3 Reported Killed at Mogadishu Protest
Security forces fired on a Mogadishu protest against home demolitions on 8 November, and opposition leader Hassan Ali Khaire says...
November 8, 2026Section
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Turkey Sends Two Warships to Somalia
Turkey's defence ministry says two frigates are sailing to Mogadishu to escort a fishing vessel and hand over duties in...
November 6, 2026
Somalia Court Says President’s Term Expired
Somalia's Supreme Court ruled on 5 November 2026 that the president's term expired in May and ordered elections within 90...
November 5, 2026
Somalia’s President Fires Top Judge
Somalia's president fired the Supreme Court chief justice on 4 November, as the court weighed a challenge to the 2027...
November 5, 2026
Uganda Troops Leave Somalia After 19 Years
Uganda troops have begun leaving Somalia after nearly 20 years, weakening the African Union force that fights al-Shabaab, a US...
November 2, 2026
Somalia Geopolitics 2026, Who Wants What and Why
Somalia geopolitics in 2026: what the US, China, Russia, Turkey, the Gulf and Egypt want from Mogadishu, with data as...
November 1, 2026
Somalia Joins US Coast Guard Port Risk List
The US Coast Guard added Somalia to its Port Security Advisory on 27 October 2026, putting conditions of entry on...
October 30, 2026
Somalia River Tops Flood Line, El Nino Looms
The 2023 El Niño floods inundated Beledweyne and displaced more than 90 percent of its residents. The Shabelle River has...
October 30, 2026Somalia and Its Neighbours in the Horn of Africa
Somalia neighbours explained: Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti and Eritrea, the sea border, refugees, peacekeepers and the 2027 vote, in plain English.
October 29, 2026