May 2016

Refugees from Somalia will no longer be accepted in Kenya, the government said Friday, citing security fears. Dr. Eng Karanja Kibicho, interior ministry principal secretary, announced that the government would…

Somalia’s Chief Justice Aidid Abdullahi Ilkahanaf, has welcomed his dismissal by a presidential decree. Ilka Hanaf was dismissed on Wednesday after holding the position since 2011. He thanked his colleagues for the…

Somali Islamic Cleric Association has called on the newly appointed Chief Justice, Ibrahim Idle Suleiman to functionalize the judicial service in country and fight the corruption in Somalia’s judicial department. The chairman of…

Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking a third consecutive monthly increase after four years of decline, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today. The FAO…

Somali troops backed by African Union Peace-Keeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)  have repelled a large scale attack by Al Shabaab fighters on AMISOM military near Bardhere town, witness said Friday.…

By Reuters Hundreds of thousands of mourning fans came out on Wednesday to bid a final farewell to Papa Wemba, the legendary Congolese singer who brought his tumultuous country’s music…

By Reuters A Malian court has sentenced two men to five years in jail for beating up Mali’s former interim president, Dioncounda Traore, during the occupation of his palace in…

Parliament will today debate the sacking of the immediate former Chief Justice Aidiid Elkahanaf Wednesday in what is expected to generate a lot of reactions given the timing of the…

At least six people including government soldiers have been injured when an improvised explosive device at Animal market in a Southern Somalia town went off Wednesday, witnesses said. According to local…