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Mogadishu/New York, 22 February 2021 – The political stresses currently gripping Somalia and the need for dialogue and compromise to resolve them featured strongly in the briefing today of the United Nations envoy to the country at a meeting of the world body’s Security Council. “Today’s...

By: Abdiaziz Ali Hussein On February 21 of every year, the world celebrates Mother Language Day. The idea of celebrating International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference and has been observed throughout the world...

 By:REUTERS One of five of Somalia’s regional governments said on Sunday it had rejected the inclusion of national President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in talks aimed at resolving a deadlock on a delayed election, exacerbating a crisis on the vote. Leaders in the two federal states, Puntland...

By:Standard Media A former judge of an international tribunal and a law lecturer in the UK are part of a team of eight hired to defend Kenya in a maritime dispute filed by Somalia. Prof Sean Murphy of George Washington School of Law will be leading...

By:MoDuale Somalia reported 257 more cases of COVID-19 to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 5,889.Horndiplomat reports Fawziya Abikar, the health minister said the majority of the latest cases were recorded in Banadir which have 255, Galmudug 1, Hirshabele 1, Abikar said nineteen...

By:UNNEWS In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Farhan Haq, Secretary-General António Guterres called on all parties to “exercise restraint and calm”. Gunfire erupted between Somali Government troops and opposition supporters during a protest march against delayed elections that turned violent. Demonstrators said that the Government forces had attacked them first and residents reported sporadic shooting and that rocket-propelled grenades had been fired, according to news sources. The violence followed fighting overnight that had subsided by Friday afternoon. Political impasse While...

By:Soschildrensvillages Aaden*, 23, of Somaliland stands out as a shining example of how a new skill can be the difference between poverty and prosperity. He learned how to make contemporary furniture and other building elements, like windows and doors, tables and shelves, out of aluminium. The...

BY:Journal Star PEORIA — The phrase, “You can’t gsSomo home again,” is too much of a reality for Bradley soccer player Saadiq Mohammed. The redshirt senior is listed as a midfielder from Somalia. But he actually has two home countries — Kenya, where he was born, and Somalia,...

By :Max Bearak, Washington post NAIROBI — Gun and mortar fire could be heard in central Mogadishu on Friday morning amid a lockdown imposed by the government — ostensibly in place to enforce social distancing, but timed to coincide with mass protests called by opposition...

By:FANABC Kenya is expected to complete the connection of its national grid with Ethiopia’s by June this year. Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter made the announcement and said the new connection will be ready for commissioning at the end of three months. “Kenya will venture into the...