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Amisom soldiers who were involved in a deadly fire confrontation with Somali forces Friday were ferrying victims of the twin attacks to hospital inside the UN facility in Mogadishu, Amisom…

Aid agencies in Somaliland have termed the recent government directive banning certain forms of female genital mutilation counter-productive in eradicating the practice. Save the Children, CARE International and International Rescue…

First emergency responders in Mogadishu this week got a first-hand experience on handling dead bodies during disasters in the first ever training conducted by the International Committee of the Red…

If one partner is training Somalis, we need to know they are training to be deployed where, in which front and for which purpose. By T. Roble All actors involved…

Politicians from South West State have welcomed the announcement of presidential election dates by the state assembly noting there was need for change. The politicians under the South West Salvation…

By  The UN Security Council on Saturday adopted a resolution calling for a 30-day cease-fire in Syria “without delay”. “All parties [should] cease hostilities without delay and commit to ensuring…

By T. Roble The International Monetary Fund has hailed Somalia’s public sector reform sounding upbeat on the country’s path towards debt relief. In its latest review under the IMF administered…

The Palestinian government has decried a U.S. decision to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May. This move “directly and deliberately violates the identity and existence of…

The death toll in the twin terror attacks in Mogadishu Friday has risen to 30, medical sources have said as some of those admitted succumbed to their injuries. The city’s…