Somalia’s first female presidential aspirant assumes watchdog role after pullout
Wednesday December 28, 2016
The first woman to express interest in becoming the next president of Somalia has now decided to serve the country as...
Somalia swears in 283 members of parliament amid international scrutiny
Somalia swears in 283 members of parliament from UNSOM on Vimeo.
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia's tenth Parliament moved one step close to forming a new...
The nullified MPs were not sworn-in, says Omar Dhagey
Chairman of the Federal Indirect Election Implementation Team (FIEIT) Omar Dhagey has confirmed that the recent nullified MPs were nor part of the lawmakers...
Allied forces raid Shabaab base near Kismayo town
Jubbaland state forces backed by Kenyan military have launched a joint offensive on Al Shabaab base near Kismayo city, about 500Km south of Somali...
AMISOM troops gunned down civilians in Somalia
African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops killed 2 civilians in Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia, marking the second civilian shooting by AU soldiers...
Somalia swears in historic new parliament
Somalia is in final process to swear-in its 10th parliament in an inauguration event in the capital Mogadishu under tight security beef up on...
NISA apprehends suspect behind Mogadishu port bombing
Security authorities has reported it had captured the suspect is believed behind the deadly car bombing near Somalia’s main seaport in Mogadishu city in...
Int’l community gravely concerned over decision of NLF on electoral process
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are...
Al-Shabab Seizes Somali Herders’ Livestock
Tuesday December 27, 2016
FILE - A camel herder stands with his stock near Borama, Somalia, April 16, 2016. Recently, al-Shabab militants have taken to...
Somalia to Delay Election for 4th Time, Official Says
Somalia has decided to delay its presidential election for a fourth time amid allegations of fraud and intimidation, an electoral official said Monday.
The vote...
UPDATE: Sharif Hassan continues bid for president: minister
Minister in Southwest has on Monday refuted reports my local media that the state’s leader Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden has suspended his bid for...
Puntland President distributes the newly added 3 Senatorial seats among clans In Northern Puntland
The president of Puntland, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali has distributed the three senatorial seats that were allocated following the recent National Leadership Forum.
The president allocated...
FAJ sacks former NUSOJ official, pledges to work with legitimate elected leadership
Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) steering committee has sacked former Secretary General of NUSOJ, Omar Faruk Osman after he was found to be involved...
Somali refugees face difficult conditions in Yemen
UNHCR Special Envoy on the Somali Refugee warned on Sunday of the difficult conditions face the Somali refugees in Yemen.
At the conclusion of his...
Former minister says NLF result violates constitution
Former Somalia’s constitutional affairs minister Abdirahman Hoosh Jibril has vehemently condemned NLF result, in which the country’s top leaders have expanded upper house seats.
Mr...
Elders slam NLF decision on Mogadishu status
The leader of the Hawiye clan council of elders Mohamed Hassan Haad had denounced decision by Somali leaders to not reserve seats in Upper House...
Three killed in Al Shabaab attack near Hudur town
At least three people are reported to have been killed, and dozens wounded in an Al Shabaab attack on Somali military outpost near Hudur...
Policeman kills two over tax payment in Mogadishu
At least two people were killed by a policeman over a tax at a market in Mogadishu’s Wadajir district on Monday morning, according to...
Dozens arrested in Bosaso for army prosecutor’s killing
The security forces of the northeastern semi-autonomous state of Puntland have arrested hundreds of people in connection with the murder of the region’s military...
Somalia threatens to impose ban on miraa from Kenya
Somalia is threatening to re-impose a ban on miraa from Kenya in what it accuses Nairobi of disregarding an agreement to resume direct flights...