Somalia’s environment minister visited Galmudug’s Bud-bud town to assess climate damage, where advancing sand dunes are burying homes and displacing residents, urging urgent reforestation and joint environmental action.
Somalia’s South West State has cancelled its founding anniversary events and redirected the budget to drought relief, with President Laftagareen urging aid groups, businesses and the diaspora to support vulnerable communities.
More than 700 Somali political leaders opened a Somali Future Council conference in Kismayo to seek a consensus electoral model as disputes with the federal government over upcoming elections intensify.
Somalia and the UN have signed a 2025 implementation guide in Mogadishu to strengthen protection, accountability and reintegration support for children affected by armed conflict.
President Donald Trump has expanded U.S. travel restrictions, adding full bans on several countries and Palestinian Authority passport holders from January 1, raising legal concerns and affecting families, students and workers.
Somalia has regained access to IATA’s Billing and Settlement Plan after a 33-year suspension, a move officials say will modernize aviation, reduce financial risk and support wider transport reforms.
“Communities often show encouragement and support when they see women serving in the police. This has motivated many young women to consider joining the force.”
