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By Michael Gerson Opinion writer July 17 at 7:33 PM BAIDOA, Somalia This town was liberated from the control of al-Shabab (an Islamist insurgent group) five years ago. But “liberated” is a relative term. The security bubble created by the presence of U.N. and Ethiopian military...

Amid cheers and applause from the gathered officials and guest, Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail (Saylici) has on Tuesday officially cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of multimillion ultra-modern premises of Dahabshiil International Bank and Damal Hotel in the port city of Berbera. The...

By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban  After over three weeks outage, Somalia has its internet connection restored, journalists in the Horn of Africa nation are reporting. Reports, however, indicate that it is not a full restoration given that places in South and Central Somalia all have connection. Other...

Today (July 17, 2017) marks exactly a year since the African Union (A.U.) launched the African passport in Kigali, Rwanda. The first copies were issued to Rwandan president, Paul Kagame and the then-A.U. President, Idris Deby Itno of Chad during the 27th A.U. summit held...

Kenyan mobile phone subscribers rank highest in the list of potential victims of scammers besides receiving many unwanted calls. Findings of the latest survey by caller identity device provider Truecaller, reported in the Truecaller Insights Special Report: The Top 20 Countries Affected by Spam Calls,...

By Alex Zietlow - The Washington Times - Sunday, July 16, 2017 Though scarred by memories of election-related violence a decade ago, Kenya’s voters would rather have a fair and credible result in next month’s hotly contested presidential election than an inconclusive but peaceful vote. Analysts...

Abdur Rahman Alfa ShabanKENYA-Three African countries made the top 10 on the medals table of the 18th International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) youth championship in Kenya. South Africa, hosts Kenya and neighbouring Ethiopia made the continent proud. South Africa topped the medals table with...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A severed marine cable has left Somalia without internet for weeks, triggering losses for businesses, residents said, and adding a layer of chaos in a country where Islamist insurgents are carrying out a campaign of bombings and killings. Abdi Anshuur, Somalia's minister...

by:Ismail Akwei  SOMALIA-After Islamist group al Shabaab’s ban on the Somali Shilling in the central and southern regions under its control over alleged influx of fake notes, some traders are reported to have resorted to the use of Ethiopian Birr. According to a report by Somalia’s...

Mogadishu-The internet has been down in Somalia since June 24, when an anchor from a Swiss-owned ship, MSC Alice, cut the single fibre cable that links Somalia to the rest of the world. The fallout has been immense, with the government declaring that the country...