U.S. strike kills nine Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia-AFRICOM Storyline:National News, Security Nine Al-Shabaab militants were killed in a US airstrike in southwestern Somalia Friday adding to more than 50 the number of Al-Shabaab militants felled by the drone strikes in less… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News S. West presidential polls put off for third time, set for Dec. 19 South West state electoral committee has for the third time postponed the presidential election which was scheduled for December 5. The electoral body which was re-constituted late November after the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security FGS deploy troops to SW state to boost the security ahead of the election The security situation of Baidoa the headquarter of the southwest state was tightened ahead of the presidential election on Wednesday. The federal government of Somalia has deployed heavy security forces…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Nine Al-Shabaab militants killed in joint offensive-Govt Nine Al-Shabaab militants were killed Friday in the southwestern region of Bay in a joint offensive between Somali and international forces, the government said. In a statement to newsrooms Saturday,…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Armed gang shot dead a school headmaster in Afgoye town Armed gang have early Tuesday gun down a school headmaster at Afgoye in Lower Shabelle region. Witnesses confirmed that armed gunmen with pistols have shot a number of bullets to…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World S.W state electoral committee postpones the election to 5th Dec The Southwest presidential election committee has the second time postponed the election date from 28th November to the 5th Dec 2018. The committee confirmed that the election will be held…
1 min read Storyline:National News S. West state assembly approves 15 new members to polls committee South State assembly Saturday voted in 15 new members to the state presidential election committee to replace those who quit early in the month. Out of the 132 legislators present…
1 min read Storyline:National News Acting S. West President warns ministers against use of public resource for campaigns The acting president of Southwest state Abdikadir Sharif Shekhuna has warned state ministers against misusing public property under their control and asked them to submit an inventory of all government…
1 min read Storyline:National News Body of woman raped and killed found in Barawe district Security forces in Barawe district in Lower Shablle region Sunday found the body of a 28 year woman whom medical tests note she was raped and then killed. Barawe District…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Stop meddling in S. West polls, civil society, professionals warn A group of professionals and civil society leaders from South West state have called for an end to meddling of state presidential elections pointing fingers at the federal government amid…