Prominent Somali Elder injured in Bosaso attack
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be Al shabaab assassins have shot and wounded a prominent elder in the northeastern port city of Bosaso on Wednesday...
UN condemns attack on Dayah Hotel in Mogadishu
The United Nations assistance mission in Somalia (UNSOM) has strongly condemned Wednesday’s suicide car bomb attack on Dayah hotel in Mogadishu that left over...
Somali presidential election slated for February 8, 2017
Somalia officials have set a new date for long-waited presidential election following series of discussions by the electoral commission and the newly inaugurated federal...
Somalia’s presidential poll committee elects chairperson
Newly formed presidential election committee has elected Abdirahman Duaale Bayle as the chairperson of the committee which will oversee the election of new president.
Bayle...
UPDATE: 20 dead as explosions, gunfire erupt at Dayah Hotel in Mogadishu
Al Shabaab militants have attacked Dayah hotel today in Mogadishu after setting off two bombs. The hotel is located on Al-Mukarama Road and is currently...
Death toll in Dayah hotel bomb attack rises to 15- Security Minister
The death toll in Dayah hotel twin attack in Mogadishu has climbed to 14 with fifty others injured, Internal Security Minister Abdirizak Mohamed has...
At least five people killed and three journalists among injured in twin explosions in...
At least five people have been killed and 28 other injured in twin bomb explosion after an explosives laden vehicle hit the entrance of Dayah...
Breaking: Heavy explosion hit Dayah Hotel Mogadishu
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of Dayah Hotel as gunmen fought their way inside.
The real casualties of the explosion...
Somalia’s Federal Parliament opens joint session for both Houses
Federal Parliament of Somalia has for the first time commenced joint session between the Lower and Upper Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, aimed to...
Somaliland is an integral part of Somalia, Ex Puntland president says
Ex-Puntland President Abdurahman Sheikh Mohamed Farole who is running for Somalia’s presidency has said that Somaliland administration would be potentially regarded as a regional...
Puntland Ministry for Women vows to seek justice for rape victims
Women Affairs Ministry of Somalia’s Northern regional State, Puntland has vowed to seek justice for the victims raped by five men early last month...
Galmudug VP meets Int’l aid agencies amid famine
The vice president of Galmudug state HE Mohamed Hashi has received high-ranking officials from international aid agencies in Adado in central Somalia amid biting...
Afgoye deputy DC alarms over rise of Shabaab raids
Local officials in Afgoye district administration has express concern over the frequent attacks by Al shabaab, a day after the militants briefly seized parts...
‘Glad TPP is dead’: Sanders & Dems applaud Trump for pulling out of global...
President Donald Trump is being commended by former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) as well as some Democrats facing tough reelection campaigns, following...
Donald Trump bans federal funding for foreign NGOs that support abortion
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a decree barring US federal funding for foreign NGOs that support abortion, relaunching a battle that has...
Somalia: Al-Shabaab fighting kills 5
Somalia - At least five people including three soldiers were killed Monday in heavy fighting between the Somali army and heavily armed militia belonging to...
Gambia’s Adama Barrow names VP, could go after Jammeh plunder
Gambian President Adama Barrow's team announced Monday his vice-president would be a woman who has vowed to prosecute former leader Yahya Jammeh and take...
Did you know that gambian dictator yahya jammeh is far richer than his country
Gambia is one of Africa’s smallest countries, which was ruled with an iron fist by Jammeh since 1994. Jammeh seized power in a bloodless coup, and still desires...
Regional think tank favors “clan” to the Somali presidency, stirs outrage
A controversial report released by an Ethiopian think tank linked to Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry has caused a stir in the country, following recommendation to...
Dozen arrested in connection to the killing of Police commander
Government forces in Jowhar town have arrested scores of Al Shabaab suspects in connection to the killing of Police chief on Saturday, Idale News...