Court records in Ohio have connected Somalia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Abukar Dahir Osman, to an alleged Medicaid fraud case involving millions of dollars in claims for home health services that prosecutors say were not actually rendered.
Somalia has denied U.S. allegations that authorities demolished a U.S.-funded WFP warehouse and seized food aid in Mogadishu, even as WFP confirms a warehouse was destroyed, prompting a U.S. aid suspension.
The African Union Peace and Security Council has condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as unlawful, warning it endangers Somalia’s territorial integrity and regional stability in the Horn of Africa.
Somali National Armed Forces killed five Khawarij militants in a targeted raid near Bardhere in Gedo region, dismantling strongholds with no civilian casualties, as part of wider counterterrorism efforts.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told parliament Israel’s recognition of Somaliland violates international law, threatens Somalia’s sovereignty and will be challenged through diplomatic and legal action.
Somalia’s bicameral parliament passed a six-point resolution rejecting Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, calling it illegal, a violation of international law and a threat to regional stability in the Horn of Africa.
Türkiye has rejected Israel’s reported recognition of Somaliland, reaffirming Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial unity and warning that legitimizing separatism could destabilize the Horn of Africa.