South West state to elect new president November- State Assembly Storyline:National News Presidential elections for South West state will take place November 17 this year, the State Assembly declared Monday as it closed its fourth session today. The Assembly also passed a… 2 mins read
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Bashir Mohamed named police chief as Hussein Osman picked for Intel agency Deputy police commissioner Bashir Abdi Mohamed has been promoted to head the police while former intelligence chief Gen. Bashir Mohamed Goobe will head the prisons as health assistant Hussein Osman…
5 mins read Storyline:Archive, Business, Opinions Making taxes work for the SDGs BY JAN WALLISER Taxation plays a fundamental role in effectively raising and allocating domestic resources for governments to deliver essential public services and achieve broader development goals. Recently, discussions about tax…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Drought bites in Puntland regions as locals struggle to get drinking water The drought situation in parts of Puntland has worsened with locals forced to travel distances to find drinking water, a government official has said. Karkar regional governor Abdullahi Mohamed Barre…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia still facing risk of famine, UN warns The UN has warned the drought situation in Somalia still remains critical warning of a ‘strong possibility that famine-type conditions would develop’. UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Peter de Clercq…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World West Africa’s extremism spreading as thousands flee homes By Associated Press West Africa’s extremist threat has moved into a new part of the vast Sahel region, with a previously calm area of Burkina Faso facing the kinds of…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Lawmaker terms new tax selective, calls for nationwide implementation Federal MP Mohamed Abukato has lashed out at the government for what he termed as selective taxation noting the newly introduced sales tax should not be confined to Banaadir. Speaking…
3 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Bakaro market closed as traders protest new government tax Traders in the country’s largest market, Bakaro today boycotted business lamenting the introduction of a 5% sales tax by the government terming it as punitive but the government has maintained…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World All 66 people killed after plane crashes in central Iran A passenger plane has crashed in central Iran during a flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj, killing all 66 people on board, authorities said on Sunday. The…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News, Science & Tech Residents deploy local solutions and ingenuity to rescue ship in Bosaso A combination of enterprise, home-grown solutions and determination ultimately saved a ship carrying goods worth millions of dollars in Bosaso Friday. For five days, traders, local community and residents from…
