ICRC calls for protection of civilians and medical staff in central Somalia conflict Storyline:National News, Security The humanitarian agency ICRC has called for protection of civilians, health care staff and medical facilities in Galkaayo following fighting there which has claimed dozens of lives and injured close… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News Lower House voting kicks off in Jubbaland and South West states Polls open today in Jubbaland and South West states with a total of 112 members of the Lower House expected to be elected at the end of exercise which could…
3 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech Ignoring Trump, UN talks seek to turn climate pledges into action By Reuters Almost 200 nations began work on Monday to turn promises for fighting climate change into action at a U.N. conference that played down threats to a 2015 global…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Iran: Political bids on crew hijacked by Somali pirates impossible Tehran says that a political approach to the case of a dozen Iranian fishermen who were hijacked by Somali pirates a year ago is impossible. “We have no relations with…
2 mins read Storyline:National News AU and SNA troops retake two villages from Al-Shabaab in central Somalia Somali forces backed by African Union troops captured two villages in Hiraan region from Al-Shabaab fighters after fierce fighting, AMISOM and SNA officials. The seized villages, Berhani and Berdere both…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Prospect of offshore oil offers mixed blessing for Somalia Somalia looks more likely to strike oil than gas in its long pursuit of offshore riches, making it easier for the African state to exploit any windfall but also potentially…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UN expresses concern over Galkaayo peace deal collapse United Nation has expressed concern over the recent breakdown of the ceasefire between the regional states in northern and central Somalia. Over 20 people killed and eighty others were injured…
6 mins read Storyline:National News INTERVIEW: Architecture around Somalia’s electoral process is finitely more robust than in 2012 – UN envoy Voting for the members of the Upper House took place on 10 October, and voting for members of the House of the People is taking place between 23 October and…
4 mins read Storyline:National News Pirates hit chemical tanker off Somalia A chemical tanker has been attached by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia in the first such incident in more than two years. The European Union Naval Force (EU…
1 min read Storyline:National News Lower House Elections need to be completed in the next 3 days, FIEIT Says The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) has called for the remaining federal states to expedite the Lower House elections, giving them 3 days. FIEIT who spoke to the press…
