market Choice, and China's Fifteen-Year Answer
18 August 2026
Shenzhen Began With Sheds, and So Should Somalia
9 August 2026
Empathy as a prelude to treating post civil war Trauma and Depression
2 August 2026
Once a Man’s World, Now a Shared Space: Women Transform Mogadishu’s Fish Market
22 July 2026
Somalia and China Sign Zero-Tariff Fisheries Protocol, Boosting Blue Economy and Jobs:
17 July 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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- 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.
