Somali Guardian

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – In July, the U.S. Mission to the African Union announced that it would be cutting support for the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS). This unit provides logistical support, food rations, fuel, and medical supplies for the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia. The cut, which takes effect on Dec. 31, […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Turkey deported 50 Somali nationals to Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport on Tuesday as anger over Ankara’s expanding military and economic footprint in Somalia spread through three regional states and reopened a long-simmering debate over who benefits from one of Somalia’s closest foreign partnerships. The group that landed in Mogadishu – 25 […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – President Donald Trump has nominated Devin Kennington, of California, to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Federal Republic of Somalia, the White House announced Monday, moving to fill a post that has sat vacant since late last year. The nomination was included in a slate of […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – A political and military standoff in Somalia’s Southwest state risks escalating beyond a power struggle into a protracted inter-clan conflict that could destabilize the wider Bay region, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) said in a new report. The conflict pits federal government forces and their regional allies against […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s business community is seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of Yemenis fleeing to neighboring Djibouti. Companies have traditionally imported goods from Asia through Gulf countries, […]