New administrative Building inaugurated Baidoa – UNSOM
A new, multi-purpose building for use by the Interim South West Administration’s (ISWA) ministry of planning and international cooperation has been inaugurated in Baidoa.
The...
Elections delay a risk to manipulation- UN envoy for Somalia
The UN has expressed fears the extension of parliamentary and presidential elections by a month is a possible recipe for manipulation of the electoral...
Banadir regional administration bans fake documents locally known as ‘Abdalla Shideeye’
The regional administration of Banadir on Tuesdayannounced a ban on the Bakaara market produced documents locally known as ‘Abdalla Shideeye’.
The Administration’s Vice Chairman for...
Galmudug and Puntland trade accusations as 14 soldiers are killed in US air strike
At 14 soldiers from Galmudug state were killed Wednesday night and nine others injured in what sources say it was helicopter gunship fire from...
US Airstrikes Take Out al-Shabab Commander in Somalia
U.S. military strikes near Kanjaron village on Monday killed four al-Shabab militants including a former commander, military sources tell VOA Somalia.
Airstrikes outside the village...
Three Al-Shabaab suspects nabbed operations in Mogadishu
Three Al-Shabaab suspects have been arrested in security operation jointly conducted by Somalia’s security forces and African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) troops on Tuesday in...
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres dies at 93
US President Obama leads tributes after former Israeli leader and Nobel laureate dies in his sleep following stroke
Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner...
NUSOJ condemns the killing of Somali journalist in Mogadishu
Press Release
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns in the strongest terms possible the murder of a Somali Journalist in...
Electoral Teams overstepped mandate on vote centres for M.Shabelle&Hiiraan-PM
Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke has faulted the Federal electoral body FIEIT for the decision to declare Mogadishu as the polling centre for...
Somali Civil Society Warn Political instability amid Elections’ delay
Somali non State actors in South and the central Regions (SOCENSHA) has expressed concern over the pronounced delay of this year’s general elections.
Somali Indirect...
Malian jihadist jailed for nine years for Timbuktu attacks
Tuesday September 27, 2016
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Malian jihadist Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi to nine years in jail for razing Timbuktu's fabled...
BREAKING: Shabelle journalist shot dead in Mogadishu
Unknown gunmen have shot and killed a journalist working for independent Radio Shabelle based in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, witness and relatives said.
Journalist Abdi Aziz...
Ugandan soldier captured by Somali insurgents pleads for freedom
A Ugandan soldier captured by Islamist insurgents in Somalia more than a year ago has been paraded in an insurgent video in which he...
Clinton and Trump face off in first presidential debate
Clinton says Trump has "long history of engaging in racist behaviour" as candidates clash over America's racial divide.
Monday was the first time Donald Trump...
South –west administration address security gaps, calls collaboration with the public
Somalia’s South west administration on Sunday held an extraordinary meeting on security in Baidoa to stop string Al-shabaab attacks in Bay region.
Top security chiefs...
Breaking: Somali Federal Indirect Electoral Commission Modifies 2016 Elections’ timetables
Somali Federal Indirect Electoral Commission has issued a new timetable for this year’s general elections after three days of closed meeting in Mogadishu. The...
Warplanes hit Al Shabaab targets outside Kismayo town
Unknown fighter jets have bombed Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab targets in Kismayo town, lies about 328 miles (528 km) southwest of Somali capital...
Somalia military official wounded in Mogadishu
Deputy prosecutor of Somalia’s military court, Abdullahi Hussein Mayonge has been shot and wounded in a drive-by shooting in Mogadishu, witness said.
The victim was...
Southwest State vows to push Al-Shabaab out of its regions
Somalia’s southwest has ordered its forces to flush out Al-Shabaab fighters from the towns in the State amid Al-Shabaab is determined to disrupt Somalia’s election...
Top federal government leadership seeking parliamentary positions
The country’s outgoing leadership has joined the rank and file of hopefuls for parliamentary race in the upcoming polls.
Sources indicate President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud did...