Somalia

Five cargo planes destined for Mogadishu, Somalia, are stuck in Nairobi with miraa (khat) worth Sh60 million following the cancellation of flights to Somalia. Nyambene Miraa Traders Association spokesman Kimathi Munjuri, however, said other flights carrying the stimulant destined for Somaliland had left the country. On...

The Somalia presidency will now be contested by 23 candidates after one contender withdrew on Saturday. Mr Abdullahi Ali Hassan pulled out saying the field was too crowded. “I feel that the field is too crowded for a self respecting person to remain in the race,”...

By: AP A federal judge in Virginia has refused to vacate the life sentence handed down to a Somali man convicted in a 2010 attack on a U.S. Navy vessel off the coast of Africa. A judge in Norfolk issued a ruling Friday rejecting Mohamed Abdi...

Somalia has received $50 million in new aid from Saudi Arabia but the gesture does not change the central government’s decision to remain neutral in Riyadh’s dispute with fellow Gulf state Qatar, a senior Somali official said on Tuesday. The money follows a visit to...

BY CALEB WEISS | September 21st, 2016 | weiss.caleb2@gmail.com | @Weissenberg7 Shabaab’s flag seen flying in Mogokori’s town center Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, has claimed control of a town in the central Somalian region of Hiraan in recent days. According to local news...

Mogadishu, 8 March 2021 – On the occasion of International Women's Day, the United Nations in Somalia commends Somali women for their immense contributions to peace and development in the country and calls for decisive action by Somali leaders to ensure gender equality and full...

BY:ANADOLU AGENCY A suspected al-Shabaab terrorist was arrested in the Turkish capital Ankara, security sources said on Wednesday. The suspect, who was learned to have operated in Kenya, was nabbed in a joint operation by police and the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), said the source on...

Press- Statement Representatives of Qatar, Somalia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America met in Doha on Monday 5th of June 2023, in their 3rd meeting to discuss the current...

By Maximilian M. Meduna, Michael F. Harsch and Teresa Krug The United States is getting more involved in Somalia, the nation in the Horn of Africa that has been wrestling with violent conflict and political instability for nearly three decades. Since June, the United States...

Press Release In light of the tragic incident at Zoobe junction on Saturday, Dahabshiil group is donating $500,000 to victims of the attack. Dahabshiil Group pay through eDahab $250,000 to the injured and...