At least 15 people die of hunger as 17 others perish in clan fighting...
At least 15 people have died of hunger in the last 24 hours in Baledweyne as clan clashes claim 17 others in a week...
Horrendous’ floods cut off Somali town, river waters still rising
Thousands of residents fled their homes in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Friday as the Shabelle river burst its banks, leaving the...
U.N., Western donors urge Somalia to speed up vote process
The U.N. Security Council and Western donors have urged Somalia's parliament to speed up approval of new election rules to ensure an August vote...
Despite warnings, Somalia delays endorsement in vote process
Somalia’s outgoing parliament has again delayed a vote to approve the election process amid concerns by the international community over the protracted process for...
AMISOM meets humanitarian players to map out improved aid delivery
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and humanitarian actors are meeting in Kismaayo, to establish a Regional Civil-Military Working Group aimed enhancing coordination...
President Kenyatta kicks off three day visit to North Eastern
President Uhuru Kenyatta will from Wednesday make a three-day visit to Garissa, Mandera, and Wajir Counties, according to State House spokesman, Manoah Esipisu.
In a...
Kenya alarms absence of AMISOM troops in Gedo
A statement by Kenyan government reveals that AMISOM faces several challenges one of them in particular being the absence of troops in the Gedo...
Reward to catch Barnet Somali community centre arsonist
A £5,000 reward has been offered in a bid to catch those who set fire to a Somali community centre in north London.
A fire...
UN, Kenya Discuss Security Issues, Refugee Camp Set for Closure
Saturday May 21, 2016
By Jill Craig
Somali refugees organize their food rations during a distribution exercise outside a U.N. World Food Program center at the...
U.S. concerns over delays in Somalia’s 2016 election
The United States is increasingly concerned about delays in the 2016 Somali electoral process.
The Federal Government of Somalia, Somali parliament, and regional leaders have...
EU engagement with Somalia at risk unless electoral model legalized
Over the past days, International partners have constructively engaged with the Federal leadership, the National Leadership Forum (NLF) and the ad hoc Parliamentary Committee...
Fresh roadblocks erected on Afgoye-Baidoa street
Armed militiamen have set up new illegal roadblocks on the main street between Afgoye district and Baidoa town, south of Somalia.
The increasing roadblocks have...
South West State army carry out sweep in Baidoa
The security forces of the Somalia’s interim South West State administration have launched an operation in the strategic Baidoa, capital city of Bay region...
Fighting continues 4th day in central Somalia
Inter-clan fighting is reportedly going on the fourth day in Somalia’s central town of Beledweyne, the provincial capital of Hiiraan as Death toll rises,...
President Kenyatta to meet top UN officials over Kenya move to shut refugee camps
President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Friday meet members of the United Nations Security Council in Nairobi to discuss the impending repatriation of refugees as...
Uhuru defends the building of a wall along Kenya-Somalia border
The wall the Government is building along the Kenya-Somalia border is not aimed at deterring movements of people but to enhance security, President Uhuru...
UN Security Council to support Somalia rebuild its army and upcoming polls
Members of the U.N. Security Council are visiting Somalia to support the country’s upcoming elections as well as its efforts to defeat an insurgency...
Erdogan ally Binali Yildirim set to become Turkey’s prime minister
Ankara (INO) - Turkey’s ruling party has picked Binali Yildirim, a long-time ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to be the country’s new prime...
Rape must be tried under judicial system not clan mechanism- Somali Deputy Premier
Cases of rape must be dealt with under the country’s judicial system and not traditional means since it’s a crime committed against the state,...
EgyptAir says flight from Paris to Cairo missing with 66 on board egyptair-airbus-A321-231-fsx1
An EgyptAir flight carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo went missing on Thursday, disappearing from radar over the...