Africa

By: REUTERS Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine was arrested on Tuesday after handing in his nomination papers to the election body, his party’s spokesman said. “They (police) used a hammer and broke the windows of his vehicle and forcefully dragged him out ... they bundled...

By: THE STAR Dry fish traders in Lamu county are pleading for the reopening of the Lamu-Somalia border to enable them to access their markets in the neighbouring country. A cross-border ban forbids traders from the two countries from interacting and doing business. The Kenyan government imposed...

By:XINHUA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday visited the Adama Industrial Park as well as the Eastern Industrial Zone. According to the Office of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, the two leaders during their...

By: Warsame Ali Khalif Galaydh Earlier last month, Dr. Ali Khalif Galaydh passed away in Jijiga, Ethiopia. For many Somalis, he was a methodical statesman, a brilliant orator, and a champion of Somali nationalism. He was Aabo for me, Milgo, Waleed, and Aisha. Growing up...

By Ahmed Mohammed Osman in Hargeisa and Njoki Mwangi in Nairobi    In June of 2019, while many of her peers were out socializing and having fun, Shukri Habib Saed was busy burning the midnight oil. She was determined to get the best possible grades in...

By: M. A. Egge The Somaliland nation has just witnessed the first fully-fledged batch of pioneering cadet officers, who have graduated from Abdillahi Askar Military Academy at Dararweyne, Sunday 31st Nov, 2020. While overseeing the passing-out parade of the officers at the academy, Somaliland President Musa...

ANKARA Several African nations offered condolences Saturday to Turkey after a deadly earthquake hit the Aegean coast. Thirty-nine people were killed and nearly 900 injured after a magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolted Izmir on Friday, the country's health minister said Saturday. Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo said: “We...

Somaliland now wants the United Nations to deal with the country as an independent nation from Somalia. The internationally unrecognized country has taken a swipe at the UN for disrespecting its sovereignty and working with Somalia to micromanage affairs in their country. As a result, Somaliland...

By MoDuale Somalia Ambassador to Turkey Jama Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday congratulated Turkey on the 97th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey. "I congratulate the Turkish government and people for their 97th anniversary of the RepublicDay. I wish peace and prosperity for Turkey. Somali and...

By:fanabc Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed along with high ranking government officials has today launched a 300 Km road Project in Somali Region. Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, President of Somali Region, Mustafa Oumer, President of Oromia Regional State Shimelis  Abdisa and other dignitaries have attended...