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              Somalia

              Latest news and analysis from the Horn of Africa nation

              Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, right, with Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in Hargeisa on Tuesday. Photo: Gideon Saar / X

              Israeli Foreign Minister makes first official visit to Somaliland

              NewsJanuary 06, 2026
              Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Istanbul. AP

              Turkey plans offshore drilling in Somalia in 2026

              MENADecember 31, 2025
              The Doraleh port in Djibouti City, the capital of Djibouti. Xinhua via AFP

              Egypt finalises deal to develop Djibouti's port in bid to pressure Ethiopia over Nile dam

              MENADecember 31, 2025
              Abukar Osman, Somalia's representative to the UN, speaks during a Security Council meeting in New York on December 29. EPA
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              Somalia warns Israel’s Somaliland recognition threatens Horn of Africa stability

              USDecember 29, 2025
              Residents wave Somaliland flags in the city of Hargeisa, as they celebrate recognition by Israel. AFP

              UN Security Council to meet after Israel recognises Somaliland

              MENADecember 28, 2025
              Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather in the city of Hargeisa to celebrate Israel’s announcement recognising Somaliland’s statehood. AFP

              Israel’s recognition of Somaliland draws widespread condemnation

              MENADecember 28, 2025
              Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signs an agreement recognising Somaliland as an independent state. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Israel /X

              Israel recognises Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region

              MENADecember 26, 2025
              A Somali military boat patrols off Mogadishu. Reuters

              Attackers board ship off Somalia in second suspected act of piracy in days

              NewsNovember 06, 2025
              President Sheikh Mohamed during a meeting in Abu Dhabi with Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia, earlier in March. UAE Presidential Court

              President Sheikh Mohamed calls Somali President after assassination bid

              UAEMarch 19, 2025
              President Sheikh Mohamed with Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia, in Abu Dhabi. UAE Presidential Court
              Camera5

              President Sheikh Mohamed meets Somali President in Abu Dhabi

              UAEMarch 11, 2025
              President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Egypt's actions in Somalia are meant to support counter-terrorism efforts and local security.

              Egypt’s participation in new AU mission in Somalia not a threat to other nations, says El Sisi

              MENAJanuary 23, 2025
              Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited Addis Ababa on Saturday. Reuters

              Somalia and Ethiopia restore diplomatic ties

              MENAJanuary 12, 2025
              Ahmed Juma Al Rumaithi, UAE ambassador to Somalia, said the aid would help those who had been affected by flooding and accelerate recovery. Photo: SoDMA

              UAE sends 700 tonnes of food to help flood victims in Somalia

              UAEJanuary 10, 2025
              The Nile snaking through central Cairo. A dam being built by Ethiopia is at the centre of a long-running dispute between the two nations. AP

              Egypt to demand joint leadership of new AU mission to Somalia

              MENAJanuary 10, 2025
              Newly trained Al Shabab fighters perform military drills in the Lafofe area, 18km south of Mogadishu, Somalia. AP

              Egyptian troops sent for new African Union mission in Somalia

              MENADecember 31, 2024
              A woman pours tea in a displacement camp in Baidoa, Somalia. Getty Images

              Somalia’s hungry are the unexpected casualties of Russia-Ukraine war

              MENADecember 20, 2024
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