Second pre-colonial Somali mayor for Mogadishu die at 89 Storyline:National News Former Mogadishu mayor Ahmed Mude Hussein died on Monday in Mogadishu after long illness, family member confirmed. The mayor who served the office for two terms (1958, 1966)died at the age of… 1 min read
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson dies after being shot with police Taser The 48-year-old, named locally as Dalian Atkinson, died around 90 minutes after he was hit by a stun gun in Meadow Close in the Trench area of Telford, Shropshire, at…
1 min read Storyline:National News Accident claims four in Northern Somalia Four people died on the spot on Monday morning after the car they were travelling collided with an oncoming lorry at Abdaal village, between Berbar and Hargeisa townships. According to the police, the…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somaliland president makes fourth cabinet reshuffle in less than a year The president of the breakaway region of Somaliland has announced a new cabinet reshuffle dropping eight ministers with several new faces taking up different portfolios. In a presidential decree issued…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Sports Kenya’s Sumgong evades protester to win Olympic marathon RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Kenyan Jemima Jelagat Sumgong evaded a protester who lept onto the Rio marathon course on Sunday to become the first woman from her country to…
1 min read Storyline:National News AMISOM and government soldiers launch operations in Lower Shabelle Somali forces backed African Union troopshave launch security operations in Between Balidoogle and Lego localities in Lower Shabelle region barely a day after remote control bomb targeted with AMISOM convoy passing in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UN envoy to Somalia, Keating commends Somalia for adopting Human Rights Law The UN special envoy to Somalia Michael Keating has lauded the signing into law of the National Human Rights Commission bill Monday by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud terming it a…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World One person injured in attack in Cologne – reports One person has been injured in an attack in Cologne, Germany, according to local media reports. Germany has been on high alert since a 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker who launched…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Ethiopian government donates food aid to Hiiraan residents The Ethiopian government has donated food aid to residents of Hiiraan who were displaced by floods early this year. The consignment that also included non-food items was donated to the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Nigerian police contingent undergo induction course Seventeen Nigerian police officers recently deployed to serve on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) yesterday began an intensive seven-day induction course to orient them with the functions of…