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Former intelligence chief says ONLF commander was national security risk

Former Somali Intelligence Chief, Abdullahi Mohamed Ali 'Sanbaloolshe' has for the first time spoken about the extradition of ONLF commander Abdikarin Sheikh Muse Qalbi-dhagah and said the decision to extradite him was made by the government in favor of the national security. Speaking to VOA…

Submarine cables set to link East Africa with Asia, Europe

A statement from China's Huawei Marine, reveals that HM was completing a 'desktop study' for a new subsea cable system, dubbed the 'Peace Subsea Cable' whose first phase is meant to connect South Africa, Kenya, Djibouti, Somalia and Pakistan (Gwadar and Karachi).

Newly appointed Mogadishu mayor takes office

Ministers, lawmakers, government officials, elders, businessmen and other civil society members have attended the handing over event which took place at the headquarters of local government.

AU calls for more UN support to realize Somalia elections in 2020

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, on Monday called for more support from the UN to realize national elections in Somalia by 2020. Chergui, speaking at the sidelines of the second day of session of the 30th African Union (AU) Assembly…

Somalia: Thousands Homeless as Settlements Razed Government Pledge to Investigate Forced Evictions a Positive Step

(Nairobi, January 29, 2018) –Somalisecurity forces using bulldozers have demolished dozens of informal settlements in Mogadishu since late December 2017, leaving thousands homeless, Human Rights Watch said today.Human Rights Watch analyzed satellite imagery that shows that between December 29 and…

KENYA: Six women make it to Cabinet list

The six are among the 21 Cabinet Secretaries announced by the President. In the fresh appointments, the Head of State named Prof Margaret Kobia as the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, Ms Raychelle Omamo was retained as CS in the Defence ministry, Dr Monica Juma (CS Foreign…

Ethiopia pardons over 2,000 jailed for role in Oromiya unrest Share

Authorities in Ethiopia's restive Oromiya province have pardoned over 2,000 prisoners jailed for involvement in unrest that gripped the country in 2015-2016, officials said on Friday. The move is part of government efforts to calm unrest that has lingered since mass protests broke out in the region…

Wadajir Party chairperson arrested in Mogadishu

Security forces have arrested the chairperson of an opposition party and his associate while the pair were having lunch at a popular hotel in the nation's capital. Kamal Gutale, the Chairman of Wadajir and his Secretary General Sayid Ali have been arrested while dining at Makka Mukaramah Hotel.…

Viral Video "BARBAR" From A Somali Comic Conquers The Internet

The music video went up on December 22. It's got all the ingredients to go viral: a catchy beat, smooth vocals and easy-to-copy dance moves. It's garnered over two million views so far and inspired copies around the world. But it's definitely not your typical internet meme. The lyrics are…

Al-Shabaab amputates hands of two men accused of theft

Alshabaab militants amputated hands from two men accused of theftin Kunya-Barow town of Lower Shabelle regionon Thursdayevening. The group said Mohamed Mohamed Hassan (54) and Hassan Mohamed Yussuf (45) were convicted of breaking into a shop and stealing Somali Shilling 17,670,000 ($883).

Prime Minister Khaire: Somalia's Return to Global Stage is Inevitable

Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire today called for an accelerated debt relief to help Somalia to implement its ambitious reforms, noting that Somalia's return to the global stage was inevitable.

Kenyan short film on Mandera bus attack nominated for an Oscar

Kenyan film "Watu Wote" - all of us - has been nominated for an Oscar award for best live action short film. The film is based on real life events where a Muslim man led fellow Muslim passengers in shielding their Christian colleagues from being shot by al Shabaab militants.

Somalia: Intense clan clashes in Sanaag region kill 17 people

At least 17 people have been killed in inter-clan clashes at Dararweyne village in El-Afweyne district of Sanaag region. The fighting which is the latest in a series of backlashes between rival clans, which began on Sunday morning reportedly lulled in the evening. Abdullahi Hussein Darwish, a local…

NUSOJ RELEASES 2017 REPORT SEEKS GOVT. PROTECTION OF JOURNALISTS AND AMENDMENT OF SOMALI MEDIA LAW

(Mogadishu, Somalia) The Somalia National Union of Journalists (NUSOJ) on Sunday released 2017 Annual Report "The Endless Violation Against Journalists and Media Workers" in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The report analyzed the violations related to freedom of expression including killings,…

Somali President Appoints Eng Yarisow As New Mogadishu Mayor

Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has on Sunday named Eng. Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow) as the Governor of Banadir region and Mayor of Mogadishu replacing former Mogadishu Mayor Thabit Abdi Mohamed and his deputies.

Somalia: Exploitation of public land is barred, Gov't assigns national committee

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Friday halted selling, leasing and allocation of public land amid grabbing of public properties is increasing. Since fall of Somalia's central government in 1990s, the public premises and government institutions had been occupied by individuals. President…

Donald Trump is in top shape mentally and physically: Doctor

Donald Trump is expected to remain physically fit for the duration of his presidency and has "no cognitive issues whatsoever," according to full results from his first medical examination released Tuesday. Trump's critics have openly questioned his mental health, and an explosive book on…

"America is home": How Trump's immigration policies are upending Somali lives in the US

But before the flight's final destination at the Somali capital Mogadishu, it stopped for a layover in Dakar, Senegal. There, a disturbing narrative was revealed about the ordeal endured by Sharif and the 91 other Somali deportees who were being returned to Somalia. During the flight, a lawsuit…

Somalia: Al-Shabab Demanding Children Residents Threatened to Hand Over Boys, Girls

(Nairobi, January 14, 2018) – The Islamist armed group Al-Shabab has threatened and abducted civilians in Somalia's Bay region to force communities to hand over their children for indoctrination and military training in recent months, Human Rights Watch said today. Since late September 2017, Al-Shabab…

Kenya: Cost of the war in Somalia

President Uhuru Kenyatta and KDF soldier when he visited their Dhobley camp in Somalia [File| Standard] We may never know the human or financial cost of the war in Somalia. The Kenyan government, which at the end of 2011 placed its soldiers under the African Union Mission to Somalia (Amisom), has never…

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