Internet in eastern Ethiopia shut down after regional violence Storyline:National News, World BY Authorities have shut off Internet access in eastern Ethiopia amid an outbreak of violence there, residents said on Wednesday, a sign of the challenges facing reformist Prime Minister… 3 mins read
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security One person killed, three injured in KDF airstrikes in Gedo Kenya Defence Forces fighter jets launched major air strikes against Al Shabaab camps in the outskirts of El Wak in Gedo region southern Somalia Wednesday. Locals said the strikes led…
7 mins read Storyline:Archive Somalia Partnership Forum Issued No-confidence Communiqué in Brussels By Mohamud M Uluso The European Union (EU) and Swedish Government hosted the 2nd meeting of Somalia Partnership Forum (SPF) in Brussels, Belgium, on July 16-17, 2018, to assess the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Which way for Somalia in Saudi-Canada row? By T. RobleSomalia has weighed in into the Saudi-Arabia-Canada diplomatic row declaring its support for the Saudi Kingdom contrary to its neutrality stance on foreign diplomatic tussles. In a statement…
4 mins read Storyline:World Malaysian ex-PM Najib charged with money-laundering By Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak was hit with new charges Wednesday linked to a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal that contributed to his shock election defeat in May. Appearing at…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Al-Shabaab serve as double agents in govt-former Security spokesman Al-Shabaab militants work within the Somali government as double agents, a former Security spokesman has sensationally claimed. In an interview with the respected US magazine Foreign Policy, Abdulaziz Ali Ibrahim…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security A businessman shot dead in Bosaso, northeast Somalia Unknown gunmen have shot and killed a well-known businessman in the coastal town of Bosaso, northeast of Somalia last night. Two men armed with pistols gunned down a businessman identified…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Ethiopia signs deal with Oromo rebels to end hostilities BY Ethiopia’s government has signed an agreement to end hostilities with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), which it had previously labelled a “terrorist movement”. The deal signed in the Eritrean…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Somali special forces capture four villages in Lower Shabelle region Special Forces unit Danab Tuesday wrestled control of four villages in Balaa’d district in Lower Shabelle regions from the militant group Al-Shabaab. Balaad District commissioner Nuur Shueb quoted by the…
1 min read Storyline:National News Health crises in Wajid district of Bay region, Somalia Residents in Wajid district of Bay region Southern Somalia have expressed their concern over hardship in their district. They said that the community living in Wajid district are facing lack of social…