SIMHA Deputy Chair resigns from new Somali media council membership due to immense interference from ministry of information

The deputy chairman of Somali Independent Media Houses Association (SIMHA) has resigned from new Somali media council membership,due to immense interference from the Somali ministry of information,

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Uhuru appoints Task Force on Development of Miraa Industry

The task force has three months to complete its assignment, according to a gazette notice published Friday. Geoffrey Nchooro M'mwenda will chair the task force with PS Dr Richard Leresian Lesiyampe as the alternate chairperson.

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Somalia's PM calls for delay of Dadaab closure

He suggested Kenyan government's insistence that Dadaab must close this year may reflect political calculations.

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Uganda: Mental health of soldiers questioned after massacre

The incident took place at Makindye Military Barracks, about 5 kilometres from Kampala, military police spokesman, Edward Birungi, said.

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Local woman wins Onassis Award for public service

Sadiya Omar, a Somalian refugee devoted to teaching and guiding refugees in Rochester, received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for public service on Thursday night in Washington, D.C.

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Number of Child Soldiers in Somalia May Top 5,000, UN Reports

A top official with the U.N. Children's Fund says there could be 5,000 child soldiers in Somalia as al-Shabab continues its recruiting campaigns.

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African children 'missing out'

Africa has the highest rate of unregistered children in the world, the United Nations Children's Funds, Unicef, has said.

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'78% of Kenyans would welcome refugees'

Seventy eight per cent of Kenyans would welcome refugees into the country, a survey has shown.

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Kenya to ask UN to take over AMISOM

Apart from delivering the keynote address to the European Union Development week, the head of state will meet United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. He is expected to ask that the UN takes over the Amisom mission in Somalia because the European Union has cut funding by 20 per cent, straining…

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Ankio Briggs claims Niger Delta Avengers from Somalia

A prominent female activist from the Niger Delta, Ankio Briggs, on Sunday condemned the Niger Delta Avengers for attacking oil and gas pipelines and installations in the region, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

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Somali camel traders pay the price of war in Syria

With markets in the Middle East paralysed by war, Somali traders say their livelihoods are at risk of collapse.

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Airport police seize expired food aid destined for drought areas

Somali Police have seized a shipment of food aid at Aden Abdulle Airport in Mogadishu today. The food aid which was destined for drought affected areas appeared to have been expired, further investigation concluded that large parts of the shipment which was delivered by WFP wasin fact contaminatedand…

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Intelligence director sacked by President amid security concerns

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has unexpectedly fired the head of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) Abdirahman Mohamed Tuurayre.

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Uganda: Investigate break-ins targeting offices of human rights organizations Defend Defenders

RE: Break-ins targeting offices of Ugandan human rights organizations Gen. Kale Kayihura Inspector General of Police Uganda Police Force Kampala, Uganda June 13, 2016 Dear General Kayihura,

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Ethiopia: EU must raise treatment of Human Rights Defenders with Prime Minister

Letter to the European Union on Ethiopia, dated 13 June 2016 Dear President, High Representative, Dear Commissioners,

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The World Bank Appoints Abyrint to Improve Remittance Flows to Somalia

The World Bank started working with the UK in 2015 to develop mechanisms in case of severe disruption of remittances flows between the UK and Somalia. Activities are currently focused on formalizing and improving the transparency and compliance Somalia's money transfer business sector.

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Orlando: Vigils held after US' deadliest shooting

Vigils have been held across the United States after the deadliest mass shooting in its history targeted a gay nightclub in the state of Florida.

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Jailed Ugandan Opposition Leader Writes to Chief Justice

Besigye, who has claimed he won the February 18thpresidential election, was charged with treason after a video surfaced showing he had been sworn in by his party as president of Uganda.

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Ethiopian and Eritrean Troops Clash at Border

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia(HOL)- Reports from the border areas between Ethiopia and Eritrea say the troops of the two countries fought heavily on Sunday afternoon.

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Ruto says CORD protests hurting economy

He further told the Opposition to be sincere about what it wanted. Speaking in Murathankari in Meru where he presided over a harambee before joining President Uhuru Kenyatta on his tour of Ukambani, Mr Ruto said that apart from causing deaths and destruction, the demos are scaring away tourists.

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