August 2016

By Hussein Hadafow Inter-universities basketball tournament, the first in more than 25 years will kick of November this year, the National Basketball Federation has announced. Federation President Abdullahi Noor Adani…

Senior Al-Shabaab commander was killed on Tuesday in fighting between Somali forces supported by AU troops and Al-Shabaab fighters in the south-central Bay region. The fighting took place outside Qansah-Dheere town after…

A French man allegedly cried “Allahu Akbar” during a stabbing attack that left a 21-year-old British woman dead in front of up to 30 onlookers at a backpackers hostel in…

Fifteen people have been killed when Somali and African Union troops clashed with Al-Shabaab Islamists in south-western Somalia, officials said Tuesday. The fighting took place on Monday outside Moragabey village in…

The mayor of the quake-hit town of Accumoli says a family of four has been located under the debris of a collapsed building and but there are no signs of…

Higher Education Minister Abdulkadir Hashi has called on universities in the country come with admission standards to ensure the quality of graduates meets world standards. Hashi said it was impractical…

Somali government has said it will announce three days of national mourning for the death of General Mohamed Ali Samatar, Somalia’s first and only vice president who bowed out Friday at the…

Fighters loyal to the Somali moderate Islamist Group have been conducting massive security operations in many areas under Dhusamareeb town region for the last 24 hours. These operations were conducted in several…

Nigeria’s military claimed Tuesday to have seriously injured Boko Haram’s elusive leader Abubakar Shekau and killed other commanders in an air strike on the Islamist group’s forest stronghold. Nigeria has…