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Somalia:President Farmajo asks Parliamentarians to drop petition against cabinet

  Mogadishu (HOL) - President Farmajo pushed back against Parliamentarians who are petitioning the proposed cabinet on Monday morning, saying that he had full confidence in the new team. Fresh off the heels of a IGAD heads of state summit, the President arrived in Mogadishu to...

Somaliland MFA: We’re not a part of Somalia, Mr. Trump, and we don’t belong in your ban

By Saad Ali Shire Saad Ali Shire is the minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation for the Republic of Somaliland. Amid the discourse, debate and dissent over President Trump’s emerging foreign-policy agenda, there is one thing on which most would agree: The new administration will...

Kenyan forces kill 31 al Shabaab militants in Somalia -statement

  Kenyan troops in Somalia killed 31 Islamist al Shabaab militants in a raid on two of their bases in the southern Somali region of Jubbaland, the Kenyan military said on Monday. The East African nation has thousands of its forces in the African Union Mission...

Yemen: Attack on Refugee Boat Likely War Crime

An apparent Saudi-led coalition attack on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the coast of Yemen highlights the need for accountability on the second anniversary of the Yemeni armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today.Several witnesses reported that on March 16, 2017, a helicopter...

Laptop ban hits Dubai for 1.1m weekend travellers

Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the US Saturday, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Around 1.1 million people are expected to pass through the world's busiest...

WATCH:AU programs in Somalia stalled due to lack of funds

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Daniel Arapmoi Press TV, Kampala The African Union is grappling with lack of funds to maintain thousands of its troops deployed in Somalia. The problem is mainly blamed on a200 million cut in annual stipend by the European Union. Press TV’s Daniel Arapmoi has filed this report...

Uganda , Somalia’s leaders discuss security

President Yoweri Museveni and his counterpart, the newly elected Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, today held a bilateral meeting during which they discussed the security situation in the Horn of Africa and development in Somalia. “I congratulate you on two counts; One, your recent victory...

Somaliland’s New Frontier: Stormwater Capture

by Adan Iman Currently the eastern part of Somaliland, a large swath of territory, which includes the regions of Togdheer, Sool and Sanag is being ravaged by a debilitating famine, the like of which has not been seen in memory. The western part of the...

Kenya:President Kenyatta roots for increased support for Somalia

President Uhuru Kenyatta today made an appeal to the international community to act right to fully bring back Somalia into the fold of the international community of nations as he rooted for durable solutions to the Somali refugees problem. President Kenyatta said the recent presidential...

Indonesian education index lower than Philippines, Ethiopia

A recent study commissioned by the Network for Education Watch Indonesia (JPPI) reveals the index of education services in Indonesia in 2016 ranks lower than the Philippines and Ethiopia. The Right to Education Index (RTEI) research shows that from indicators measured in the survey, which...