MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Family and Human Rights Development, Ambassador Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, met with UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Awa Dabo to discuss strengthening cooperation between Somalia and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), with a focus on efforts to operationalise …

ANKARA — Somalia’s Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education, Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir, discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in education and higher education with Türkiye’s Deputy Minister of Education, Celile Eren Ökten, during a meeting held in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Somalia’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Fathudin Ali Mohamed, also …

MOGADISHU – The Somali government has repatriated 161 citizens from Yemen after years of living in refugee camps, as part of efforts to bring Somali nationals stranded abroad back home amid the continuing conflict and its humanitarian consequences. The returnees arrived at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. The group …

BOSASO — A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was recorded in the Gulf of Aden early on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, approximately 186 kilometres northeast of Caluula in Somalia’s Bari region, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 3:11 a.m. local time, at an estimated depth …

MOGADISHU – The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service continues its efforts to support the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance to people living in remote areas of Somalia, particularly communities that face difficulties in being reached by road, as humanitarian actors seek to ensure the continued delivery of essential supplies to …

GAROWE – The authorities of Puntland State have strengthened their warnings to residents of coastal areas overlooking the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean following the strong offshore earthquake that occurred off the state’s eastern coast, urging caution and a temporary suspension of maritime activities, particularly fishing and boat …

GAROWE – A magnitude 6 earthquake struck the waters of the Gulf of Aden off Somalia’s eastern coast early Friday, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), as no confirmed reports of casualties or material damage caused by the tremor had been received so far. The earthquake …

ADEN – A total of 154 Somali refugees returned from Yemen to their home country through Aden International Airport in a voluntary return operation carried out by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as part of a …

KISMAYO – The authorities of Jubaland State have strengthened early preparedness measures to address potential risks associated with the El Niño phenomenon during the autumn season by intensifying the monitoring of climate forecasts, developing early warning mechanisms and increasing the readiness of government institutions and local communities. These measures focus …

MOGADISHU – The Somali Non-State Actors Association (SONSA) has called on the Somali authorities to intervene urgently over what it described as forced evictions affecting a number of families in the capital, Mogadishu, urging an independent and transparent investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the allegations and ensure that affected …