The standoff continues between the government of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the federal government of Somalia over a cargo ship loaded with Turkish weaponry that is being detained.

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Puntland's regional government has issued a strongly worded statement in response to accusations from the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), which claimed that Puntland authorities had "pirated" and ...

As Western countries curtail support, the fate of one the world’s oldest state-building projects hangs in the balance. Three ...

The Somali state of Puntland on Thursday rejected accusations of piracy made by the central government after it seized a ship ...

Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region acknowledged it’s holding a vessel full of military equipment until it can work out ...

Puntland state on Wednesday hit back at accusations by Somalia's federal government, dismissing Mogadishu's claim that the seizure of a weapons-carrying vessel amounted to "hijacking" and labelling ...

Somalia on Wednesday demanded the "immediate and unconditional" release of a cargo ship transporting military equipment that was seized by the semi-autonomous Puntland region, calling the move an "act ...

Puntland leader Said Abdullahi Deni and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud have differed over electoral controls.

Despite billions of dollars in international support, Somalia's army has melted in the face of a months-long offensive by the ...

Somalia’s northern state of Puntland reportedly intercepted the general cargo ship Sea World while it was en route to the ...