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SNA kills 14 Al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle regionMinistry of Agriculture receives equipment to modernize ministry operationsPresident Hassan Sheikh Receives Italian Business and Investment Delegation at the Presidential PalaceMinister of Information Meets NUSOJ Secretary GeneralNational Communications Authority Holds the Second AI Summit Somalia 2026Federal Government Fosters Landmark Somalia–Rwanda Partnership for Peace Education and Regional CooperationSomali Army Chief Chairs Strategic Meeting on Security Transition and Military ReadinessAmbassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to Libya Presents CredentialsSNA kills 14 Al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle regionMinistry of Agriculture receives equipment to modernize ministry operationsPresident Hassan Sheikh Receives Italian Business and Investment Delegation at the Presidential PalaceMinister of Information Meets NUSOJ Secretary GeneralNational Communications Authority Holds the Second AI Summit Somalia 2026Federal Government Fosters Landmark Somalia–Rwanda Partnership for Peace Education and Regional CooperationSomali Army Chief Chairs Strategic Meeting on Security Transition and Military ReadinessAmbassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to Libya Presents Credentials
SNA kills 14 Al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region
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SNA kills 14 Al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region

Mogadishu - (SONNA) — The Danab Special Forces of the Somali National Army conducted a targeted operation against the Al-Shabaab militants in Kurtunwaarey district, Lower Shabelle…

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Somali Army Chief, Egyptian Defense Attaché Discuss Strengthening Military Cooperation
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Somali Army Chief, Egyptian Defense Attaché Discuss Strengthening Military Cooperation

Mogadishu (SONNA): Commander of the Somali National Army (SNA), Major General Ibrahim Mohamed Mahmoud, held talks with the Defense Attaché of the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Eg…

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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Receives UNTMIS Delegation
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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Receives UNTMIS Delegation

Mogadishu, Somalia(SONNA)-The State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Ali Mohamed Omar, received a delegation from the United Nations Transition Miss…

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Southwest State Announces New Security Measures in Baidoa
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Southwest State Announces New Security Measures in Baidoa

Baidoa, Somalia(SONNA)- Southwest State President Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Madoobe) chaired a security meeting in Baidoa on Thursday, where officials agreed on new measures aimed a…

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Somalia Announces July 5 Banadir District Council Speaker Elections
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Somalia Announces July 5 Banadir District Council Speaker Elections

MOGADISHU, Somalia(SONNA_ Somalia's Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation has announced that elections for the Speakers and leadership of District Councils acros…

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Prime Minister Hamza Commends Ocean Queens Ahead of Historic CECAFA Women’s Cup Campaign
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Prime Minister Hamza Commends Ocean Queens Ahead of Historic CECAFA Women’s Cup Campaign

Mogadishu (SONNA) — The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre has praised Somalia’s women’s national football team, the Ocean Queens, as they p…

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Somali Army Officers Graduate from Rwanda Defence Command and Staff College
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Somali Army Officers Graduate from Rwanda Defence Command and Staff College

Mogadishu (SONNA) – The Commander of Training of the Somali National Army (SNA), Brigadier General Ahmed Issa Ahmed, has officiated the graduation of a group of Somali National Arm…

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The OIC Welcomes the Inclusion of the Israeli Occupation and its Entities in the UN Blacklist of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones

The OIC Welcomes the Inclusion of the Israeli Occupation and its Entities in the UN Blacklist of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones

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How Somalia’s First Oil Strike Reshapes Global Energy and East African PowerHow Somalia’s First Oil Strike Reshapes Global Energy and East African Power

MOGADISHU, 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…

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Diaspora welcomes 'hero awards initiativeDiaspora welcomes 'hero awards initiative

Minnesota, 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…

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Official Reopening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ArchivesOfficial Reopening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives

Mogadishu, SONNA: Foreign Minister Ambassador Ahmed Moalim Fiqi officially reopened the Ministry of Foreign Affairs archives, closed for over 30 years following the civil war. This…

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Somalia At A Glance

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Mogadishu

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.

Institutional Framework

Federal Member States
Statistical Facts
Population
17.1M Est.
GDP Growth
+2.8% (2025)
Urbanization
46.1%
Capital
Mogadishu
Population
2.5M Est.
Area
350 km²

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.