Kenya will close world’s biggest refugee camp this year Storyline:National News By Reuters Kenya will close the world’s largest refugee camp this year because the facility housing Somalis displaced by decades of war poses an “existential threat”, Kenyan Deputy President William… 2 mins read
4 mins read Storyline:Archive OPINION: Collective action needed to combat humanitarian crises By Dr. Abdusalam H. Omer The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to be held in Istanbul in late May 2016 will certainly be an important turning point in the way we collectively…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Suicide bomber kills at least 12 recruits in Yemen’s Aden By Reuters A suicide bomber killed at least 12 army recruits and injured dozens of others in the Yemeni city of Aden on Monday, residents and a security official said,…
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News International community lauds Somali President’s move to legalise electoral model The international community has praised the declaration into law of the 2016 electoral model by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. In a joint statement, the UN, AU, EU, regional authority, IGAD…
3 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News President throws parliament off balance, draws support and ire of MPs The announcement from Villa Somalia Sunday that the president was invoking executive order to declare the 2016 electoral model which had hitherto stuck in Parliament for close to a month…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Turkey’s transport minister elected as head of ruling AK Party at congress By Reuters Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim was unanimously elected on Sunday as the new leader of the ruling AK Party and therefore the prime minister, allowing President Tayyip Erdogan…
4 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News EXCLUSIVE: Presidential decree on 2016 poll model was imperative for national interests- UN envoy Keating The UN Special Envoy to Somalia Michael Keating has lauded the move by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to declare the 2016 electoral model law Sunday noting the decree was imperative…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Burundi peace talks open in Tanzania with opposition criticism By Reuters Tanzania opened peace talks on Saturday in a bid to end a political crisis in Burundi, but some opponents said the absence of several leading opposition groups made…
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News President Mohamud declares 2016 electoral model law, by-passing parliament President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declared the 2016 electoral option law by invoking executive powers hence rendering the protracted parliamentary debate over the matter inconsequential. Citing articles 1, 22, 72,…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security At least 15 people die of hunger as 17 others perish in clan fighting in Baledweyne, central Somalia At least 15 people have died of hunger in the last 24 hours in Baledweyne as clan clashes claim 17 others in a week of fighting, area mayor has said.…