US will hold Somali govt accountable- Ambassador designate Storyline:National News The US will strive to hold the Somali government accountable to its people, US ambassadorial nominee to Somalia Donald Yamamoto has said pledging to support building of democratic institutions in… 2 mins read
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security 9 Al Shabab militants killed in Buurdhuubo in Gedo region, Somalia Nine Al-Shabaab militants among them two commanders were killed Friday by Somali special forces in an operation in Gedo region, a district official has said. Buurdhuubo District commissioner Hassan Mohamed…
5 mins read Storyline:National News, World Veteran US senator McCain halts cancer treatment Veteran US senator and war hero John McCain — a towering figure in American politics for decades — has stopped treatment for brain cancer, his family announced Friday, one year…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Hiraan Administration warns locals against backing warlords Hiran Governor Ahmed Maalin Sufurow has warned people supporting clan warlords fighting in the region. He said, “That his administration would take a strong action against anyone who tries to…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World A Somali man killed in Canada Reports from the Toronto-based Canadian Press are reporting the killing of a Somali national named Kaafi Bashir in Toronto. The body of the deceased was found in the city of…
2 mins read Storyline:National News ETHIOPIA: New Somali state leader announces change of name, flag The newly appointed President of the Somali state in Ethiopia Mustafa Omer has announced change of name and flag of the easterly Ethiopian state a day after he came into…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Govt’ soldiers fire at ambulance killing relative of deceased en route for burial Government soldiers shot at an ambulance transporting a deceased man for burial killing one of the family members aboard the vehicle Daynile district in Mogadishu, relatives said. Relatives of the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, at least five dead By Tunisia’s coast guard said it recovered the bodies of five migrants on Thursday whose boat sank as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Economist Mustafa Omer endorsed for president in Somali state in Ethiopia Mustafa Mohamed Omer a former UN staffer has been elected president of the Somali state in Ethiopia to replace Abdi Illey who was forced to resign last month following a…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia engages 3rd US lobby firm amid travel ban and military aid cut President Mohamed Farmaajo has engaged a third US PR firm to lobby Washington for favourable treatment in light of the travel ban and US aid cut to the military at…