By: Abdiaziz Khalif and Sonia PlazaSunday June 7, 2026 Outside Baidoa, in a camp for displaced families in Somalia, Fadumo Maxamed Ahmed begins her day by feeding the last surviving camel in her household with the dregs of her morning tea leaves. In Mogadishu, a woman selling milk may think of food safety in simpler terms: a spotless container, the right storage and the assurance that her product will arrive in good condition. For a livestock exporter, the stakes look different — reliable certification, healthy animals and…

By Khadar AfrahSunday June 7, 2026 Somalia has long told itself a consoling tale about its own failure: that its troubles are always authored elsewhere. Colonial mapmakers, Cold War blocs, hostile neighbours, opportunistic donors and a parade of foreign conferences are cast as the chief culprits. Abdirahman Roble Ulayare’s recent Hiiraan Online essay, “Foreign interference and the struggle for Somali sovereignty,” sits squarely in that tradition. It is earnest. It is also evasive. Ulayare is not wrong about everything.…

By:  Yusuf Said HersiSunday June 7, 2026 For years, Puntland State has been cast as the “mother of federalism” in Somalia, a label earned through its early and forceful defense of a federal political order after the collapse of the central government. Like a parent preparing children for life in society, Puntland State positioned itself as a place where shared power, coexistence, and political balance could take root. From the outset, Puntland State emerged as one of the clearest champions of a federal Somalia built on…

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s government said on Friday that security forces had re-established control in two districts of the capital following a day of gunfire between state troops and militias aligned with opposition politicians, clashes that sent some residents fleeing. The unrest erupted this week as tensions rose over planned demonstrations against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s decision to stay in office after his term expired last month. Those protests never materialized. In March, parliament approved constitutional…

By Hussein Mohamed and Matthew Mpoke BiggHussein Mohamed reported from Mogadishu, Somalia, and Matthew Mpoke Bigg from Nairobi, Kenya.Friday June 5, 2026 Smoke drifted above Mogadishu on Thursday as heavy fighting engulfed parts of the Somali capital, where residents said the violence was the most intense in years. The U.S. Embassy called the clashes reckless and appealed for calm. Credit...Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Gunfire and explosions shook Somalia’s capital on Thursday, with residents describing the clashes as…

Somalia: Fiqi accuses former PM, ex-president of 'coup attempt' amid Mogadishu clashes MOGADISHU, June 4, 2026 – Somalia’s government on Thursday accused a former prime minister and an ex-president of staging an armed bid to overthrow the state, after intense fighting broke out in the capital between government forces and militias aligned with the opposition. The crisis deepened after hours of heavy gunfire and…

By Abdishakur Ali MireWednesday June 3, 2026 Somalia is again slipping into political uncertainty, this time driven by the continued failure to settle on a national electoral framework. Every four years, the country appears to relive the same cycle: political tension rises, institutions reach the end of their mandate, and disputes sharpen in the absence of a credible agreement on how elections should be conducted. At the heart of the crisis is the lack of a nationally endorsed electoral model capable of ending repeated…

MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 3 — Western diplomats have pressed Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud over the direction of the country’s political transition, urging his government to enter serious talks and settle on an election formula acceptable to all key players, diplomatic sources told Axadle on Wednesday. People familiar with the meeting said representatives from several Western countries sat down with the president on Tuesday and delivered messages from their capitals calling for a more inclusive process as Somalia…

Tuesday June 2, 2026 Djibouti (AX) — Djiboutian opposition figure Alexis Mohamed Gueldon has accused Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of eroding the country’s federal system, arguing that decisions from Mogadishu have widened political rifts and weakened confidence in federal institutions. In a Monday post on social media, Gueldon said constitutional amendments, political standoffs and strained ties between the federal government and some federal member states have hurt the credibility of Somalia’s federal model. He…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre is set to head to Dhusamareeb, the seat of Galmudug state, as tensions intensify between regional President Ahmed Abdi Karie (Qoorqoor) and the federal government in Villa Somalia. People familiar with the plan said Barre’s trip is intended to help bridge the widening political divide and push both sides toward a settlement in Galmudug. Over the past several days, the prime minister has held a string of consultations in Mogadishu aimed at easing the standoff,…