August 2020

Acting PM Mahdi Guled has appointed a five member probe team to investigate the gun attack in Mogadishu Central jail amid reports weapons had been smuggled into the facility prior…

.The UN has for efforts to stop a bill seeking to legalise child marriage in Somalia from being passed by the country’s parliament noting the law violates international law. UN…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese called for protests outside Baabda palace on Monday to demand President Michel Aoun step down after a massive explosion that has ignited anti-government protests and resignations…

Ethiopia has dismissed claims it recognizes Somaliland as an independent state noting it stands for the unity of Somalia. “Somaliland is part of the union of Somalia. It is not…

A Bill allegedly sneaked in by the Human Rights Committee in the Lower House seeking to legalise child marriages in Somalia has attracted sharp condemnation from the international and sparked…

When the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Somalia attention quickly turned to questions on whether the country is prepared to handle the pandemic considering the protocols that came…

A suicide bomb attack that hit the entrance of the 12th April Army Brigade in Mogadishu has killed eight people and injured 14 others, medical sources have said. Mogadishu based…

At least 12 people are reported to have died in heavy storms that hit coastal areas of Jubbaland. A further eight people are still missing while 21 boats were destroyed,…

By T. Roble The Lower House heavily amended the Public Finance Management Act stripping the Upper House of any role in the national budget process and accountability of public officials…