AMISOM vacates Janaale as Al-Shabaab allegedly takes control Storyline:National News Sources from Janaale, Lower Shabelle say that African Union backed force AMISOM has vacated the town with reports that the militant group Al-Shabaab has wrested control of the town. Residents… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News Illegal fishing vessels have forced us to be pirates, says Iranian vessel hijacker Pirates who seized Iranian ship have for the first time came forward to comment about the reason forced them to hijack ships. One of the pirates who seized Iranian ship,…
1 min read Storyline:National News Woman allegedly stabs husband to death in Baladweyn A man has allegedly been stabbed to death by his own wife after a week of spousal disputes between them last night in Baladweyn town. Abdi Adan 27, suffered several…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech, World Ahmed Mohamed: MIT, Facebook, Twitter and Google line-up to recruit bright teenager Tech giants MIT, Facebook, Twitter and Google are fighting over the teenager who was arrested after his teachers mistook his homemade clock for a bomb. Ahmed Mohamed has received an…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World More than 100 killed in South Sudan when oil truck explodes More than 100 people were killed in South Sudan when an oil truck exploded as a crowd tried to gather fuel from the vehicle after it had veered off the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Somali president says rebel attacks don’t mean resurgence Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has dismissed the capture of settlements by al Shabaab militants this month, saying they had no strategic value and it did not signal a resurgence…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech At least 250,000 people face food crisis in Somaliland, agencies warn A quarter of a million people in the breakaway region of Somaliland are facing acute food shortages due to poor harvests occasioned by rain shortages, a consortium of NGOs has…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Three soldiers die in landmine explosion in Jubbaland military base At least three Jubbalnd military officials have been killed and three others injured in a landmine explosion inside a military camp in Jubbaland, sources day. “The mine was burried under…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Burkina Faso ‘coup’: Presidential guard dissolves government Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso have announced the dissolution of the transitional government. A new “national democratic council” has taken control, an officer said on state television. Interim parliament…
1 min read Storyline:National News Convoy carrying Somali MPs attacked in Balaweyne A convoy escorting two Somalia Federal MPs was attacked yesterday in El-ali village in Baladweyne with two security wounded, sources say. The two lawmakers Dahir Amin Jesow and Mohamad Omar…