“Before the dollar, Somalia had its own wealth” What do you really know about the ancient currencies once used across Somalia? Poet & patriot Abdirahman Ahmed has been collecting historic Somali currencies-not for profit, but to preserve a forgotten legacy for future generations

#BREAKING: Somalia tightens border controls in a major security crackdown. All foreign entries & exits to face intense scrutiny. The move targets extremists & crime networks. Comes weeks after Somalia's ICA Somalia teamed up with the U.S. & Interpol on aviation security.

Jubaland’s Ahmed Madobe Touches Down in Garowe — Secret Talks Underway with Puntland’s Said Deni. Insiders reveal the duo openly opposing President Mohamud & snubbed recently concluded consultative meeting are plotting to form a united alliance.

Mogadishu on fire with flags & fervor This year, the city is on high alert early for June 26 & July 1 — when the North threw off British rule & the South freed itself from Italy. Hundreds gathered at Daljirka Dahsoon, draped in Somali flags on Tuesday.

BREAKING: NISA & int’l allies bomb Al-Shabaab leaders' meeting spot in Aadan Yabaal on Friday. Gov’t says major damage, huge explosion hints house stored bombs. Strike follows recapture of Masaajid Cali Guduud & Geelgub. #Somalia

EXCLUSIVE ON DALSAN TV: Tensions flare as former Security Minister Hassan Hundubeey Jimale blasts leaders seeking foreign backing, questions legitimacy of Puntland & Jubbaland officials being sidelined, and throws shade at concentrated power in Garowe

Elite Danab forces, trained & equipped by the U.S. to lead Somalia’s fight against Al-Shabaab, launched a targeted operation in Lower Shabelle Saturday, capturing a top militant commander, weapons & a motorbike. Govt hails it a major win.

Mogadishu Mayor Mungaab unveiled major bridge projects that will be built across key parts of city to ease movement and boost infrastructure. The city, which lacks functioning sewerage system, faces frequent flooding during rains, raising questions about long-term urban planning

EXCLUSIVE: Former HirShabelle President Ali Osoble ACCUSES Puntland’s Said Deni of pushing Somalia to the brink. Alleges Deni gave UAE a base used to bomb Sudan, demands he be tried as a national threat. “Tomorrow he (Deni) could launch an attack on Mogadishu!” Said Ali Osoble

Empower Women Journalists in Somalia! Ten women journalists from #Somalia’s Federal Member States — #Puntland, #Southwest, #Hirshabelle, #Jubaland, and #Galmudug — came together for a 10-day training led by Bilan, Somalia’s first all-women media team in #Mogadishu. Supported by

For the first time in decades, heavily armed Somali forces parade through Mogadishu’s streets. Fighter jets roared above as Haramcad, Navy & Air Force units marched to mark 65 years since Somalia gained independence from Italy & united with the north on July 1, 1960.

EXCLUSIVE: Dalsan TV obtains footage showing aftermath of AU chopper crash in Mogadishu Wednesday. Footage shows burnt chopper, scorched equipment & damaged wall. Wreckage seen in flames at Aden Adde Airport. According to AUSSOM : 5 dead, civilians injured.

Villa Somalia Talks Turn Tense as Election Battle Lines Harden President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Somali Salvation Forum Thursday. The second high-level showdown in weeks. - Both sides trash 2022 polls - Demand direct vote but split on how - Tech teams formed amid fears of deadlock

Somalia and Tanzania Deepens Ties through Diplomacy and Direct Flights

Two notorious militia leaders killed in Somalia raid Mohamed Adow & Ali Xabbad, accused of terrorizing civilians, were gunned down Saturday in a joint Somali Army & community operation in Guullane, Daarunicmo & Alkowsar — per Defense Spox Sheikh Abukar.

SOMWA, in partnership with FESOJ and support from the Norwegian Embassy, held a workshop in Mogadishu spotlighting rising threats to journalists, especially women, and called for legal reforms, protection, and ethical journalism to uphold press freedom. #JournalismIsNotACrime

FAMILY & FIREARMS: Soldier who shot dead his own commander — who was also his UNCLE — appeared before military court in Hiiraan Thursday. The accused, part of the slain officer’s security detail, allegedly fired a fatal shot to the head of Col. Abdirahman Hujaale Hiiraan region

For 50 years, Faduma Ahmed has held the master key to Somalia’s most feared prison, Mogadishu central prison when she joined the prison force at just 13. Built by Ottomans, brutalized by Italians, now it cages Al-Shabaab fighters.

From fighting terrorists to fighting teachers? A Nat’l Intelligence officer & a US-trained Danab soldier appeared in Mogadishu military court Saturday after they brutally beat & shot at a teacher who caught them with leakage in the recently concluded Form 4 exam national exams.

Somalia’s finance turnaround stuns observers. Somalia’s Finance Minister, Biihi Iman Egeh honoured in London for steering Somalia through $4.5B debt relief and key economic reforms. Experts now call Somalia’s reforms under Egeh “a reference point for post-conflict economies.”