Africa

By ELKANA JACOB @elkana_jacob A bullet was recovered from one of the female terror suspects gunned down in Mombasa's Central police station, in an autopsy led by government pathologist Johansen Oduor at Coast General hospital. According to Oduor, the exercise was minimal as was agreed with...

By: Xinhua Somali officials have recently extended congratulations on the 72nd founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China during a virtual reception. The officials expressed appreciation for the historic friendship between Somalia and China at the online reception held by the Chinese Embassy in Somalia...

 International partners* welcome the nomination of State-level Electoral Implementation Teams for Jubaland and Puntland, presented on 27 January. While overdue, this positive step can help to create conditions for the rapid implementation of the 17 September electoral model in an inclusive and consensual manner. International...

 The Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD expresses its concern on the recent development in Ethiopia, specifically the situation in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia which IGAD is following closely. IGAD calls the Government of Ethiopia and concerned parties to show restraint, work on de-escalating the...

Press-release by Solja 2-day training on improving journalists’ skills on Data-driven yeast conducted in Hargeisa which was organized by the Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) in collaboration with Data4change. During the training provided practical lessons on data collection, understanding, cleaning, and communication through technological tools designed...

GENEVA — Ethiopian official Tedros Adhanom Gheybreysus has been elected director-general of the World Health Organization. Tedros won the post in two rounds of balloting Tuesday, defeating Dr. David Nabarro of Britain and Dr. Sania Nishtar, a Pakistani cardiologist. The vote by 185 member states...

Mogadishu, 9 March 2021 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, condemned today's attack in which six mortar rounds landed within the perimeter of the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. No United Nations facilities...

Addis Ababa, October 20, 2017 (FBC) –Ethiopia has provided medical supplies for victims of the recent terrorist attack occurred in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. A plan carrying the medical supplies reached at Mogadishu airport early today. The international communities, including Djibouti, Kenya, Qatar and Turkey,...

By Staff writer Senator Jim Risch, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee urges the Biden administration to engage with Somaliland, “I’ve urged the US State Department to engage with Somaliland and not ignore its...

Millions of Muslims across the world are today (Aug. 21) marking Eid al-Adha, an Islamic holiday that commemorates the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Like any celebration, the festival of sacrifice is a time for sharing, helping the poor and needy, reconnecting with friends and...