Six High Court judges axed, replacements unveiled Storyline:National News President Mohamed Farmaajo has relieved six high court judges of their jobs and announced new replacements save for one. In a statement Thursday from the Presidency, President Farmaajo said the… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News PM overrules Foreign Affairs, suspends Daud over graft allegations Barely three days after Foreign Affairs Ministry rubbished graft allegations by the Auditor General, Prime Minister Hassan Khaire has suspended the ministry’s assistant minister Mukhtar Daud. A statement from the…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Dozens killed, including children on a bus, in Yemen air strikes By Saudi-led coalition air strikes on Thursday killed dozens of people, including children traveling on a bus, in Yemen’s Saada province, Yemeni medical sources and the International Committee of the…
5 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions Somalia’s ‘sovereignty police’ stance only serves to hurt country’s interests By T. Roble Barely a week after President Mohamed Farmaajo stirred a diplomatic tiff with a close ally-Djibouti over his call for Eritrea sanctions ending, his administration is at it…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World South Sudan president Kiir grants Machar, other rebels amnesty By President Salva Kiir granted a general amnesty to rebels in South Sudan’s civil war, including his former deputy Riek Machar, as a rights organization said authorities in Africa’s youngest…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somali govt defends stance on Saudi-Canada row amid public criticism Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Awad said Somalia’s decision was guided by need to respect sovereignty Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Awad has defended Somalia’s stance on the Saudi-Canadian diplomatic row but noted the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security SNA conduct military operations in Lower Shabelle Somalia Somalia National Army (SNA) backed by allied AMISOM troops have launched a joint military operation to flush out Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle region and secure main supply routes in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Humanitarian Affairs PS resigns, cites differences with ministry leadership Hamza Said Hamza was appointed Humanitarian Affairs Minister in June to fill the vacancy left by former minister Dr. Maryan Qasim who quit last November Humanitarian Affairs permanent secretary Wayaki…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World Five Kenyan soldiers killed in a roadside blast BY Five Kenyan soldiers were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device in the eastern Lamu county, police sources said. “The officers were…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security AU in Somalia distances itself from comments on US magazine Senior Amisom soldier quoted by Foreign Policy likened Somalia’s recovery process to ‘cleaning a pig’ The African Union force in Somalia, Amisom has distanced itself from comments attributed to its…