TI Corruption Index: What you need to know Storyline:Business, National News Transparency International has released its 2017 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) placing Somalia in the bottom list alongside South Sudan and Syria while New Zealand and Denmark emerged as the least corrupt… 2 mins read
4 mins read Storyline:National News, The 9th President No reprieve for Farmaajo as Somalia fails to exit ‘most corrupt club’ By T. Roble Despite riding on an anti-graft platform and pledging radical surgery to rid the public sector of corruption, President Mohamed Farmaajo’s administration has not, even a dime managed…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Alarm as girls used as ‘human bombs’, global child soldier index shows By Children were used to fight in at least 18 conflicts since 2016 – including as ‘human bombs’ – despite a global ban on the use of children in war,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Somali soldiers complete engineering course in Mogadishu Somali National Army officers completed a four weeks engineering course conducted by the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) this week at General Dhagabadan Training Camp in Mogadishu. The training which…
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, Business, National News Two parliamentary committees say new sales tax illegal The newly introduced sales tax which saw traders in Mogadishu boycott business is unconstitutional, two parliamentary committees have said noting the government failed to seek parliamentary approval before implementing the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Police arrest two Al-Shabaab suspects in Garowe Two Al-Shabaab suspects were arrested Wednesday by security forces in Garowe after they attempted to sneak into the town on a vehicle transporting livestock. Nugal police commandant Col. Farah Warsame…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Trial of children in military courts still rampant in Somalia-HRW report BY FAUXILE KIBET The global campaign body Human Rights Watch has accused Somali Authorities of unlawfully detaining and at times prosecuting in military courts children with alleged ties to Islamist…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Kenya issues travel advisory on parts of South Sudan By Fauxile Kibet Kenya Wednesday warned its citizens against traveling to parts of South Sudan which are considered unsafe due to ongoing conflict. The travel advisory came a day after…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Building resilience key to ending droughts in Somalia-UN official The head of United Nations humanitarian efforts in Somalia today underlined the importance of improving communities’ resilience to better withstand the effects of recurring droughts, such as famines. “After a…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World U.N. issues blank statement on Syria, says it has run out of words The U.N. children’s fund UNICEF issued a blank “statement” on Tuesday to express its outrage at mass casualties among Syrian children in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta and neighboring…