Exclusive: Hundreds of Somali Troops Used as Cannon Fodder in Ethiopia’s Tigray War

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Dozens of Somali soldiers used as cannon fodder in the recent offensive in Ethiopia’s Tigray region were killed in the conflict...

Kenya’s Mandera County Teeters on Edge of Al-Shabaab Rule: Governor

NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) – Governor of Kenya’s Mandera County has raised alarm over increasing presence of Al-Shabaab militants, who have taken control of strategic locations...

Somalia: Police Seize Record UAE Cash Haul Meant to Sabotage Elections

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A large amount of money from the United Arab Emirates, which was destined for Jubaland administration, has been seized near Somalia’s...

Rival ISIS Factions Vying for Power Clash in North Somalia

GAROWE (Somaliguardian) – Two rival factions of ISIS-affiliate vying for power have fought in their mountainous hideouts in Somalia’s northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland,...

Somaliland Tax on YouTubers: ‘Facebook and Twitter Users Might Be Next’

HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) – Somaliland government has imposed taxes on YouTubers in the self-proclaimed state in a bid to raise revenue, but opponents of the...

Puntland President’s Efforts Stall to End Deadlock over Somalia Elections

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Efforts by the President of Somalia’s north-eastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland Saed Abdullahi Deni to mediate talks between the federal government,...

Somalia’s Opposition Plans to Set up a Parallel Government

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s opposition is considering to hold parallel elections that could bring the war-torn nation to the brink of having two parallel...

Ethiopian Soldier Attacks Colleagues at Military Base in Somalia

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Fighting broke out inside an Ethiopian military base in central Somalia early on Sunday after a soldier carried out shooting rampage...

Somalia Presidential Candidates Vow to Boycott Upcoming Elections

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Candidates running for Somalia president have warned that they will not be part of an electoral process designed to rig the...

Backlash Grows in Somalia over Electoral Commission Comprising Intelligence Agents

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Backlash has grown in Somalia over the government’s appointment of electoral commission comprising intelligence agents as senate leader Abdi Hashi and...

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