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GENEVA Switzerland on Thursday detained former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko, who is under investigation for crimes against humanity during the regime of ex-president Yahya Jammeh. The arrest and probe come as The Gambia Monday welcomed their new president Adama Barrow, who had fled to Senegal...

By:staff writer Somaliland Opposition Parties and their supporters held demonstrations in Hargeisa streets demanding timely presidential election as scheduled this November. The Police reportedly used live ammunition to disperse protesters. At least 3 opposition officials were arrested by the police and others were injured. The candidate of...

BY: Abdirahman Abdullahi Jibril (Awliyo Although we all know that life is temporary, at the same time death is inevitable and cannot be delayed. I personally feel great sorrow when I heard the passing of Ibrahim Hashi Jama.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Sudan on Sunday marking the first time a Turkish president visited the country. Erdoğan was greeted at the Khartoum International Airport by his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir. At a joint news conference following a closed-door meeting with Bashir, Erdoğan said...

By Harun Maruf Twelve members of Somalia’s security forces were killed, and two others wounded on Sunday following a powerful roadside explosion in the central state of Galmudug, officials said. The attack occurred near the village of El Dhere, 28 kilometers west of Dhusamareb town, during...

The Peninsula-The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) recently sponsored ‘Shida’, the Fourth Annual Forum of the Somali Community in Qatar, organised by Weyak, a Doha-based voluntary organisation that works to foster understanding of mental health issues with outreach activities both regionally and within...

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. His departure upends Trump's senior team after less than one...

By:CPA Introduction After ten years of election delays, finally the people of Somaliland are now expecting to elect their representatives of the Parliament. For the coming weeks, the Political Parties are finalizing the lists of the candidates of the House of Representatives and the Local Councils....

Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Eissa Awad and Qatar's ambassador Hassan bin Hamza Hashim on Sunday placed the cornerstone of the project to build the diplomatic institute, which is financed by Qatar Fund for Development. The project is one of many developmental schemes offered...

By: Bloomberg Somalian Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre announced a cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, including the appointment of Ahmed Moallim Fiqi as foreign affairs minister, his office said. The foreign minister’s position had...