Nine people nabbed in security operation in Qoryooley Storyline:National News Nine suspected gunmen have been arrested after security forces launched security operation to smoke Al-Shabaab fighters from the villages around Qoryooley town in Lower Shaballe region. The town’s police commissioner… 1 min read
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Puntland and Galmudug forces withdraw from Galkaayo as peace pact takes effect Puntland and Galmudug forces withdrew from Galkaayo town Friday afternoon signaling a major milestone to the UN brokered peace deal signed last week with leaders from both sides pledging to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Minister’s guards in gun drama as vote ends in disarray in Jowhar Six delegates escaped death by a whisker while two people among them son of the region’s president and a woman were injured in deadly exchange of fire in Jowhar following…
1 min read Storyline:National News Mandera livestock to be vaccinated against foot-and-mouth, pneumonia Mandera has teamed up with World Bank to vaccinate 700,000 livestock against foot-and-mouth and pneumonia. The diseases are usually spread during the dry season due to movement of animals from…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somali interior minister makes comeback as he defeats his opponent with 46 votes over parliament seat in Adado Somalia’s interior minister, Abdirahman Mohamed Odawaa has made a comeback to the House after garnering 46 votes out of the possible 51. His opponent Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed managed five votes.…
1 min read Storyline:National News Plans to evacuate fighting forces from Galkaayo at standstill A brief confrontation between Puntland and Galmudug forces in Galkaayo has been reported. Prime Minister Abdirashid Ali Sharmake, Puntland President Abdiweli Ali Gaas and his counterpart President Abdikarim Guled and…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Minnesota man given 30 years prison for Islamic State ties -media By Reuters A Somali-American man in Minnesota was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison for conspiring to aid the Islamic State militant group, local media reported. The man,…
3 mins read Storyline:National News President’s Men make a come as November vote takes shape President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s closest allies among them former justice minister Farah Abdulkadir secured a return today to the August House bolstering the President’s candidature as the November 30 poll draws…
4 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech Kerry arrives at climate negotiations overshadowed by Trump U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hoped his presence at a Marrakesh conference to decide the finer points of an historic climate agreement would be a victory lap, capping off…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World Kenya sets fire to 5,000 illegal weapons in crime fight Kenya destroyed some 5,250 illegal firearms by fire on Tuesday as part of efforts to fight crimes like cattle rustling, carjackings and to eliminate threats from terrorism. The burning destroyed…