Somalia's top court rejects president's term extension
Wycliffe Muia November 6, 2026 President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's four-year mandate expired in May Somalia's Supreme Court has ruled that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud unlawfully extended his term, escalating a political crisis and a standoff between the presidency and judiciary. Thursday's ruling came a day after Mohamud dismissed Chief Justice Bashe Yusuf Ahmed - a move which the court said the president lacked the authority to take. The court also ordered political leader
BBC
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A.U.Peacekeepers will replace Ugandans in Somalia Bases
By OMAR FARUK November 3, 2026 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Peacekeepers plan to replace departing Ugandan troops at four bases near Somalia’s capital to prevent al-Shabab militants from exploiting a security vacuum, according to a letter from the African Union mission to the U.N. support office in Somalia obtained by The Associated Press. Uganda says all its troops will leave Somalia by the end of 2027, ending a 20-year deployment. Those leaving now were deployed under a bilat
The Associated Press
3 days ago
UN political mission ends in Somalia with no agreed replacement to handle election dispute
By OMAR FARUK Updated 10:56 PM PDT, October 28, 2026 Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The United Nations’ political mission in Somalia ends Saturday, closing more than three decades of successive U.N. missions that helped rebuild a country shattered by civil war and leaving no agreed replacement t
AP News
Oct 30
US Accused Of Trapping Women And Children In Somalia’s Floods
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy? Mark Townsend in Kismayo Oct 26, 2026 A colonel from US special operations in Somalia with a soldier from a branch of the Somali army trained by US special forces, in Mogadishu in 2023. Photograph: Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images The water was rising rapidl
The Guardian
Oct 27
UN: 874,000 Somalians risk displacement from flooding
People wade through a flooded street in Beledweyne, central Somalia, 17 May 2020 The International Organization for Migration has warned that nearly 874,000 people in Somalia could be forced from their homes over the next three months due to flooding. As rising rivers and heavy rainfall threaten communities already struggling with drought and repeated displacement, it said many of the families have very little left to fall back on. ''The Danish Refugee Council and the IOM, pr
Africa News
Oct 24
The Human Cost Of US Air Strikes In Somalia
Families recount deaths, injuries and displacement as Trump accelerates US strikes against armed groups in Somalia. By Faisal Ali Published On 20 Oct 2026 Abdiqadir Salah, age seven, shows the scar left after doctors removed shrapnel from his body following fighting involving United States air strikes around Jamaame, Somalia, in November 2025 [Fardosa Hussein/Al Jazeera] Mogadishu, Somalia – Nearly a year after a suspected US strike in southern Somalia left shrapnel embedded
Al Jazeera
Oct 22
OCHA Warns Baidoa Violence Deepens Humanitarian Crisis
By: Facility for Talo and Leadership October 11, 2026 Source: Facility for Talo and Leadership MOGADISHU — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in Baidoa, warning that repeated violence is worsening an already severe humanitarian crisis for civilians in the South West State capital. In a statement issued on 9 October 2026, George Conway, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia
Somalia national intelligence agency abducts journalist
Khadar Abdirahim Ibrahim. Photo/ Himilo Media/ SJS. by: Press Release | 12 October 2026 16:34 MOGADISHU, Somalia 12 October 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for the immediate release of journalist Khadar Abdirahim Ibrahim of Himilo Media, who was abducted by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) on Sunday 11 October 2026 in Mogadishu, Somalia. His whereabouts have remained unknown since then, amid growing pressure on journalists reporting on
Horn Observer
Oct 16
Somalia's Human Rights Crisis Deepens
Staff Reporter Garowe Online October 9, 2026 Somalia continues to face serious human rights challenges, including restrictions on freedom of expression, forced evictions, abuses against civilians and widespread impunity, raising questions about the government's ability to protect citizens and hold perpetrators accountable. International human rights organizations have documented persistent violations across the country. Human Rights Watch, in its 2026 World Report, highlighte
Garowe Online
Oct 9
I Was Tortured Because I’m a Somali Woman Who Spoke Out
I was sentenced to three years in jail for insulting government institutions. Now I am free, I will carry on fighting for the women I met in prison By Sadia Moalim Ali Wed 7 Oct 2026 The Somali activist Sadia Moalim Ali, who was detained for speaking out on TikTok and Facebook about issues such as forced evictions, high fuel prices and nepotism. Photograph: Handout ‘Why don’t you just drive your tuk-tuk and do your work?” the judge asked me after videos from my social media a
The Guardian
Oct 9
Somalia: Baidoa conflict causes worsening hunger crisis
© UNICEF/Zerihun Sewunet A mother and child wait to receive treatment at a nutrition facility in Baidoa, Somalia. Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises. A health facility has also been damaged, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and other humanitarian agencies. In the past few weeks, clashes have broken out in Baidoa, the state’s
Horn Observer
Oct 3
Escalating Violence Blocks Access To Health Care In Somalia
With roads to hospitals blocked since the fighting started, many of the wounded have been unable to access care. By Medecins Sans Frontieres | Doctors Without Borders September 28, 2026 Patients wait to be seen at an MSF health post in Elbeti displacement camp, Baidoa. | Somalia 2026 © Yahya Mohammed/MSF On September 28, fighting erupted in and around Baidoa, Somalia, leaving a health facility severely damaged, an ambulance looted, and reports of one health worker killed and
