Congo’s Kabila names opposition figure Tshibala prime minister Storyline:World By Reuters Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila named a former member of the largest opposition party as prime minister on Friday, a move likely to further divide Kabila’s… 3 mins read
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security President Farmaajo declares Somalia at war, purges security apparatus We are in a state of war and I am calling on all Somalis to collaborate with us, President Farmaajo announced Thursday vowing to crash the militant group Al-Shabaab a…
6 mins read Storyline:Business Multi-million dollar deal for Somaliland’s historic port sparks land rush The land along the road into Berbera is barren and empty. Somaliland’s small, rusty Gulf of Aden port which for centuries made the town prosperous rises suddenly out of the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Sanbaloolshe returns to intelligence, Mogadishu mayor axed in security shake-up Former head of the intelligence agency NISA Abdullahi Sanbalooshe has been re-appointed in the same capacity as Mogadishu mayor Yusuf Jima’ale is relieved of his duties to be replaced by…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Bodies of Somali refugees killed in Yemen attack yet to be buried as families seek answers The bodies of Somali refugees killed in suspected gunship attack in the coast of Yemen are yet to be buried about three weeks after the attack while some families are…
5 mins read Storyline:World Refugees recount South Sudan attack: “If you ran, you got shot” It started out as a normal Monday morning in Pajok in South Sudan – children walking to school, shopkeepers raising their shutters and hawkers laying out their wares in the…
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News UAE naval base deal threat to Somali and Horn of Africa stability- Parliament Somali Parliament Wednesday warned the naval base deal between the break-away region of Somaliland and the United Arab Emirates could cause a further political instability in Somalia and the rest…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Top offices, security sector major gainers in new budget Offices of the President, Prime Minister and parliament gained most in the quarterly budget released this week which saw the finance minister raise income and sales tax to finance the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Car bomb explosion hits restaurant opposite Internal Security HQs A vehicle laden with explosives has gone off outside a restaurant opposite the Internal Security headquarters in Mogadishu with initial reports indicating possible casualties. Besides the security headquarters, the area…
3 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Income tax shoots up as Finance Minister ups domestic borrowing Local and foreign employees earning a monthly income of more than $200 will be subjected to an income tax ranging between six and 12% while hotel owners in Mogadishu will…