Galmudug says 119 alleged Somali pirates in india are fishermen
Authorities in Central Somalia state have said the 119 alleged Somali pirates who were prosecuted in India were fishermen barely a day after thousands of...
Gaddafi’s son Saif freed in Libya
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, second son of the late deposed Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, is said to have been freed under an amnesty, in...
Syria conflict: Obama ‘to send 250 more non-combat troops’
US President Barack Obama is to send 250 additional military personnel to Syria to support local militias in the fight against so-called Islamic State...
Six Journalists Killed in Africa in 2016, Watchdog Says
Twenty-sixteen has been a grim year for African journalism, with six journalists killed and 41 languishing in prisons across sub-Saharan Africa, according to the...
IGAD seeks to end Southwest and Upper Bakol standoff
A high-level delegation from the Federal government, Intergovernmental Authority and Development (IGAD) and former government officials arrived in El Barde town of Bakol region...
Al shabaab seized military vehicles from El Wak: Kibet
The spokesman of the African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Lt Col Joe Kibet has confirmed a deadly attack on Somali military base in...
AMISOM to vacate Somalia’s National University premises
Premises of Somali National University (SNU) which has been under the control of under African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for more than half...
Spiraling inflation hit Puntland markets, locals protest
Hundreds of local merchants and shop owners on Saturday marched against an escalating inflation, which has largely effected people‘s daily lives. The demonstration which...
MP: Al shabaab ‘beheads 5 civilians’ in Tiyeglow town
A member of Somali parliament Mohamed Hussein Isack known as (Afarale) said Al shabaab fighters have beheaded five men in Tiyeglow, days after they...
Former Bosaso mayor forms armed opposition in Puntland
The ex-mayor of Bosaso- the biggest and the commercial city of Puntland state of Somalia threatens to oust Abdiwli Gas from the leadership of...
Somali Parliament calls for judicial reform and Independence
Somali Federal Parliament calls on immediate reform on the country judicial system, amid heated debate on replacement of the country’s chief justice.
Members of Somali...
Acute diarrhoea kills five, about 30 infected in Baidoa
An outbreak of acute diarrhea in Baidoa, the administrative capital of Southwest State and areas around the town, has killed at least five people...
Chris Gardner: The homeless man who became a multi-millionaire investor
When Chris Gardner and his young son were sleeping rough on the floor of a public toilet, he could never have dreamt that his...
Evacuation of 5,000 militants with families from E. Aleppo begins – Russian General Staff
The pullout of more than 5,000 militants and their families through a humanitarian corridor has begun in eastern Aleppo, the Russian General Staff said....
AMISOM shelling kills 5 civilians near Janale town
At least five civilians have been killed, and several wounded in an overnight mortar bombardment on a residential area near Janaale town in Lower...
Interview: Scared. Silenced. Shot. The life of a Somali journalist – HRW
Journalists in Somalia are increasingly coming under attack. For many years, the main threat to the media has come from Al-Shabaab, the Islamist armed...
Jubbaland forces kill Al-shabaab fighters in Southern Somalia, authority says
Several Al-Shabaab fighters have been killed and dozens injured on Friday during heavy fighting between Jubbaland forces and the Al-Shabaab in the outskirt of...
Regional minister orders execution on al-Shabaab members in prisoners
A regional Security minister in Somalia calls a quick execution of the sentenced al-Shabaab prisoners.
Puntland security minister Abdi Hersi Ali Qarjab told reporters in...
Breakaway Somaliland dreams port will boost independence
by Karim Lebhour
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
© AFP/File / by Karim Lebhour | While container ships are rare in Berbera, the main transport hub of...
PM holding talks with Puntland leader over electoral model -INO
The prime minister of Somalia Omar Abdirashid is having talks in-depth talks with the leader of the semi-autonomous state of Puntland Abdiweli Mohamed Ali...