Shabaab rakes in $3 million annually in ‘taxes’ from Mogadishu port-UN report Storyline:National News, Security The militant group Al-Shabaab rakes in $3 million annually in form of taxes from traders and shipping companies at the port of Mogadishu, a report by a UN Panel of… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech Internet outage to last for ‘unspecified time’-Hormuud Telecom Major parts of Somalia will be without internet for an ‘unspecified time’ the country’s largest telecommunications operator has warned barely two months since the country was plunged offline. Hormuud Telecom…
4 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions Trump’s short-sighted request to withdraw troops from Somalia By Katherine Zimmerman President Trump has requested plans to withdraw US troops from Somalia, where the US military is fighting al Qaeda’s local affiliate, al Shabaab. Among al Qaeda’s affiliates,…
5 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions Renewed at 75, with a sense of purpose as relevant as ever By Dr. QU Dongyu The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three-quarters of a century later, its mission has been made more relevant to the world…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Yemen’s warring parties start swap of 1,000 prisoners By Planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring parties in Yemen took off from three airports on Thursday in an operation to return about 1,000 men home across the front…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia inks five year cooperation deal with UN Somali government has signed a five-year framework of cooperation with the UN aimed at ‘achieving peace, stability, and prosperity for all Somalis’. The UN Cooperation Framework signed in Mogadishu Tuesday…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Somali forces seize 79 tones of sulphuric acid as country marks 3 years after truck bombing Somalia’s intelligence agency NISA said Wednesday it had seized close to 80 tons of sulphuric acid destined for the hands of the militant group Al-Shabaab as the country marks three…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World Trump demands troops pull-out from Somalia By President Donald Trump has told top advisers he wants to withdraw U.S. troops from Somalia, according to people familiar with the matter, allowing him to make good on campaign…
1 min read Storyline:National News Kismayo hotel attacker to face the firing squad One of the suspects in the Kismayo hotel attack that claimed 26 lives has been sentenced to death by a military court in the coastal city. The military booked Deeqow…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Two civilians killed in cross-fire between soldiers in Mogadishu Two civilians have been killed and three others injured following a clash between security forces in Kaaran district in the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu. Sources in the district told…