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Puntland State Forces Close In on ISIS Strongholds in Cal-Miskaad Mountains
In Puntland State’s Cal-Miskaad, a puncture wound to ISIS — and a reminder of unfinished war
BOSASO, Somalia — For nearly a year, Puntland State’s counterterrorism forces have methodically pushed into the mazelike caves and dry riverbeds of the Cal‑Miskaad Mountains, chipping away at an ISIS presence that once projected violence across Somalia’s northeastern corridor. This weekend’s operation — which local commanders say captured two key spring sites and netted a foreign fighter — is being framed in Puntland State as proof…
Libya’s National Oil Corporation and Italy’s Eni restart offshore exploration after five-year pause
Libya’s offshore revival: Eni and the NOC return after a five‑year pause — but stability remains the real prize
Libya’s state oil company announced this weekend that seismic surveys and geological work have resumed in several northwestern offshore blocks, marking the first time exploration operations by Italy’s Eni have been active in those waters in more than five years. The move, NOC officials said, follows technical and environmental assessments and is presented as part of a broader plan to “increase production capacity…
African Union leader denounces al-Shabaab raid on Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow prison
AU condemns Mogadishu prison assault as Somali forces end six-hour siege
NAIROBI — The African Union on Sunday condemned a deadly assault on a high-security detention facility in Mogadishu, as Somali authorities said they had killed all seven attackers after a six-hour siege that rattled a capital trying to return to normal life.
The attack targeted Godka Jilacow — a notorious detention site long linked to Somalia’s intelligence service and used to hold al-Shabaab suspects — on a morning when Mogadishu’s streets had been…
Inside Al-Shabaab’s daring raid on Mogadishu’s high-security intelligence prison
Mogadishu detention centre attacked in bold Al-Shabaab raid, seven assailants killed
MOGADISHU — In a striking breach of Somalia’s security heartland, Al-Shabaab fighters launched a brazen attack late Saturday on Godka Jilacow, a high-security detention facility run by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in central Mogadishu. The siege lasted through the night and into Sunday morning before security forces said they had neutralised the assailants.
How the raid unfolded
Residents and officials described a…
Kenya Mediates to Calm Rift Between Somalia’s Federal Government and Jubaland
Mohamud’s Visit to Kismayo: A Fragile Gesture Toward Reconciliation
KISMAYO, Somalia — When Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud travels to Kismayo this weekend for talks with Jubaland’s leader Ahmed “Madobe” Mohamed, he will be stepping into a political landscape that has been scarred by years of public acrimony, private deals and military showdowns. The trip — brokered quietly by Nairobi and welcomed, cautiously, by regional capitals — is less a triumph than a test of whether local rivals can move from brinkmanship to…
Report: Al‑Shabaab nets $200 million annually, financing Somalia’s insurgency
Al‑Shabaab’s War Chest: How a Militant Tax System Fuels a Comeback in Somalia
A militant economy hiding in plain sight
The hardest thing to see in Somalia’s long war is often the most obvious: the receipts. A new assessment by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point says al‑Shabaab, al‑Qaida’s Somali affiliate, is now the network’s financial powerhouse—pulling in an estimated $100 million to $200 million a year. That money isn’t just paying for bullets. It’s rebuilding a parallel state.
The report, The Global State…
UK–Somalia Trade Partnership: Shared Opportunities and Mutual Challenges
UK–Somalia trade has jumped. Now comes the hard part: turning a one-way surge into a two-way partnership
It’s not often that trade data between two countries separated by nearly 7,000 kilometers makes you sit up. But the United Kingdom’s latest figures with Somalia do just that. In the four quarters to the end of Q1 2025, total trade in goods and services reached £72 million—up 75.6% from a year earlier, according to a UK Department for Business and Trade factsheet released on September 19, 2025. On the face of it, that’s a…
Ebola Outbreak Claims 42 Lives in DRC as WHO Intensifies Vaccination Efforts
The Resilient Struggle Against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) once again finds itself in the throes of a battle against the dreaded Ebola virus. As the central Kasai province witnesses a resurgence, the realities of managing this crisis echo through the halls of health authorities, communities, and international organizations. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 42 lives have already been claimed out of 64 confirmed cases, underscoring the urgency of the…
Two Lives Lost Amid Rising Global Protests Led by Gen Z
Moroccan Protests Highlight Global Youth Dissatisfaction
In a dramatic turn of events, Morocco finds itself at the center of a youth-led protest wave that has captivated the nation. According to state media, security forces have been involved in a deadly confrontation that resulted in the deaths of two individuals in the southwestern city of Leqliaa. The protesters, part of a burgeoning movement known as GenZ 212, have taken to the streets demanding systemic changes, shaking the foundations of a government preparing to…
Somali and AU Forces Seize Strategic Town in Southern Somalia
Somali and AU Forces Secure Awdheegle in Push to Root Out al‑Shabab
MOGADISHU — Somali National Army troops, backed by Ugandan contingents operating under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), announced on Saturday that they have taken full control of Awdheegle, a strategic town in the Lower Shabelle region, as part of a wider offensive aimed at dislodging al‑Shabab militants.
The operation, called “Silent Storm,” has been under way for days across swathes of the fertile Lower Shabelle, where farmers,…