FLOODS UPDATE: Hundreds more displaced along Jubba and Shabelle rivers Storyline:National News Hundreds of families continue to move away from their homes in areas along Shabelle and Jubba rivers as floods inundate homes and farms. In Gedo region, residents of Elwak district… 2 mins read
7 mins read Storyline:Business, National News, Security EXCLUSIVE: Cypriot company to sue Somalia over coastguard deal default, claims €90.6m By T. Roble THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT entered into an ambitious €132m contract in 2013 with a Cyprus incorporated maritime company to build and supply six long range patrol vessels but the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News POSSIBLE RELEASE? Madobe meets ex-ONLF leader Muse The cabinet declared Muse a terrorist last year but the Federal Parliament differed Jubbaland president Ahmed Madobe’s meeting with former ONLF senior leader Abdikarim Muse aka Qalbidagax in Addis Ababa…
3 mins read Storyline:Business, National News EU signals €100m aid for Somalia to fast-track debt relief process The European Union is considering a €100 million package in direct support to Somalia in a bid to fast-track the debt relief process. The EU bloc said it had expressed…
1 min read Storyline:National News Hundreds of families facing starvation as floods destroy farmlands in Gedo region Hundreds of families in Saakow and Badhere districts in Gedo region have been robbed of livelihoods following heavy flooding in the area as Jubba River burst its banks. Locals told…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Burundi bans the BBC, VOA two weeks before referendum By Burundi suspended operations by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Voice of America on Friday, two weeks before a referendum that could extend the president’s rule for at least a…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Migrants trapped in Libyan detention center in ‘critical’ state: MSF By Reuters TUNIS (Reuters) – About 800 migrants in a government-run center in western Libya are being detained in worsening conditions without sufficient food or water, Doctors without Borders (MSF)…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Somalia identifies suspect in kidnapping of German nurse By A security guard employed by the International Committee of the Red Cross was involved in the kidnapping of a German nurse working for the organisation in Mogadishu, the Somali…
2 mins read Storyline:National News #WPFD2018: UN lauds Somali journalists for courage and commitment The UN has hailed Somali journalists for their commitment and courage to tell the truth despite the myriad challenges they face everyday including paying the ultimate price of death. UN…
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Mursal’s ten point pledge as he assumes L. House leadership As ambassador Mohamed Mursal took charge today as the next Speaker of the Lower House, Somalis will be watching how he intends to not only drive the legislative agenda but…