British MPs resoundingly reject Brexit deal for second time Storyline:World British MPs resoundingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a second time on Tuesday, plunging the country into further uncertainty just 17 days before it is due to… 5 mins read
5 mins read Storyline:National News, World 3,000 surrender from IS Syria bastion as end nears By Around 3,000 Islamic State members have surrendered from the group’s last holdout in Syria, Kurdish-led forces said Tuesday, as air raids and shelling resumed after a brief lull. A…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security US airstrike kills 8 Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle Eight Al-Shabaab militants were killed Monday in a US airstrike in Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia. The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said a statement Tuesday the airstrike in the…
1 min read Storyline:National News U.S. embassy in Somalia announces grant for female journalists The U.S. embassy in Somalia has announced a $5,000 grant for women journalists’ organisations in Somalia. In marking this year’s International Women’s Day, U.S. ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto hailed…
6 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech How the Internet Travels Across Oceans By THE NEW YORK TIMES Nearly 750,000 miles of cable already connect the continents to support our insatiable demand for communication and entertainment. Companies have typically pooled their resources to…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World As China prevails, France’s Macron shuffles his cards in Djibouti BY: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday sought to reassert the importance of France in its former colony Djibouti with Paris increasingly fearing China’s muscular role in Africa as it…
3 mins read Storyline:Archive, National News Let’s set aside political differences to rebuild Somalia-Sen. Abshir Senate first deputy speaker Senator Abshir Mohamed Ahmed has called for a political dialogue between the federal government and federal member states noting the frosty relations between the two levels…
2 mins read Storyline:National News AMISOM police chief among victims of Ethiopian air crash Acting Amisom Police Commissioner Christine Alalo was among those who perished in the ill-fated Ethiopian Airline that crashed Sunday, AMISOM and Uganda Police Headquarters have confirmed. AMISOM head Francisco Madeira…
1 min read Storyline:National News President Farmaajo arrives in Kampala for continental conference President Mohamed Farmaajo last night arrived Kampala of Uganda to attend the Africa Now Conference 2019 hosted by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda. President Farmajo and his delegation are…
2 mins read Storyline:National News KENYA: Man seeking routes to Somalia depressed, police say A Mandera law court has released a suspected Al-Shabaab spy on Monday over lack of evidence. Mr Backstone Agaro,53, who was charged before senior resident magistrate Duncan Mtai was arrested…