When less was more: external assistance and the political settlement in Somaliland
Friday, May 06, 2016
File: Somaliland president Ahmed Siilanyo.
The internationally unrecognized ‘Republic of Somaliland’ presents a case in which the domestic drivers of peace and...
Uganda reviews missions in Somalia and CAR
Catherine Byaruhanga
BBC Africa Uganda correspondent
Friday, May 06, 2016
A Uganda soldier in AMISOM in a past photograph
Uganda's army is carrying out a review of its...
SNA And AMISOM Troops Clash with Al-Shabaab in Bardhere, 4 Killed
Somali troops backed by African Union Peace-Keeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have repelled a large scale attack by Al Shabaab fighters on AMISOM military...
Somali Islamic Clerics Association calls on new Chief Justice to restore justice in the...
Somali Islamic Cleric Association has called on the newly appointed Chief Justice, Ibrahim Idle Suleiman to functionalize the judicial service in country and fight the corruption in...
Government Forces Launch Security Operations in Waberi district
Somali security service members have launched a large-scale sweep in Waaberi district following a security threat, officials said.
Somali government security forces commenced door-to-door searches at dawn...
Building a Strategic National P/CVE Response for Somalia
The Right Path (Tubta Toosan) Initiative for Somalia held a two day workshop on 4th and 5th of May 2016 in Djibouti on Building...
Islamic State says it carried out 2nd attack in Somalia
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), claimed to have carried out an attack on NISA troopers near Mogadishu, 2nd attack in Somalia...
Turkey’s Ahmet Davutoglu steps down
Ahmet Davutoglu is expected to resign on Thursday amid reports of mounting tensions between the premier and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey's Ahmet Davutoglu...
Can an app tackle domestic violence in Somalia?
A Somalian NGO is hoping technology will help women be safer in their homes, where domestic violence is often accepted as the norm
Thursday, May...
AMISOM claims killing 25 Al shabaab militants in central Somalia
The African Union mission in Somalia has claimed killing at least 25 militants in an offensive against Al shabaab in Galgaduud region, in central...
Intelligence Official: Islamic State Growing in Somalia
Thursday May 5, 2016
FILE - Pro Al-Shabaab demonstrators attend a protest in Somalia.
WASHINGTON—Pro-Islamic State Somali militants have grown in numbers and are receiving financial...
Parliament to debate sacking of Chief Justice Aidiid Elkahanaf
Parliament will today debate the sacking of the immediate former Chief Justice Aidiid Elkahanaf Wednesday in what is expected to generate a lot of...
Somali MP accuses Int’l community of interfering 2016 election
Dahir Amin Jesow, an outspoken Somali parliamentarian has accused the international community of interfering the 2016 electoral process of the country.
The MP said the...
Exploring the side of Somalia’s Liffstyle eating habit
Leave medicine in the chemist’s pot if you can cure your patients with food. – Hippocrates –The above mentioned saying of Hippocrates demonstrates the importance...
Six injured in IED explosion Afgooye Afgoye
At least six people including government soldiers have been injured when an improvised explosive device at Animal market in a Southern Somalia town went off...
Alshabaab demotes Lower Shabelle representative
Armed group Alshabaab has demoted Lower Shabelle representative.
According to reports by VOA Somali the demotion of Sheikh Mohamed Abu Abdalla follows peace agreement by...
Chief Justice Elkahanaf fired, replaced by former Somaliland AG, Ibrahim Iidle Suleyman.
Chief Justice Aidiid Elkahanaf has been fired and replaced with immediate effect by former Somaliland Attorney General Ibrahim Iidle Suleyman.
The axe fell on the...
Somali commandos raid ISIS base,12 fighters killed
The newly trained Somali commandos have raided an Islamic State (ISIS) base camp in Janaale town in Lower Shabelle region on Tuesday night, killing...
Who is Still Running for US President?
Two Republican candidates remain in the race, and 520 delegates are still up for grabs before the convention that begins July 18 in Cleveland,...
First Take: Ted Cruz ‘too strategic for his own good’
Less than a month ago, Ted Cruz was flush with confidence from a big win in Wisconsin and poised as the biggest threat to...