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MOGADISHU – Heavy rains that fell on Mogadishu on Monday, flooded major roads and intersections, disrupting traffic, business activities and schooling amid warnings of flood risks during the Deyr rainy season, which runs from October to December. Accumulated water caused vehicles to stall and made it difficult for pedestrians to …

MOGADISHU — The latest river-level data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Somalia Water and Land Information Management (FAO-SWALIM) system, dated October 13, 2026, show that the Shabelle River in Jowhar has risen to 5.37 metres, exceeding the medium-risk threshold of 5.00 metres and the high-risk threshold of …

MOGADISHU — A report by the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies has found that forced evictions affected 2,136,420 people in Somalia between 2017 and September 2026, with the Benadir region, which includes the capital Mogadishu, accounting for 64 percent of the cases. Published in October under the title “Elite Capture …

BALANBALLE — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre witnessed the signing of a reconciliation agreement between clans from Balanballe and Guriceel in Galmudug State, in an effort to end years of conflict and strengthen community peace in the area. The signing ceremony was attended by Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Karie …

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 …