Foreign Minister Receives Outgoing Ethiopian Ambassador to Somalia
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdisalam Abdi Ali Dhaay, today received the Ambassador of…
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House of the People Approves New Member of Human Rights Commission
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia held the second sitting of the eighth session, chaired by Speaker Abdulkadir Mohamed Nu…
Minister of Family Congratulates Top Somali Girls Among Secondary School Exam Performers
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Minister of Family and Human Rights Development of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ambassador Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, has warmly congratulated Som…
Southwest State Leader visits SoDMA, discusses disaster prevention and management
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The leader of Southwest State of Somalia, H.E. Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe, paid a working visit to the headquarters of the National Disaster Management Age…
Defence Minister, SNA Commander Inspect 21st Division Headquarters in Dhuusamareeb
Dhusamareb, (SONNA) — The Minister of Defence of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, accompanied by the Chief of Defence Forces of the Somali National Armed…
Somalia Announces 2025/2026 National Secondary School Examination Results
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education of the Federal Government of Somalia has officially announced the results of the Grade 12 national seco…
Somalia Congratulates India on 79th Independence Anniversary
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Federal Republic of Somalia has extended warm congratulations and best wishes to the Government and people of India on the occasion of the 79th anniversary…
World News
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
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 2026
Somalia's Fight Against Al-Shabaab Is Bigger Than a Map
7 July 2026
The People Have Spoken: What Somalia's Independence Day Told the World About Who Somalis Really Are
2 July 2026
They Came in Peace: The Day Somalia's Military Showed Up for Its Children
25 June 2026
Geopolitical Conflicts Exacerbate Inflation and Food Insecurity in the Horn of Africa
9 June 2026
The Golden Artery: How The China-Laos Railway is Re-Engineering Regional Trade and Infrastructure Economics
6 June 2026
The Fiscal Cannibalism of Africa: How Punitive Taxation is Driving Industrial Capital to Asia and The Case for A Somali Industrial Revolution
6 June 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.
