The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (IOC) has condemned what they termed as a systematic plan to alter the demographic and geographic identity of Northern Gaza and accused the Israeli forces of implementing a policy of forced displacement and starvation. In a press statement after an emergency committee meeting held in Jeddah,...
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President Abdikadir of Northeastern State Rejects Somaliland session move
President Abdikadir Ahamed Aw-Ali of the recently recognized state of Northeastern of the Federal Republic of Somalia has opposed the secession of Somaliland and rejected the colonial treaties, which he said were treaties between clans and not Somaliland and were nullified by the 1960 act. Speaking in a televised public address following the December 26th...
Somalia is back at the helm of the UN Security Council after 55 years.
It’s a new year, 2026, but for Somalia it marks a major milestone as the Federal Republic of Somalia officially takes charge of the rotating presidency at the helm of the United Nations Security Council. Somalia last held the presidency position in 1971-1972, and Ambassador Adulrahim Abby was at the helm, addressing issues around decolonization...
Historic Mogadishu election results unveiled by NIEBC
The National Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission of Somalia (NIEBC) has unveiled their first-ever poll results in Banadir in nearly 60 years. The poll results are being seen as a big step in realizing their democratic space and shifting to a one-person-one-vote system and ditching the 4.5 clan system that has been used in Somalia for...
Somali president warns of a secret deal between Somaliland and Israel
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has warned that if the three major secret deals Israel is pushing with Somaliland are implemented, it may end up opening Pandora’s box in the world. President Mohamud said the Horn of Africa and the world are facing a looming geopolitical disaster. “This is not just about Somalia; it’s about...
Somalia set to join oil-producing nations in 2026
he president of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey have officially announced that Somalia offshore oil drilling in the coastal waters will commence in 2026. A move that is set to redefine the geopolitical and economic landscape in the Horn of Africa as Somalia is set to...
Massive protests sweep over 5 major towns in Somalia over Israel statement
Thousands of residents took to the streets of Adado to demonstrate and denounce what the local leaders are calling blatant Israeli interference in Somalia’s internal affairs. The protests have spread across other cities in Somalia as the residents continue to castigate Israel’s formal recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign state. In Adado, the administrative town...
offshore Oil drilling in Somalia expected to dominate Ankara talks
Attention has shifted to Istanbul, Türkiye, after the arrival of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud this morning, who is set to have a series of high-level talks with his counterpart, Turkish President Recep Tayyip, on security cooperation and offshore energy exploration. The strategic visit comes amid growing tensions over Somaliland and the recent denouncing of...
The US and UK reaffirm support of Somalia’s sovereignty at the UN Security Council.
The United States of America and the United Kingdom have supported the sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Somalia at the United Nations Security Council. Addressing the council, the United States representatives emphasized that Washington’s policy remains rooted in respecting Somalia’s borders. The US also noted that it is aligned with the African Union and...
EAC community supports Somalia’s sovereignty.
The East African Community secretariat has officially thrown its support behind Somalia and reaffirmed its recognition of the Federal Republic of Somalia as a single state. In a statement released on Sunday in Arusha, the EAC noted and aligned with the position expressed by the African Union as reflected in the Constitutive Act of the...