South Asia and the Somali industry of piracy
By: Dhaka Trıbune
The hijacking of MV Abdullah, the Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier and its crew of 23 by Somali pirates on March 12, while on a voyage from Maputo in Mozambique to Al Hamriyah in UAE, has highlighted...
Türkiye heads to polls on Sunday for local elections
By: TRT WORLD
Türkiye is heading to the polls on Sunday to elect city mayors, district mayors, and other local officials who will serve for the next five years, including in the hotly contested cities of Istanbul,...
Why Somaliland is home to 8,000 Kenyans
By: Citizen TV
8,000 Kenyans have secured jobs in Hargeisa, Somaliland They’re in the construction, education, and hospitality sectors Ndambuki: I have worked in Hargeisa for the past 4 years Abdiweli: Proprietors of many private schools are...
Somalia Parliament approves constitutional amendments
By: Anadolu Agency, Mohamed Dhaysane
Somalia's two houses of parliament unanimously approved four chapters of its constitution on Saturday, paving the way for a new political system in the country.
Sheikh Adan Mohamed...
Somalia hosts over 38,600 refugees, asylum-seekers: UNHCR
By: XINHUA
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday that Somalia is hosting 38,642 registered refugees and asylum-seekers as of February.
About 67 percent of them are women...
Somaliland: Cholera Outbreak In Somaliland Threatens Children’s Lives With Cases Surging -Save The Children
By: Save the Children
At least 156 cases and two mortalities of confirmed Cholera infections have been reported across Somaliland in the past three months, a surprise plunging community already in dire humanitarian needs into a state of...
Uganda launches first-ever interest-free Islamic banking
By: Anadolu Agency
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday officially launched national operations of the country's first interest-free commercial Islamic bank, allowing it to operate following Islamic principles.
President Museveni said at the...
Somaliland Aviation Authority says Emirates and Ethiopian Airlines Planes Nearly Collide Over Somali airspace
By: Staff writer
Somaliland Aviation Authority reports The Emirates UAE722 and Ethiopian Airline flight ETH690 barely missed a collision at 37,000 feet on March 24, 2024, at 12:43 AM East Africa Time. A harrowing near-miss occurred when...
Young Opposition Candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye Wins Senegal’s Presidential Election
By: NEWYORK TIMES
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who turned 44 on Monday, was little known until he received the backing of Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s most formidable opposition politician. Both men were released from jail only 10 days ago.
Somaliland President presents awards to winners of annual national Quran Recitation Competition
By M.A. Egge
Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, presented various prizes to the top three competitors who excelled in the annual national Quran competition always held during the holy month of Ramadan.
Amongst...
