Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Tuesday that security agencies have informed him that the extremist group Al-Shabaab has ordered its members to register for the country’s new national identification card. https://t.co/peSxAeWzDX

#Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says security agencies have informed him that Al-Shabaab members are registering for national ID cards, adding that they should be allowed to do so because “they are Somali citizens, albeit terrorists.”

A senior Puntland official has accused #Somalia’s federal government of working in concert with the militant group Al-Shabaab, in the latest escalation of tensions between Garowe and Mogadishu. https://t.co/uyzEc0T0rL

#Somalia’s former president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has held talks with senior media executives on the nation’s fragile security climate and the importance of responsible journalism as elections approach.

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#Somalia's PM today delivered a blistering critique of the late President Mohamed Siad Barre, saying he misled the nation and left no real record of effective governance. In the same speech, he called on Somalis to preserve the remnants of Barre's legacy.

#Somaliland could be a game-changer in #Israel’s war with Houthis, Israeli think tank says | #Somalia https://t.co/n7e6B0YGVn

#Somalia’s president and predecessor trade barbs over rising poverty in Mogadishu https://t.co/5Kb2BUN71a

A new report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies warns that, "absent a dramatic change in direction ... al Shabaab’s seizure of Mogadishu may already be simply a matter of time - whether through military action or negotiations." #Somalia https://t.co/yBT9c8jrXF

#Somalia's ex-president President Farmaajo warns that the country is spiralling into a grave economic crisis - with families reportedly eating only once a day or even every other day - & accused officials of fueling a surge of illegal drug use among youth by importing narcotics.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was immediately terminating temporary deportation protections for Somalis living in Minnesota, accelerating the end of a program that began in 1991 under another Republican president. https://t.co/iyKu316Tam

The East African Court of Justice suspended the swearing-in of nine individuals selected to represent #Somalia in the East African Legislative Assembly, following a legal challenge over alleged corruption & political favouritism in the selection process. https://t.co/5mwd84I23y

#Somalia: Farmajo condemns govt pressure on civil servants to join ruling JSP party https://t.co/OJKo6f7oOd

Puntland vs. Mogadishu: Inside #Somalia’s ECTN battle https://t.co/b0B8jHNYev

#BREAKING: Puntland’s Information Minister, Mohamud Aidid Dirir, has unleashed a blistering attack on #Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, alleging that the president’s conduct “raises doubt about his Muslim faith” and claiming he “bows for every non-Muslim who dies.”

#Somalia’s Senate leader Abdi Hashi has voiced dismay at the country’s deepening political fragmentation, warning that the nation needs unity rather than “a new flag for every clan” and further division.

#Somalia’s govt has ordered all ships entering any port within the country - including Berbera #Somaliland - to comply with a new Electronic Cargo Tracking Number (ECTN) system, escalating a simmering standoff over airspace and border controls. https://t.co/lImCR6gRb3

#Somalia on Monday voted in favor of a U.S.-drafted UN Security Council resolution authorizing an international stabilization force for #Gaza, while China and Russia abstained.

#Somalia’s prosecutor general has opened a criminal inquiry into Turkish Airlines’ station manager in Mogadishu after receiving a complaint from a well-known local content creator who alleges he was arbitrarily denied boarding and mistreated. https://t.co/XczuWM5O2t

Canada has issued its starkest warning in years on #Somalia, urging its nationals to avoid all travel to the country and advising those already there to depart immediately amid a rapid deterioration in security. https://t.co/YIURUC2lUS

At least 12 civilians, including eight children, have been killed in a suspected US military airstrike near the southern #Somalia town of Jamame in the Lower Juba region, local media reported on Sunday. Nine others were wounded. https://t.co/bZkEE5vD3f