Ambassador Tarsan arrives back to Mogadishu after Kenya ousted him from the country Storyline:National News Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya, Mohamud Ahmed Nur Tarsan, arrived back to Mogadishu on early Sunday after the Kenyan government has last night ousted him to leave the country over an… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World Kenyan court sentences police officer to death for killing a detainee A Kenyan court on Thursday sentenced a former senior police officer to death for killing a detainee in his custody, one of the harshest punishments over widespread police brutality in…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World Burundi’s case against a pullout of its troops in Somalia The planned withdrawal of a further 1,000 troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), has been thrown into confusion after a directive by the African Union’s Peace Support…
1 min read Storyline:National News Kenya recalls ambassador to Somalia over water rights clash A top Kenyan official says the country has recalled its ambassador to Somalia and told the Somali ambassador to leave over an alleged land grab by Somalia. Foreign Affairs Principle…
1 min read Storyline:National News Puntland parliament approves the newly appointed cabinets Puntland state assembly has today anonymously approved the newly appointed cabinets by the state president Said Abdullahi Deni. A majority of 63 members present in today’s seating approved the cabinet…
2 mins read Storyline:National News IGAD welcomes call by AU for cancellation of Somalia debt The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), H.E. Amb (Eng.) Mahboub Maalim welcomes the “Key Decisions of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (February…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security AMISOM Commanders reach a consensus on military operations BY: Top military commanders of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have agreed on key operations and activities to be executed under the Mission’s new Concept of Operations (CONOPS),…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Nigeria elections postponed by a week BY: Presidential and parliamentary elections in Nigeria have been postponed by a week, five hours before the crunch vote was scheduled to take place. The elections will now be held on February…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somali Foreign Minister meets with his Swedish counterpart The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the federal government of Somalia, Mr Ahmed Isse Awad have yesterday met his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallström in Stockholm of Sweden.…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Ethiopia and Djibouti sign agreement to construct a pipeline project Ethiopia and Djibouti have signed an agreement to construct a 767km pipeline project linking the two countries. Ethiopia’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Dr Samuel Hurcato, and Minister of Energy…