# 2025 in Somalia

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Events in the year 2025 in Somalia.

## Incumbents

* President: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
* Prime Minister: Hamza Abdi Barre
* Speaker of the House: Abdi Hashi Abdullahi

## Events

Ongoing: 2025 timeline of the Somali Civil War

### January

* 1 January — African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia – The UN Security Council authorizes a new Somalia peacekeeping mission to replace a larger African Union Transition Mission in Somalia.
* 13 January – China announces the rescue of a Chinese fishing vessel carrying 18 crew members that was hijacked in December off the coast of Hafun District, Puntland.

### February

* 1 February — The United States carries out airstrikes against a senior Islamic State figure and other members at the Golis Mountains in Puntland, killing several militants.
* 10 February — A Yemeni fishing vessel is hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Eyl. The ship and its 12 crew are rescued on 13 February with the help of EUNAVFOR Atalanta.
* 11 February — Islamic State militants attack a military base in Togga Jacel, Puntland, leaving 27 Puntland soldiers and more than 70 militants dead.
* 17 February — A second Yemeni fishing vessel is hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Eyl. The vessel is abandoned by the hijackers on 22 February, leaving its crew unharmed.
* 20 February — Al-Shabaab militants attack multiple villages in Middle Shabelle. The military says it and allied militias had killed more than 130 of the attackers.
* 25 February – The federal government and the African Union finalize the troop distribution for the new peacekeeping mission AUSSOM, resolving prior disputes with Ethiopia and later Burundi. The mission will deploy 11,900 personnel, including soldiers, police, and civilian staff. Under the agreement, Uganda will contribute 4,500 troops, followed by Ethiopia with 2,500, Djibouti with 1,520, Kenya with 1,410, and Egypt with 1,091.
* 27 February:
** Mogadishu enters a security lockdown after several mortars were fired toward Aden Adde International Airport during a visit from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
** Somali forces regain control of Balad after Al-Shabaab launches a coordinated attack, detonating roadside bombs and briefly seizing the town.
** Villa Somalia security guards open fire on civilians at Lido Beach in Mogadishu while attempting to clear the beach ahead of a visit from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, killing a teenage boy and wounding several others.

### March

* 11 March — Al-Shabab launches a coordinated gunmen attack and car bombing on the Qahira Hotel in Beledweyne, killing several people.
* 12 March –
** Somali forces end the 24-hour siege at Qahira Hotel in Beledweyne, leaving at least 10 dead, mostly civilians. Al-Shabaab claims 20 fatalities.
** Four Al-Shabaab attackers detonate themselves, and two are shot dead by security forces. Hirshabelle president praises the response.
** President of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni, announced set to establish an Anti-Money Laundering Agency to combat illegal financial activities.
** Reports highlight struggles of Somali deportees from the US, facing stigma, insecurity, and lack of opportunities in Mogadishu.
* 13 March – The Nugaal regional first instance court finds a security guard guilty and sentences him to four years in prison and a $1,500 fine for assaulting an eight-year-old Yemeni refugee child in Garowe.

## Holidays

Source:
* 1 January - New Year's Day
* 27 January - Isra' and Mi'raj
* 31 March – Eid al-Fitr
* 1 May - Labour Day
* 18 May - Somaliland Declaration of Independence
* 7 – 8 June – Eid al-Adha
* 27 June – Islamic New Year
* 1 July – Independence Day
* 7 July – Ashura
* 5 September – The Prophet's Birthday