U.S. air strike in Somalia killed local militia, not al Shabaab
A September U.S. air strike in Somalia killed local militia forces and not al Shabaab militants as the Pentagon had initially believed, the U.S....
Puntland: Galmudug security minister fuelling Galkayo fighting
Puntland environment minister Ali Abdullai Warsame blamed the security minister of Galmudug state Osman Isse Nur of fuelling the conflict in Galkayo, the regional...
Somalia: Two civilians shot dead in Afgoye district
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead two civilians, including a businessman in the southern town of Afgoye on Thursday night, an eyewitness said.
Those killed in...
Dahabshiil boss hails first Somali-American lawmaker – Daily Nation
The election of Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American lawmaker, has been hailed as historic and great achievement for Somali and immigrant community in the...
Muslim students targeted in California campus attacks- AFP
Authorities at two universities in California said Thursday police were investigating attacks against female Muslim students, one of which was described as a hate...
Phase One of Voting Ends In Baidoa, 23 Members Lower House Elected.
Southwest state of Somalia successfully concluded election of 23 members of the lower house in a well-coordinated process that was hailed democratic by stakeholders...
Ethiopian troops kill seven civilians in central Somalia
At least seven unarmed civilians, including 85-year-old prominent traditional elder and a pregnant mother were shot dead by Ethiopian troops serving with the AU...
Security Council urges cooperation with Somalia to combat piracy
The UN Security Council encouraged member states to continue to cooperate with Somali authorities in the fight against piracy and armed robbery at sea.
In...
Unidentified fighter jets bomb Al shabaab base in Somalia
Unidentified fighter jets have launched an airstrike on a training camp belonging to the Al Qaeda-linked militant group Al shabaab in middle Jubba region...
Corruption overshadows Galmudug lower house election
Eng Ahmed Salad Aden, who is a senior Somali politician said a widespread corruption and vote rigging has overshadowed in the electoral process of...
Somalia congratulates Trump on election victory
H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia congratulates President Elect Donald J Trump for being elected as the 45th...
UN report slams Puntland leader for currency printing, weak counter-terrorism policy
United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has blamed the President of Puntland Government, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali “Gaas” for destabilizing the economy by...
An Elder killed in drive-by-shooting in Mogadishu
A well-known Somali elder has been killed in a drive-by-shooting in Mogadishu on Wednesday, the latest in a string of attacks in the capital...
Somalia: 2 killed in seprate attacks near Afgoye district
At least one soldier serving with South West state army has been killed, and several others were wounded in a fierce fighting occurred outside...
Vladimir Putin congratulates US President Donald Trump as Russian leaders celebrate
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has congratulated newly-elected US President Donald Trump upon his emphatic shock victory.
The Kremlin president has officially extended his well wishes...
BREAKING: Trump wins White House in astonishing victory
Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president Tuesday, an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties,...
AMISOM satisfied with security at the election
Senior police officials from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have expressed satisfaction with the security arrangements at the electoral center in Kismaayo,...
PM and minister accused of fuelling Galkayo unrest
An elder has accused the outgoing Somali prime minister Omar Abdirashid and the internal security minister Abdirisak Omar Mohamed of fuelling the escalating tensions...
Lower house elections kick off in Baidoa and Kismayo
The Outgoing Somali parliament speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari became the first winner of South West state election of lower House which kicked off...
Lower House Elections need to be completed in the next 3 days, FIEIT Says
The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) has called for the remaining federal states to expedite the Lower House elections, giving them 3 days.
FIEIT...