Two soldiers killed in fighting between SNA and Al-Shabab in Lower Shabelle Storyline:National News, Security Two Somali soldiers have been killed in firefight at Tihsiile village which is located in the outskirt of Warmahan town in Lower Shabelle region. The fighting broke out after Al-Shabaab… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News Puntland announces state burial for former leader Adde Former president of Puntland Mahmoud Isse Hirsi will be accorded state funeral in Bosaso, the state government has announced. Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said the body of Hirsi ‘Adde’…
5 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Somalia says it will resume printing currency soon Somalia intends to resume printing banknotes this year for the first time since the government collapsed in 1991. The governor of Somalia’s central bank, Bashir Issa Ali, told VOA in…
1 min read Storyline:National News Kigali International Airport ranked Second Best Airport In Africa Kigali International Airport has been given second-best airport in Africa and best in East Africa. The ranking was based on travellers’ response, where an acclaimed travel website asked them to…
1 min read Storyline:National News Security forces confiscate truck ladden with explosives in Mudug region A truck load loaded with explosives and military uniform has been confiscated on Friday by the security forces in the semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland. Four occupants have arrested in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News President Farmaajo seeks Arab League support to fight drought President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has called on the Arab League to support Somalia in alleviating the effects of the ongoing drought which the UN has warned is fast slipping into…
2 mins read Storyline:National News IFRC seeks 13 mln USD to help the hungry in Horn of Africa The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an appeal on Friday, seeking 13 million U.S. dollars to support nearly 475,000 people facing starvation in Kenya,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Refugees in Dadaab differ over court ruling to block Kenya refugee camp closure Kenyan court’s ruling to block the government’s decision to close the world’s largest refugee camp has elicited mixed reactions from the refugees, with some commending the move while others showed…
5 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions The Big Cheese: Why President Farmaajo holds so much hope for Somalia Why is there so much excitement around the former prime minister’s surprise appointment as Somalia’s new president? By Sakariye Cismaan On 8 February, the protracted Somalia elections finally came to…
2 mins read Storyline:Profiles The 9th President of Somalia -Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo elected Wednesday the 9th president of Somalia and the second since the end of the Transitional Federal Government. Farmaajo was born in 1962 two years after Somalia’s independence…
