CAPTION: A truck carrying shipping containers drives through flood water in MogadishuA truck carrying shipping containers drives through flood water in Mogadishu. (File Photo). By Devin Watkins VATICAN: As he prayed the Angelus on Sunday September 20th, 2026 in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV recalled the humanitarian situation in Somalia. “I am following with great concern the […]
CAPTION: Members of the UPDF donate food to the Somali Community on Sunday, September 13th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By AgencySOMALIA – Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Battle Group 47, serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), has donated assorted food items to vulnerable members of the Somali community around Ceeljaale Forward […]
CAPTION: Kenya Defence Forces personnel give water to Somalia women recently. (Courtesy Photo). By Andria KrystinaSOMALIA – Kenya Defence Forces personnel serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have provided medical services and clean drinking water to the residents of Hoosingo Town in Somalia.This is part of its efforts to strengthen […]
CAPTION: A communication dish for sending and recieving signals through the setlite. (File Photo). By Shabelle Media Network, MogadishuSEOUL – Somalia’s Finance Minister Bihi Iman Egeh has called for greater investment in energy, fibre-optic networks, data infrastructure and accountable financing as African countries seek to harness artificial intelligence to accelerate economic development.Speaking at the eighth Korea-Africa Finance […]
CAPTION: Uganda Defence Minister Kiryowa Kiwanuka, 2nd left, Belgian Ambassador Hugues Chantry, 2nd right, with other officers pose for a photograph after the meeting in Mbuya, Kampala Thursday August 20th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA — Uganda has urged Belgium to maintain support for the African Union mission in Somalia as Defence […]
By Abdirazak GeseyMogadishu, Somalia — The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has opened a tender seeking licensed auctioneers to sell off a wide range of its vehicles, generators and other equipment in Somalia, a notice published on the UN Global Marketplace shows.The call for expressions of interest, issued August 6, comes as Washington […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta, left, Somalia President Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, right, on Thursday July 30th, 2026 at State House, Entebbe. (Courtesy photo). By Stephen Wandera Ouma ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed Uganda’s supporting Somalia’s pursuit of lasting peace, stability and sustainable development. The President made the remarks Thursday July 30th, […]
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whose government followed Puntland State’s precedent by pursuing amendments to the Provisional Constitution and holding local government elections in Mogadishu in December 2025. By AgenciesGAROWE — When the history of Somalia’s federal system is written, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Senator Abdirahman Mohamed Farole will feature prominently. Since 2012, each leader has reshaped the federal system in […]
CAPTION: EALA and SEATINI officials pose for a photograph after signing a partnership in Arusha June, 26th 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter ARUSHA – The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and the Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on […]