- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held talks in Addis Ababa with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, focusing the meeting on strengthening relations between the two countries, regional security, and developmental cooperation at the regional level.
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the opening ceremony of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in which several regional leaders were present.
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended a conference in Guba, Ethiopia, to discuss issues related to funding the African Union Mission in Somalia (AUSOM) operation.
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud participated in the 2nd Africa Climate Summit, and held separate meetings with the Presidents of Djibouti Isaac Omar Guelleh and Kenya’s President William Ruto.
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud delivered a speech at the 2nd Africa Climate Summit held in Addis Ababa, underscoring the importance of continental cooperation to resolve problems arising from climate change.
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed Professor Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed (PhD) as the Chairperson of the Somali National University.
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the gratitude ceremony for national exam facilitators for 2024–2025 and the closing of the national teachers’ training and the 2025/2026 academic year.
- Government of Somalia forces, with local community support, severely repelled an assault by Al-Shabab militants who attempted to attack the Ceel Dheer district in the Galgudud region.
- Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met the new EU Ambassador to Somalia, Francesca Di Mauro, to discuss strengthening Somalia-EU relations.
- Speaker of the House of the People Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe) met the Ambassador of Qatar to Somalia Dr. Abdullah Bin Salem Al-Nuaimi.
- The Director-General of the National Disaster Management Authority (SoDMA), Mohamud Moallim Abdulle, met in Mogadishu with the UK FCDO Program Director for Government Development, Chris Pycroft.
- Somalia’s Ambassador to Algeria, Ambassador Yusuf Ahmed Hassan, met with the President of the Algerian Senate, Azuz Nasri.
- Benadir Governor and Mayor of Mogadishu, Dr. Hassan Mohamed Hussein (Mungab), cut the ribbon for the Daar Salaam Road, Phase II, which was repaired.
- Youth and Sports Minister Mohamed Abdulkadir Ali held a virtual meeting with the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism (UNCTED), Ms. Natalia Gherman.
- Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development Mohamud Abdirahman Sheikh Farah (Beenebeene) met with Dr. Rukaya Mohammed, Head of the UN Women office for Somalia.
- State Minister for Education, Culture and Higher Education Nura Mustafa Mukhtar attended a conference in Kampala, Uganda, on higher education for the East African Community (EAC).
- The Government of Somalia strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes on Doha, Qatar, targeting residential buildings inhabited by civilians.
- Attorney General and Minister of Justice Hassan Moalim Mohamud participated in the opening of the 63rd Annual Conference of the Africa Asia-Lawyer Advisory Organization (AALCO) held in Kampala, Uganda.
- Minister of Trade and Industry Maxamuud Aadan Geesood met with Algeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Fisheries Youcef Cherfa in Algiers.
- Speaker of the House of the People Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe) met with the new EU Ambassador to Somalia Francesca Di Mauro and her Deputy Karin Gatt-Rutter.
- Speaker of the House of the People Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe) attended a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Republic’s victory over Japan in World War II.
- Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Daud Aweis Jama attended the International Platform for Culture and Diplomacy in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- Defense Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi attended a farewell ceremony for members of the committee tasked with reorganizing the Somali National Army.
- President of South West State Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagaren inaugurated a new airport terminal in Buur Hakaba built by local residents.
- SoDMA Chair Mohamud Moalim Abdulle inaugurated an important conference on strengthening women’s roles in humanitarian assistance nationwide.
- Minister of Trade and Industry Mohamud Adan Gesod attended the opening of the intra-African Trade Fair in Algeria.
- President of South West State Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagaren presided over the Southwest Security Council meeting to discuss security and enforcement of law by the army.
- Commander of the Land Forces of the Somali National Army Brig. General Sahal Abdullahi Omar, bade farewell at Adan Adde Airport in Mogadishu to Egyptian military officers on a working visit to the country.
- Mohamed Abdi Dhiblawe Afrah, the master mind behind the Ceel-Gaabta blast that targeted the presidential convoy, was killed in the Ugunji village of Lower Shabelle Region.
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