Somalia

Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, authorities said, likely the latest assault by resurgent Somali pirates operating in the region.A series of recent attacks attributed to Somali... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s defense minister confirmed Wednesday that aircraft regularly depart from Bosaso airport bound for Sudan, though the federal government lacks information about their cargo or final destinations, raising concerns amid reports that the United Arab Emirates is... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s army chief said Wednesday that between 10,000 and 15,000 soldiers have been killed or disabled in the past three years of military operations against the extremist group Al-Shabaab – one of the highest tolls ever publicly... Read more

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani wasted no time calling out President Donald Trump, formally kicking off the battle that will likely define relations between the 34-year-old mayor and the president whose celebrity is tied to the city.“Donald Trump, since... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s Puntland state has refused to implement the federal government’s new electronic visa system, continuing instead to impose its own visa-on-arrival regime on travellers entering the region.The dispute has exposed growing administrative rifts within Somalia’s fragile federal... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Four suspected Somali pirates have attempted to board a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean on Monday, sparking renewed fears of a resurgence in piracy off Somalia.The 44,000-dwt Stolt Sagaland (built 2008) came under fire from four... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somaliland authorities have ordered all international flights entering or using the region’s airspace to obtain an overflight permit from 10 November, in a move that intensifies a growing aviation and visa dispute with Somalia’s federal government.In a... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s government has warned international airlines against flying passengers to Somaliland without obtaining an e-visa issued by the federal authorities in Mogadishu, threatening fines and potential bans for those who fail to comply.In a statement on Sunday,... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – A group of Turkish nationals narrowly escaped an ambush by Al-Shabaab militants on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, while conducting natural resource exploration operations under heavy protection from Somali security forces.Local media circulated video footage on... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has postponed his planned return to Mogadishu after authorities imposed restrictions on gatherings at the capital’s international airport.Farmajo was expected to arrive in the city this week to launch his campaign... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Flydubai has become the second international carrier to ignore Somalia’s mandatory e-visa requirement for travelers heading to Somaliland, deepening tensions between Mogadishu and the self-declared republic.The United Arab Emirates’ national carrier reportedly allowed passengers to fly into... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somali and Djiboutian leaders have gathered in Arta to commemorate 25 years since the landmark peace conference that laid the groundwork for Somalia’s first transitional government in 2000.The ceremony brought together Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Somali... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Djibouti to attend the 25th anniversary of the Arta Reconciliation Conference, a landmark event that paved the way for the re-establishment of Somalia’s government following the collapse of Siad... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s former ambassador to Kenya, Mohamed Nur Tarsan, has called on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s government to take firm action against Ethiopian Airlines after the carrier stopped enforcing Somalia’s new e-visa requirement for passengers travelling to Somaliland.The... Read more