The death toll from Saturday's massive truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to more than 230, the deputy speaker of Somalia's upper house of parliament Abshir Mohamed Ahmed tells »
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Iran Condemns Terrorist Attack in Somalian Capital
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has denounced a deadly blast in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, which has killed and wounded dozens of innocent people. In his Sunday statement, Foreign Ministry »
Massive car bomb blast rocks Somalia’s Mogadishu
At least 20 people have been killed and several others wounded in a massive car bomb attack outside a hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, police said, with officials fearing many casualties from »
UN Says Attacks on Schools on the Rise
The United Nations says attacks on schools worldwide are on the rise, with more than 500 attacks in the first six months of the year, many of them in war zones. Virginia Gamba, the U.N. special »
Somalia’s defence minister, army chief resign
Somalia’s defence minister and army chief have both resigned, without explaining why, in a potential blow to the government’s fight against Shabaab Islamist militants. The resignations come as »
Article: How the Gulf crisis is destabilising Somalia
The Saudi Arabia-United Arab Emirates (UAE) decision to break relations with Qatar, and more importantly their insistence for others to follow their lead, has pitted the Federal Government of Somalia »
Somali Musician, Kept from US Internship, Blames Trump Travel Ban
The Somali musician Hassan-Nour Sayid — known by his stage name, Aar Maanta — and his band, the Urban Nomads, were supposed to be in Minnesota last week, where they were to kick off a monthlong »
Militants attack checkpoint in Somalia’s Puntland, seven dead
Islamist al Shabaab militants attacked a checkpoint in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, killing at least seven people in the early hours of Monday, police said. The fighters then ambushed »
Cooperation agreement between Turkey and Somalia in agriculture
Food, agriculture and Livestock Minister Ahmet Ashraf Fakıbaba, held in Ministry "Reconciliation Zapti signature ceremony of cooperation between Turkey and Somalia in field of agriculture" »
CANADA: Somali Man Arrested in Suspected ‘Lone Wolf’ Attack
Canadian police have arrested a Somali man who struck a police officer with a car outside a sports stadium in Edmonton and then repeatedly stabbed the officer before fleeing the scene. The same man »
USA: Clout of Somali-American voters increases in Minneapolis elections
Clout of Somali-American voters increases in Minneapolis elections Council Member Abdi Warsame, the first and only Somali-American elected to Minneapolis office, stood outside a coffee shop in »
SOMALIA: Turkey Opens Military Base in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU/ANKARA – Turkey opened its biggest overseas military base on Saturday in Somalia’s capital, cementing its ties with the volatile but strategic Muslim nation and building a presence in East »
Somalia’s Puntland region captures weapons-laden boat from Yemen
Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland seized a boat loaded with weapons from Yemen in Saturday’s early hours, the regional maritime police chief said. Puntland authorities displayed dozens of »
Somalia rebukes its states for breaking with Qatar
Somalia’s government rebuked its three semi-autonomous regions on Thursday for cutting ties with Qatar, saying it was determined to stay neutral in the Gulf nation’s dispute with other Arab »
Somalia needs Result Based Performance Measurement Policy (RBM) – Op-Ed
Result Based Performance Management (RBM) is an organization-wide process to ensure that public Service agencies to focus work efforts towards achieving countries leadership Vision, Mission, and »
180 Somali soldiers escape to Mandera after Bullahawa Al Shabaab attack
More than 180 solders of Somali National Army escaped to Mandera after Al Shabaab militants attacked their camp in neighbouring Bullahawa town Monday morning. At least a dozen of them had injuries »
Somalia: Who Is Really In Control In Mogadishu?
The presidency of Somalia’s Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is only eight months old but already his administration faces its first crisis - and it is one of their own making. For a country that has »
Al Shabaab attacks military base near Somalia’s Kismayu: military
Al Shabaab militants attacked a military base near Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayu early on Sunday, a Somali army officer said, adding that he did not immediately have details of any »
Objection of a concession agreement between your Dp World and Puntland State of Somalia.
Dear Sheikh Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayen (Chairman of P&O Ports/DP World), This message carries an attachment regarding objection of a concession agreement between your company and government of »
Al Shabaab bomb kills 12 in Somalia’s Puntland
An al Shabaab bomb attack killed 12 people, including five soldiers, in Somalia’s Puntland region on Friday, the Puntland military said. The explosions hit Af-Urur, 100 km (60 miles) south of the »
Fox News: Al-Qaida Affiliate Mining Uranium for Iran in Somalia
An Al Qaeda affiliate has seized control of uranium mines in Africa with the intent of supplying the material to Iran, according to a diplomatic letter from a top Somali official appealing to the U.S. »
Somalia peacekeeping mission gets renewed, with some trims
The African Union's multinational peacekeeping force in Somalia is shrinking slightly by the end of the year as it heads toward planned withdrawal from the country by 2020. The United Nations »
Puntland President’s Looming Trials and Tribulations -Op-Ed
Puntland president Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gas said in his election campaign for Puntland presidency in October 2014 that, “Puntland is like a very nice, pretty, clean young woman who unfortunately »
German Government contributes 23 million Euro towards strengthening health systems in northeastern Somalia
Garowe, Puntland, 30 August 2017 - More than 2 million people in Puntland, northeastern Somalia, are due to benefit from improved health services with generous support from the development cooperation »
Somalia is a country and not a video game -OP-ED
All wars by their nature are ragged, and sadly seasoned watchers of the Horn of Africa have had ample proof of this down the years. What often starts off with reasonably clear objectives ends up being »
U.S. forces in Somalia raid; three children reported among dead
Somali forces supported by U.S. troops shot dead 10 Somalis, including three children, in a village near the capital Mogadishu on Friday, a witness and local officials told Reuters. The involvement »
Belgian soldiers shoot dead man in Brussels in alleged terrorist attack
Belgian soldiers have shot dead a man in the centre of Brussels after he came at them with a knife shouting Allahu Akbar – God is great in Arabic. The attacker, a 30-year-old Belgian of Somali origin, »
UK Minister for Africa, Rory Stewart Visits Somalia
UK Minister for Africa, Rory Stewart OBE MP, made his first visit to Somalia over the weekend where he spent two days in Mogadishu and Hargeisa. Mr Stewart used his visit to follow up on the »
Egypt’s Sisi assures Somali counterpart of Cairo’s support for Somalia
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stressed Egypt's support for Somalia at a meeting with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Sunday in Cairo, a presidential statement read. This is the »
UAE hosts a special capacity building programme for Somalia and Yemen on banking and artisanal fisheries
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted a special capacity building training programme for Somalia and Yemen on banking and artisanal fisheries. The two-day workshop, organised by the Ministry of »