Mogadishu military court condemns navy officer to death for murder Storyline:National News, Security A military court in Mogadishu Tuesday sentenced to death a navy officer found guilty of killing his senior Admiral Sa’id Adan Yusuf. The first degree court condemned Abdinasir Hosh to… 1 min read
7 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions Commentary: How democracy’s spread dashed dreams of liberalism “South Africa’s Zuma is out” was the Washington Post’s headline on Thursday morning. “Will things actually get better?” The question signifies more than journalistic skepticism. It points to a shift…
1 min read Storyline:National News Hawiye clan elder and spokesman Ahmed Diriye passes on The elder and spokesman of the Hawiye clan Ahmed Diriye passed on in Mogadishu Monday night following ill-health, the family has said. The outspoken elder aged 75 was known for…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Somalia lacks capacity to role out nationwide tax system-Finance Minister Lack of capacity and skills remains a major challenge to mobilizing domestic revenue collection, Finance Minister Abdirahman Beileh has said. Beileh said the government was not in a position to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News South West state to elect new president November- State Assembly Presidential elections for South West state will take place November 17 this year, the State Assembly declared Monday as it closed its fourth session today. The Assembly also passed a…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Bashir Mohamed named police chief as Hussein Osman picked for Intel agency Deputy police commissioner Bashir Abdi Mohamed has been promoted to head the police while former intelligence chief Gen. Bashir Mohamed Goobe will head the prisons as health assistant Hussein Osman…
5 mins read Storyline:Archive, Business, Opinions Making taxes work for the SDGs BY JAN WALLISER Taxation plays a fundamental role in effectively raising and allocating domestic resources for governments to deliver essential public services and achieve broader development goals. Recently, discussions about tax…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Drought bites in Puntland regions as locals struggle to get drinking water The drought situation in parts of Puntland has worsened with locals forced to travel distances to find drinking water, a government official has said. Karkar regional governor Abdullahi Mohamed Barre…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia still facing risk of famine, UN warns The UN has warned the drought situation in Somalia still remains critical warning of a ‘strong possibility that famine-type conditions would develop’. UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Peter de Clercq…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World West Africa’s extremism spreading as thousands flee homes By Associated Press West Africa’s extremist threat has moved into a new part of the vast Sahel region, with a previously calm area of Burkina Faso facing the kinds of…
