The End of Restraint: A Declaration of Resolve by the People of the Somali StateFor Media and Diplomatic Distribution Jigjiga, Somali state The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), the Congress for Somali Cause (CSC), and the Somali Regional Democratic Alliance (SRDA) hereby announce the formation of THE SOMALI PEOPLE’S ALLIANCE FOR SELF-DETERMINATION (SPAS) – a...
MINNEAPOLIS — Rows of businesses stood shuttered inside a sprawling complex of Somali businesses on a recent afternoon. Karmel Mall in south Minneapolis contains more than a hundred small businesses in suites offering everything from clothing and food to insurance and accounting services. On Thursday, the noisy hallways inside lay quiet, save for occasional chatter between neighboring vendors....
By Abdisalam Ali Farah (Biligsey) Behind the polished communiqués and donor briefings emanating from Mogadishu lies an uncomfortable truth: Somalia’s education and development sectors have become battlegrounds for political control and personal enrichment. Nowhere is this abuse more visible or more damaging—than in Puntland, where children’s classrooms have been turned into leverage and education projects...
CAIRO (AP) — A member of a criminal group linked to a mass grave containing the bodies of 21 migrants will stand trial on a charge of human trafficking, Libya’s attorney general’s office said Friday. The office said in a statement on Facebook that the gang member was being referred to court. Authorities found evidence...
(ERGO) – A peace agreement ending a bitter, protracted conflict between clans in Hananbure, central Somalia’s Galmudug state, has enabled families to return home to rebuild their lives after being scattered for five years. Since the agreement was finally made in August 2025, after many meetings between the warring sides, families like that of Fadumo Aabi...
ISTANBUL- China Monday stressed steps towards peace and stability after US President Donald Trump said his administration was closely monitoring the situation in Iran and was considering “very strong options.” “We always oppose interference in other countries’ internal affairs and call on parties that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected,”...
By Mohamed Mukhtar Ibrahim Khat—known as mira in Kenya—has become one of the most significant and persistent economic drains on Somalia’s fragile economy. According to the Kenya National Assembly Proceedings of 3 December 2025, Somalia is Kenya’s largest export destination, accounting for over 95 percent of Kenya’s total mira export volume. While mira is produced...
(ERGO) – Women relying on selling camel milk to support their families in Hargeisa are facing growing hardship, as the prolonged drought has forced pastoralists to move their herds far from the city. For more than a decade, camel milk sales provided a modest but steady livelihood for dozens of low-income women. Milk brought from nearby...
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh Iran did not wake up to crowds in the streets.It woke up to a country that had already stopped moving. Before the chants came, daily life shut down. Markets pulled their shutters. Universities suspended classes overnight. Government offices across dozens of cities fell silent. In more than twenty provinces, sudden...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government on Thursday denied an allegation by the U.S. government that authorities in Mogadishu destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized food aid earmarked for impoverished civilians. The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that it has suspended all assistance from Washington to Somalia’s federal government over the...