OBIT: Gen. Mohamed Ali Samatar- A history of survival and firsts through the storms Storyline:National News General Mohamed Ali Samatar, Somalia’s first and only vice president bowed out Friday at the age of 81 in Virginia, US after a checkered career spanning a half a century… 3 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News Puntland launches operations to bulldoze illegal buildings in Garowe The administration of the semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland on Saturday started pulling down different structures constructed in open spaces and other prohibited areas in suburbs of Garowe town. The exercise to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia to reopen National Library Soon, the president Somali president, Hassan Shiekh Mohamud said his government is planing to re-open Somali National Library which was destructed during the civil war that the horn of Africa nation went through 1990s. Speaking at…
2 mins read Storyline:National News AMISOM troops repulse Al-Shabaab’s Attack in Southern Somalia A convoy of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) has repulsed an ambush by Al-Shabaab fighters on Saturday morning at KM60 area on the outskirt of Mogadishu, a local official said.…
1 min read Storyline:National News Puntland is accused of fueling clan clashes in Mudug Traditional elders have accused the Semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland of fueling the clan clashes in villages near the border of Galmudug and Puntland. Somali clan militias on Saturday clashed with another…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World South Sudan opposition leader Machar seeks safety in neighbouring DRC By Reuters South Sudan’s opposition leader, Riek Machar, is in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said on Thursday, several weeks after he withdrew from the capital,…
1 min read Storyline:National News First and only vice president of Somalia dies at 85 in the US The former deputy president of Somalia (1987-1990), Mohamed Ali Samatar, has died at the age of 85 in Virginia, US, where he had been suffering from poor health, Somali government and family member…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Rwandan Police kill 3 people with suspected extremist ties Rwandan police said Friday they had killed three suspected extremists linked to the Somalia-based group al-Shabab and thought to be part of a “radicalization campaign aimed at recruiting jihadists.” This…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UN Security Council regrets polls delay in Somalia, urges adherence to new timelines The UN Security Council has expressed dismay over the delayed elections in Somalia calling on the country’s stakeholders to work constructively to implement the revised calendar without further delay. The…
1 min read Storyline:National News Federal police commanders visit at Police training academy in Adado The Commanders of the Somali Police force have paid visit to a Police training academy in Adado on Saturday amid over 400 new recruits are undergoing training in the centre.…
