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A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least five people killed and 10 injured, the city’s governor says. The blast happened next to a passing military…

Mogadishu mayor Yusuf Jima’ale has temporarily stopped the campaign to remove signage written in foreign languages in Mogadishu and asked traders to continue the exercise on their own upon which…

A Kenyan doctor who was kidnapped by gunmen 18 months ago in Adado town, central Somalia has been rescued by Galmudug forces. The operation took place at Xilibi, which is…

Al-Shabaab ring leaders have been arrested in a joint security operation conducted by Somalia and AU peacekeeping mission forces in Diinsoor town, on Tuesday. Diinsoor district commissioner, Ibrahim Mohamed told…

Afgooye Administration has dismissed the victory claimed by Al-Shabab fighters in the latest battle in Afgoye town where the group said to have killed over seven government soldier on Mondays…

The European Union, EU has lamented Somalia’s slow efforts in developing a national security architecture essential for sustainable security noting that the this has clawed back efforts by Amisom and…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, led a delegation of ambassadors and senior representatives of the international community – the African Union, the European…

Lawmakers in Somalia’s Jubbaland parliament have passed a new budget totaling USD $12,372,273 for 2016 fiscal year after hours of intense debate on Tuesday. Of the 51 MPs in the…

Last week, IOM Somalia launched its study on the relationship between youth, employment and migration in Mogadishu, Kismayo and Baidoa. Nearly a third of the youth surveyed (33.7%) defined themselves…