# 2026-07069: White House Renews 16-Year Somalia Emergency Over Persistent Piracy

2026-07069, Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-04-10, effective 2026-04-12 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-07069
- Title: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 91 FR 18765
- Published: 2026-04-10
- Effective: 2026-04-12
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

White House Renews 16-Year Somalia Emergency Over Persistent Piracy

## Summary

The U.S. is keeping its national emergency with Somalia for another year because the country still faces serious security problems like violence, piracy, and illegal arms trading. This means certain U.S. rules and restrictions on trade and money related to Somalia will stay in place to protect American safety and interests. The emergency started in 2010 and continues to affect how the U.S. deals with Somalia’s ongoing challenges.

## Effects PRIA read

- National Emergency with Somalia Extended: mixed, low. The President is continuing the national emergency with respect to Somalia for 1 year beyond April 12, 2026, under section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act. The original emergency was declared on April 12, 2010, and this notice (April 8, 2026) keeps that emergency and its measures in effect t…
- Piracy and Arms-Embargo Measures Remain: cost, low. The measures adopted on April 12, 2010 to address acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia and violations of the United Nations arms embargo are continued beyond April 12, 2026. Those authorities remain in effect for the 1-year continuation period.
- Charcoal, Public Assets, and Violence Measures Continue: cost, low. The measures added on July 20, 2012 (Executive Order 13620) that address exports of charcoal from Somalia, misappropriation of Somali public assets, and certain acts of violence committed against civilians are continued beyond April 12, 2026 for one year. These authorities remain in effect through…

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## Sources
- [2026-07069 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-07069/continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-somalia)
- [2026-07069 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-07069.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07069 (as of 2026-06-08).