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...
Somali Migrants Protest Video Posted By Swedish Parliament Member
Sunday May 8, 2016
By Mohamed Olad Hassan
Somali migrants protest in Orebro, Sweden, May 7, 2016. They were protesting in response to what they called...
U.S.-funded Somali intelligence agency has been using kids as spies
Sunday May 8, 2016
By Kevin Sieff
A 15-year-old defector from al-Shabab stands in early April in the Elman Center, a facility in Mogadishu that rehabilitates...
Injured minster flown to Djibouti for Health treatments
Puntland security minster on Saturday was flown to Djibouti for health treatments following an injury which the minster sustained on May 5.
Government officials say...
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...
Somaliland invites former Somali President for Independence Day event
The Northern Somali self declared state of Somaliland has invited former federal government of Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to Independence day event.
According...
Galmudug sign peace pact with Zone 5 administration to end perennial clashes
Galmudug state and zone 5 administration of Ethiopia have today agreed to find lasting peace to incessant clashes between the Ethiopian paramilitary unit, Liyuu...
Two soldiers killed and 10 other injured in landmine explosion near Bossaso
At least two soldiers were killed and 10 others seriously injured when their vehicle hit a landmine on Saturday in outskirt of the town of Bossaso, witnesses said.
The...
Tunisia, Somalia biggest recipients of Turkish aids
Saturday May 7, 2016
An agricultural training project in Somalia by TİKA helps locals establish sustainable agriculture in the face of drought.
The state-run development agency...
Galmudug State forces removes nine roadblocks in Mudug
Galmudug forces have pulled down road blocks in an operation aimed at easing transport and curtailing criminal networks which collect money from vehicles plying...
Somalia’s chief justice welcomes sacking
Somalia’s Chief Justice Aidid Abdullahi Ilkahanaf, has welcomed his dismissal by a presidential decree.
Ilka Hanaf was dismissed on Wednesday after holding the position since 2011. He...
Al Shabaab attacks Ethiopian military base in Bardhere
Fierce fighting has erupted between Ethiopian troops under the framework African Union Peace-keeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Al-Shabaab fighters on Friday night in...
MSF urges Kenya not to shut down Dadaab refugee camp
Saturday May 7, 2016
Medical charity says Kenya's decision to close the camp that houses 330,000 refugees will have disastrous consequences.
Amnesty International said the move...
Uganda considers withdrawing from Somalia
Saturday May 7, 2016
By John Masaba
Army spokesman Lt Col Paddy Ankunda(above) confirmed the development
Uganda is considering pulling its troops out of Somalia, which could...
British Muslim Sadiq Khan wins London mayor vote
Labour party candidate comfortably outruns Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith, becoming the city's first Muslim mayor.
Khan won a contest marred by what critics called a...
The Good Wife in Somaliland
By: Nadifa Mohamed
Friday, May 06, 2016
One August afternoon last year, waiting in the polished lobby of the Maan-Soor Hotel in Hargeisa, Somaliland, I wondered...
UPDF High Command Ends Somalia, CAR Missions
Friday May 6, 2016
By: Giles Muhame
The UPDF High Command which met on April 22 at State House Entebbe
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) High...
Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal mortality in Somalia
Friday May 6, 2016
By Pilirani Semu-Banda
Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. ©...
Judge Orders Somali Teen Returned to Foster Family
Friday May 6, 2016
A federal judge in Seattle has ordered immigration officials to release a Somali teenager who was taken from his Oregon foster family and...
AU says ex-Shabaab militants to be reintegrated in Somalia
Friday, May 06, 2016
The African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) said Thursday 39 former Al-Shabaab combatants have completed rigorous rehabilitation programme and are ready for...