Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Editor's Picks

Gedo Region’s Political Inferno: Ambitions, Autonomy, and Armed Tensions

By Abdirahman Jeylani MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia stands at a precarious crossroads. In the arid plains and rugged hinterlands of Gedo, a region long relegated...

OP-ED: Somalia’s Immigration Reforms Mark a Historic Turning Point

By Abukar Albadri MOGADISHU, Somalia - On Saturday, 04 October 2025, I had the privilege of visiting the Somalia Immigration and Citizenship Agency in Mogadishu, an institution...

OP-ED: Somalia’s Immigration Reforms Mark a Historic Turning Point

By Abukar Albadri MOGADISHU, Somalia - On Saturday, 04 October 2025, I had the privilege of visiting the Somalia Immigration and Citizenship Agency in Mogadishu, an institution...

OP-ED: An Urgent Call to Protect Mogadishu’s Urban Trees

By Mohamed Dhugad This week, as I drove through Via Liberia; Waaberi District in Mogadishu, I saw a heartbreaking scene. A giant shade tree, freshly...

Somali President Says Dual Nationals Must Apply for Visas, Drawing Criticism

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said that Somalis holding foreign passports will no longer be recognised as Somali citizens, a...

Somalia Condemns Israeli Strike in Doha, Voices Support for Qatar

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has strongly condemned an Israeli airstrike in Qatar’s capital, Doha, describing it as a violation of sovereignty and international law. In...

Somalia: President Laftagareen Inaugurates New Airport in Buur Hakaba

BUUR HAKABA, Somalia - Somalia’s South West state President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed aka Laftagareen has officially opened a new airport in Buur Hakaba of...

Somalia’s U.S.-Trained Danab Commandos Graduate at Ballidogle Airbase

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A new unit of Somalia’s U.S.-trained Danab special forces graduated from training Saturday at the Ballidogle airbase in the country’s volatile...