Three women voted in, former warlord locked out in Puntland Senate polls Storyline:11th Parliament, National News A former warlord whom the UN questioned his candidature for Puntland Senatorial race on grounds of violent history, Mohamed Hersi Morgan was floored in Thursday’s poll as Puntland concluded its… 3 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Galmudug Senators raise red flag over Galkaayo fighting, call for truce Newly elected Galmudug Senators have called for an end to incessant fighting in Galkaayo expressing concern over loss of lives and property in the recent clashes. The eight Senators said…
5 mins read Storyline:World Mosul offensive going faster than planned, Iraqi PM says By Reuters The offensive to seize back Mosul from Islamic State is going faster than planned, Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday, as Iraqi and Kurdish forces launched a new…
1 min read Storyline:National News Two died and six injured after Traffic Collision in Qardo Two civilians killed and six others injured after motor vehicle collision accident in the center of Qardo town – 250km to south of Puntland commercial city Bososo on Thursday. The…
1 min read Storyline:National News Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Mohamed released in Mogadishu Al Jazeera’s Hamza Mohamed was released Thursday after two days in detention in Mogadishu, the Qatari news network has confirmed. The network said the journalist was released without charges after…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Fresh fighting in Galkaayo breaks after days of fragile ceasefire Heavy clashes between Puntland and Galmdug state forces broke out Thursday morning in a village west of Galkaayo as fragile cease fire breaks down. No casualties were reported immediately. Goobjoog…
4 mins read Storyline:World ANALYSIS-Rigged elections? Nasty woman? Trump’s scorched earth tactics have little upside By Reuters Republican Donald Trump had one last chance at a nationally televised debate to reach out to the undecided voters he badly needs to keep his presidential campaign viable.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somaliland group protests Morgan’s candidature in Puntland senate polls A group representing victims of the 1988 massacre in Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa during Mohamed Siad Barre’s regime have called for the removal of Mohamed Hersi Mogan’s name from list of…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Al Jazeera says journalist and team detained in Somalia By Reuters Somali security agents have detained a British journalist working for television network Al Jazeera together with his cameraman and their driver and fixer, the Qatari channel said on…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Galmudug, Puntland defy UN, Jubbaland concedes, drops former warlord from Senate race A senior leader in the defunct Islamic Courts Union Abdifitah Mohamed Ali whose name first appeared in the Jubbaland senate list was dropped following international pressure not to include candidates…
