1- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has returned to Mogadishu after concluding political consultations and reconciliation meetings held in Baydhabo, the capital of the Southwestern State.
2- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud chaired a meeting of the Southwestern State’s Cabinet and Security Forces chiefs.
3- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met in Baydhabo with the District Commissioner of Baydhabo, Abdullahi Ali Watiin.
4- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud presided over the security conference of the Southwestern State, focusing on local security conditions, management of recent security and administrative changes, and confirming a fair and equal justice system.
5- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended a broad ceremony in Baydhabo where women of the Southwestern State expressed their support for implementing the One Person-One Vote elections.
6- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accompanied by the Interim Leader of the Southwestern State, Mr. Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi met with traditional elders in Baydhabo.
7- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud extended congratulations to Football Referee Omar Artan, who became the first Somali referee to participate in refereeing the 2026 Football World Cup.
8- Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre participated in the closing of the Peace Sports Week running event held in Mogadishu.
9- The Interim Leader of the Southwestern State, Mr. Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi, received a briefing on the state’s status and economic progress from the Minister of Finance of the Southwestern State.
10- Minister of Defense, Mr. Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, visited the 3rd Section of the AU Mission for Stabilization (AUSSOM) in Baydhabo.
11- Somali Minister of Defense, Mr. Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, and the Commander of the Somali National Army, Brig. General Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud, visited several Somali Army outposts in Baydhabo.
12- Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mr. Ali Haji Adan, and Italian Ambassador Pier Mario Dacccò Coppi signed an important MoU to implement the QEPHS-SOM project, focusing on developing basic health services in the country.
13- Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mr. Ali Haji Adan, has opened new buildings owned by the Ministry of Health, which will significantly enhance the quality and efficiency of health services in the country.
14- Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mr. Ali Haji Adan, closed the launch event for the National Health Strategy for the Community held in Mogadishu.
15- State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ali Mohamed Omar, held a meeting with the Swiss Ambassador to Somalia, Mr. Mirko Giulietti.
16- State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Mohamed Omar, met Mr. Raisedon Zenenga, Deputy Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia.
17- Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, H.E. Daud Aweis Jama, congratulated Abdinasir Abdulkadir Mohamed, a staff member at the Ministry who won the first award of the East African Community (EAC).
18- Minister of Ports and Maritime Transport, Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur, won a seat in the House of the People for HOP#204 in an election held in Baydhabo.
19- Somalia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union, Ambassador Abdullahi Mohamed Warfaa, briefed the media on Somalia’s formal accession to membership in the African Union Peace and Security Council.
20- Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Daud Aweis Jama, closed a training program on Peace Media and Communication in Mogadishu.
21- Somalia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Osman Mohamed, officially presented his credentials to the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
22- Somali University strengthened its international collaboration after a formal visit led by Rector Prof. Dr. Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed to China.
23- The Independent National Electoral and Boundary Commission delivered national registration resources to the district of Qansaxdheere in Bay region.
24- Somalia’s Ambassador to Russia, Maxamed Abukar Zubeyr, handed over copies of his credentials to Sergey Lukashevich, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus.
25- The Finance Minister General of Somalia, Mr. Ahmed Isse Gutale, met with the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia, Ambassador Alper Aktaş.
26- Marathon runner Mohamed Ali Hassan won the Mogadishu Marathon 2026.
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