David William Concar- new British ambassador to Somalia Storyline:Profiles David William Concar takes over as British new ambassador to Somalia in January 2017. He replaces Harriet Mathews whom the Foreign Office says will proceed to another diplomatic service appointment.… 1 min read
4 mins read Storyline:National News Trump, Romney have ‘far-reaching conversation’ at meeting Donald Trump met with Mitt Romney, once a fierce critic of the president-elect who is now being floated as a potential pick for secretary of state, on Saturday afternoon, setting…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Yemen truce strained by reports of airstrikes and fighting A truce aimed at ending more than a year of war in Yemenbegan on Saturday, although residents said fighting was still going on in parts of the country. The 48-hour…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somali FA conducts Club management workshop Somali football federation [SFF] has concluded a club management workshop for the ten teams of the country’s elite national football league. The workshop brought together club chairmen, coaches and captains from…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Over twenty Al-Shabaab suspects nabbed in operation in Mogadishu Joint forces from Somali government and African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) arrested over twenty Al-Shabaab suspects during a security operation in Hamar Jajab and Waberi district of Mogadishu. Police commissioner…
5 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia elections not credible, country’s Auditor General says Somalia’s ongoing parliamentary elections have no credibility becauses of vote buying, fraud, intimidation and violence, the country’s auditor general said in an exclusive interview with VOA Somali. Nur Jimale Farah…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Premier calls displaced residents to return to Galkaayo Somalia’s Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke has called on local residents who fled Galkaayo town in Central Somalia during fighting between forces loyal to Galmudug and Puntland States. Sharmarke said…
2 mins read Storyline:National News You will be dead, this is Mogadishu-polls commissioner warns of death threats A federal electoral commissioner has warned her life is in danger following what she termed as death threats from a cabinet minister in Mogadishu regarding delegate’s lists for Somaliland. Fardowsa…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Polls body suspends Jowhar vote over violence, mute on disciplinary action The Federal electoral body, FIEIT has suspended Lower House elections in HirShabelle following a gun fight Friday evening injuring two people but made no comment on disciplinary action. In a…
3 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech, World Under Trump shadow, climate talks set 2018 deadline to agree rules By Reuters Nearly 200 nations agreed around midnight on Friday to work out the rules for a landmark 2015 global deal to tackle climate change within two years in a…
