Somalia

By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban   Somalia’s parliament, the House of the People, says the government’s formal handover of a Somali national to neighbouring Ethiopia was illegal. The parliamentary body set up to probe the circumstances surrounding the transfer of Mr. Abdikarin Sheikh Muse of the Ogaden National...

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 07 October, 2019 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) reminds journalists across the country to maintain professionalism and responsible reporting ahead of the upcoming regional and national elections in the country and stay away any activities that could endanger their safety. Ahead of the...

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,”...

The government of Somalia is paying a US lobbying firm Sh40 million ($400,000) through the end of this year to help it gain renewed funding for the country's army and to lift the Trump administration's ban on Somalis' travel to the US. The agreement with...

By:Mohamed A. Gaas A tribute to Amran Mahad, lead actress in Maalmo Dhaama Maanta (A Better Life than Today), an interactive drama helping young people to talk about both the opportunities and the obstacles that they face in Somalia. She died 3 November 2016 following...

by:Felix Njini & Nizar Manek U.S. sends troops to train, approves expanded military role Nation at war for three decades is battling al-Qaeda affiliate Almost a quarter century since the U.S. withdrew from Somalia after militiamen shot down two Black Hawk helicopters and special forces...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrives in Baidoa, the transitional capital of Somalia's southwest state, this is his first trip outside Somalia's capital city Mogadishu since his re-election on the 15th of this month. President Hassan's visit comes as he...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent Somalia's Puntland state president Said Abdullahi Deni has returned to the state capital Garowe, the  State vice president Ahmed Elmi Osman karash and other state officials have welcomed him at the airport. President Sa'eed Deni returned to Garowe after his...

  Dahabshil Bank International (DBI), today, officially opened its doors to business in Kismayu of Jubbaland. Farid Jama Suleiman, Minister Commerce of the Federal State of Jubbaland, stated that he was honored to be part of the DBI event since the Bank symbolized another notch up...

Kenya may have to study Somalia’s new President a lot more to know how the two countries’ relations will be under his leadership. Elected on Wednesday after incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud pulled out of the third round of voting and conceded defeat, Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo”...