Foreign envoys urge Somali Parliament to expedite Presidential poll Storyline:National News Foreign envoys in Somalia have called for swift formation of the Joint Ad Hoc Committee to facilitate the holding of the presidential… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News First and Second Deputy Senate Speakers elected in tightly contested race Galmudug Senator Abshir Bukhari beat six other candidates in a hotly contested election which ran into the third round Sunday to become the country’s first deputy speaker of the senate…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Veteran politician Abdi Hashi Abdullahi elected first Senate Speaker Long serving lawmaker and former minister of health and culture Abdi Hashi Abdullahi was Sunday elected the first Speaker of Somalia’s inaugural Senate in a contest that pitied him against…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Muslims countering hate: a new approach The head of a Minneapolis-based Muslim civil rights group says his organizationis taking a new approach to countering hateful messages – and he’s asking non-Muslims to get involved. Jaylani Hussein…
1 min read Storyline:National News Breaking News: Former Goobjoog Media Group CEO elected 1st deputy Speaker of Somalia’s Senate Abshir Mohamed Ahmed Bukhari was elected as the first deputy Speaker of the newly inaugurated Upper House chamber of Federal Parliament after defeating his opponents in the third round of polling…
13 mins read Storyline:National News, World What President Trump’s policies mean for Somalia and security in greater East Africa News last week that President Donald Trump had asked for a review of the US role in Somalia should worry frontline states like Kenya and Ethiopia. Over the past three…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Security officer injured in hand grenade attack in Baidoa One security officer has been injured in hand grenade attacks on residential house Saturday evening in Baidoa town in southern Somalia. Adan Bashiir, a Police in the town said that…
1 min read Storyline:National News Breaking News: Senate House elected new speaker Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, a former Federal MP, has won the election as Somalia’s first Senate after receiving majority votes against his rival opponent in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday. About…
1 min read Storyline:National News Election of senate leadership kicks off in Mogadishu The ballot to elect the speaker of the newly inaugurated Senate House has kicked off in Mogadishu, a day after the candidates conclude their campaign speeches at the provisional Hall…
1 min read Storyline:National News Traders count losses as goods worth thousands of US dollars burnt in Bo’le market fire in Mogadishu Traders at Suq-Bo’le market today woke up to losses after a fire razed down property worth thousands of US dollars on Saturday night. The fire is said to have started…