Number of Child Soldiers in Somalia May Top 5,000, UN Reports
Friday June 17, 2016
By Mohamed Olad
FILE - A young boy leads hard-line Islamist al-Shabab fighters as they conduct military exercises in northern Mogadishu's Suqaholaha...
Puntland leaders disagree over power-sharing model
Abdiwali Mohamed Ali Gaas, the leader of Puntland administration and his vice president Abdihakim Abdullah Omar Amey are reportedly in deadlock over the selection...
Security Council condemns Al-Shabaab attack on hotel in Mogadishu
The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned the deadly attack on 1 June 2016 perpetrated by Al-Shabaab militants on the Ambassador Hotel, Mogadishu.
In...
Somali nationals plead guilty of piracy in India
A source said while such a provision under a bilateral agreement has not been made between Somalia and India so far, it is under...
Somali trade union asks new leader to address rights violations
Somali labor union has urged the country’s newly-inaugurated President to urgently address the serious violations of key international standards for human rights by the...
Obama Legacy: Handing Trump A broad view of war powers
After eight years as a wartime president, Barack Obama is handing his successor an expansive interpretation of the commander in chief's authority to wage...
Middle Shabelle admin vows to rinse out Al shabaab
The deputy governor of middle Shabelle regional administration Abdullahi Yusuf has announced a military plan to push Al shabaab militants out of the entire...
Presidential hopefuls make TV debate ahead of the poll
Somalia’s presidential candidates have concluded their long-running campaign after making Televised debate on Monday ahead of February 8, 2017 election.
During the first-ever TV debate,...
Southwest government says it will tighten the security Lower Shabelle region
Southwest information minister, Hassan Abdi Mohamed said on Thursday that his government plans to tighten the overall security of Lower Shbelle region barely two days after Al-Shabaab fighters raided...
Somali president meets with U.S. military officials
The president of the federal republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has today met with top U.S. military experts at a secret base in...
Newly appointed UNSOS chief takes office in Mogadishu
UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) newly appointed head Hubert Price took up the leadership of the reformed UN body in Mogadishu Friday.
Hubert who...
US SAYS ‘EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE’ AGAINST ETHIOPIA PROTESTERS
Monday September 5, 2016
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says her country has raised "grave concerns" about what it calls excessive use of...
Dadaab refugee’s worry about transition to Somalia
Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images
The Kenyan government’s recent decision to close Dadaab camp and return all Somali refugees living there home caused huge international outrage...
Djibouti’s Guelleh in final campaign on eve of presidential election
Supporters for Djibouti’s incumbent president Ismail Guelleh have held major rallies ahead of the country’s presidential election which is due to be held in...
ICC refers Uganda and Djibouti to UN for not arresting al-Bashir
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Uganda and Djibouti failed to arrest the Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir while he was on their territory, the International Criminal Court...
Five die of hunger in northern Somalia as severe drought hits several regions –...
At least 5 people have died in Awdal Somalia’s northern region due to hunger as drought severely hits several regions of the country.
Abiib Aw-Ahmed Aweeye,...
UPDF Soldiers Injured in Mogadishu bomb Attacks
Two Ugandan soldiers were yesterday injured and eight Somali nationals killed in an early morning attack on the African Union forces base in Somalia.
The...
Israel’s Netanyahu seeks to make new friends in historic first visit to Africa
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
By Ruth Eglash
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, gestures during a joint news conference with his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, at...
Viber offers free calls from the U.S. to the 7 countries affected by Trump...
Mobile calling app Viber is the latest tech company to offer help to those affected by President Trump’s immigration and travel ban.
This morning, the...
Former Puntland leader announces his candidacy for Somalia’s president
Former president of the semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland, Abdirahman Mohamed Faroole has on Monday announced his candidacy for Somalia’s presidency barely a day...