Somali forces repel Al-Shabaab attack on Afgooye Storyline:National News, Security Al-Shabaab on Thursday night raided a key Somali town Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu but were repulsed after fierce fighting, a senior military official has confirmed. Mohamed Mursal, a military… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News Three more MPs elected from Somaliland as poll nears close Deputy defence minister Mohamed Ali Hagaa has been elected MP in the ongoing Lower House elections for Somaliland as the exercise comes to its penultimate end. Hagaa garnered 50 votes…
3 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech World temperatures hit new high in 2016 for third year in a row World temperatures hit a record high for the third year in a row in 2016, creeping closer to a ceiling set for global warming with extremes including unprecedented heat in…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World W.African leaders hold crisis talks as Gambia leader’s mandate ends By Reuters Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz flew to Senegal to meet with President Macky Sall after last-ditch talks in Gambia aimed at resolving a crisis over the transfer…
2 mins read Storyline:National News AU negotiates deal with Burundi over Amisom withdrawal threat The African Union has sent its Peace Commissioner to Burundi to broker a deal with the East African nation following threats by President Pierre Nkurunziza to withdraw his troops serving…
2 mins read Storyline:Business Kenyan supermarket chain Nakumatt agrees stake sale to fund for $75 mln By Reuters Privately-owned Nakumatt, Kenya’s biggest supermarket chain by sales, has agreed to sell a 25 percent stake to a foreign fund for $75 million, part of an effort to…
1 min read Storyline:National News Saudi Arabia names first envoy to Somalia since 1990s President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on Wednesday received credentials from Saudi-Arabia’s first ambassador to Somalia since…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Rive Shabelle is drying up Somalia’s Shabelle river which passes through Hiiraan, Middle Shabelle and Lower Shabelle regions is close run dry amid intense drought in the war-torn country. Hundreds of thousands and their livestock suffer…
2 mins read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Somali Fishermen in Elbur complain about illegal vessels Fishermen in El-Buur Coastal town of north-eastern Somalia have complained about illegal fishing vessels that are proliferating at an alarming rate. They have said that they are to stop their…
1 min read Storyline:National News Al-Shabaab attacks increases following security lapse in Lower Shabelle region Incompetence and failing to address the insecurity by the federal and regional government has been sped up Al-Shabaab attacks that engulfed Lower Shabelle region, local official said Wednesday. Lower Shabelle…
