Somalia PM travels to Baidoa for ceremony marking 6th anniversary of Laftagaren’s presidency
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, arrived in Baidoa on Thursday, the interim capital of Southwest State, to…
Somalia’s govt unleashes economic blockade on Jubaland in bid to force Madobe out
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – In the wake of escalating tensions over Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe’s contentious third-term re-election, Somalia’s federal government has…
Somalia’s president urges police to brace for Somalia’s first election in 56 years
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – In a speech at a ceremony in Mogadishu marking the 81st anniversary of the Somali police, President Hassan…
Somalia: Southwest forces voice fury over leader’s lavish spending on ceremony marking his rule
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Members of Somalia’s Southwest Darwish forces expressed outrage over their leader, Abdiasis Laftagaren, spending hundreds of thousands of…
Somaliland offers US Red Sea base as leverage for recognition
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somaliland is planning to grant the United States a strategic expanse of land along the Red Sea, near…
Former Somali petroleum minister blames dismissal on rift with president
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s former Minister of Petroleum, Abdirizak Omar, who was sacked on Sunday, has revealed that his dismissal resulted…
Somalia blasts Ethiopia for violating Ankara deal in attack on Somali forces
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s government has sharply condemned Ethiopia’s military for launching a deadly assault on three Somali military headquarters in…
Jubaland crisis on the agenda of Somalia-Ethiopia talks
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The ongoing conflict in Jubaland has been incorporated into the agenda of negotiations between Somalia and Ethiopia, following…
Tensions soar along Ethiopia-Somaliland border as clashes resume
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Fierce clashes erupted anew on Wednesday along the border between Ethiopia and Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, as…
Eritrea says it will consider cutting ties with Somalia over recent deal with Ethiopia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Eritrea has signaled the possibility of severing diplomatic ties with Somalia following the recent Turkish-brokered agreement aimed at…