Secretary of Somaliland’s Waddani Party says arson attack on his home was ‘coordinated’
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - Secretary General of Somaliland's Waddani opposition party Khadar Hussein Abdi said on Saturday a tyre was burned at the doorway of...
Thousands of Somali students take final school exams in several states
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Tens of thousands of students took their final secondary school exams on Saturday in four regional states and the capital Mogadishu...
Al-Shabaab attacks central Somalia town; casualties
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Authorities in the central state of Galmudug said on Friday 16 militants were killed after Al-Shabaab had attacked a key town,...
Somalia’s new president to visit UAE in first trip abroad since re-election
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is set to visit the United Arab Emirates in first trip abroad since he has...
Top Al-Shabaab leader says group aims to take control of Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Senior Al-Shabaab leader Mahad Karate, the militant group’s elusive intelligence chief, says their aim is to take control of Somalia after...
Somalia’s president appoints Hamza Abdi Barre as new PM
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed on Wednesday Hamza Abdi Barre, a member of the Lower House of Parliament and senior...
Kenya says regrets Somaliland attendance at diplomatic conference
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - Kenya said on Tuesday it regretted the participation of representatives from Somaliland office in Nairobi at an annual diplomatic conference hosted...
Somali ambassador storms out of meeting with Kenya’s president to protest Somaliland participation
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamud Ahmed Nur, popularly known as Tarsan, stormed out of a meeting convened by Kenyan President Uhuru...
US reaffirms support for Somalia ‘counterterrorism efforts’
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The United States on Monday reaffirmed its support for Somalia’s counterterrorism efforts and promised to back security, reconciliation, and reform agenda...
Somalia president discusses ‘issues of mutual interest’ with US diplomat Victoria Nuland
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday met US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland at American embassy...