A total ban on 'trade, smuggling and any other activity related to arms and ammunition within the country by non-state actors' has been announced, as too many weapons are estimated to be in the hands of civilians

Egypt has offered to deploy peacekeeping troops in the country as part of a security partnership that is taking shape as the mandate of a long-standing African Union peacekeeping force comes to an end

The UN Interim Envoy for Somalia called for more financial support from the Security Council, requesting additional support for the $1,6 billion 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which is only 37% funded

Turkey will start deepwater oil drilling operations from April 2025 off the Somali coast, announced Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, Abdirisakh Omar Mohamed