Somali electoral authorities announced Saturday that voter registration in the capital Mogadishu will begin on April 15, ahead of long-awaited local council elections scheduled for June 30, 2025 -- ...

the capital of Puntland. The boy’s family, who are refugees, reside in the city. During today’s court session, evidence was presented showing Abdinuur's involvement in the assault, including a video ...

Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a “province” of the Islamic State group. The town, located in Somalia’s autonomous northeastern ...

The airstrike occurred southeast of Bosasso, a key port city in Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in northeastern Somalia. While the number of casualties was not specified, Africom said initial ...

had an economic impact of $7 billion with at least 1,000 hostages taken between 2010 and 2012, according to Abdinur Ali, a senior maritime security official in Puntland capital Garowe.

The UAE has conducted airstrikes too, likely from the large UAE-funded Puntland Maritime Police Force headquarters base in the major port city of Bosaso. The Puntland government has claimed that ...

Ido Levy, American University (THE CONVERSATION) On Feb. 24, 2025, members of the Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a ...