Africom chief, US ambassador to Somalia meet Muse Bihi in first visit to Somaliland

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - US ambassador to Somalia Larry Andre and Africom chief Stephen Towsend on Thursday met with Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi during...

WHO chief Tedros asks Ethiopia, Eritrea to ‘end siege’ on Tigray region

NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - The director of World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom on Wednesday called on the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea to end a...

Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud wins support of pro-Farmajo state leaders ahead of vote

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has won the support of regional leaders allied with the incumbent leader Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo ahead...

Suicide bomber targets busy checkpoint in Somalia’s capital; casualties

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of government officials at a security checkpoint on the road linking to Adan Adde International...

Opposition leader says won’t recognize Muse Bihi as Somaliland president if he delays election

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Leader of Somaliland’s main opposition party Abdirahman Abdillahi Irro said on Tuesday that he would not recognize Muse Bihi Abdi as...

International partners hail decision to hold Somalia’s presidential vote on May 15

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s international partners on Tuesday hailed a decision by a parliamentary committee tasked with the organization of presidential election to hold...

Mogadishu police chief escapes blast on his motorcade

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Commander of police in Somalia’s capital Farhan Qarole escaped a roadside blast targeting his convoy on the outskirts of Mogadishu on...

Somalia’s Farmajo launches re-election bid, woos MPs with continuation of change

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo officially announced on Sunday that he would seek re-election for a second term, vowing that he...

In blow to Farmajo, Somalia parliament speaker accredits Elwak-elected MPs

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Speaker of Somalia’s parliament Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur on Sunday accredited MPs elected in a process supported by the Prime Minister...

Ethiopian troops ambushed in south Somalia

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A convoy of Ethiopian troops was ambushed on Saturday on the road linking the border town of El-barde to Hudur, the...

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