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Somalia sets presidential election for Feb. 8

MOGADISHU Somalia will hold its presidential election on February 8, its electoral commission said Wednesday, after months of delays in a tortuous process for the conflict-torn country. Candidates will have until January 29 to register, the commission said in a statement. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a...

Somalia, South Sudan and Syria are the most corrupt countries in the world-Transparency International

Somalia, South Sudan and Syria are the most corrupt countries in the world, according to newly released figures. The UK has come in 10th at the other end of the corruption rankings, making it one of the world’s least corrupt countries, with Ireland 19th. Experts from...

28 Dead in Militant Attack on Somalia’s Capital Mogadishu Hotel

Somali officials say dozens of people were killed or wounded when al-Shabab militants attacked a Mogadishu hotel with two vehicle bombs and a gun assault Wednesday. Dr. Abdulkadir Abdirahman Aden, the head of ambulance services in Mogadishu, says medical teams have collected the bodies of...

Somalia:Massive Explosion Hits Dayah Hotel in Mogadishu (Photos)

Gunmen have fought their way into a hotel in the Somali capital after a suicide car bomb exploded at its gates, a police officer said Wednesday. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said dozens of people, including lawmakers, were thought to have been staying at Mogadishu's Dayah hotel...

International community calls for speedy election of Somali president

The international community on Sunday called for speedy formation of the Joint Ad Hoc Committee to facilitate the holding of a presidential poll by both houses of Somalia's parliament. In a joint statement issued in Mogadishu after the installation of the parliamentary leadership, which concluded...

Police Commander Killed in Attack in Somalia’s Middle Shebelle Region

By Harun Maruf The commander of police forces in Somalia's Middle Shebelle region was killed Saturday in a grenade attack at police headquarters in Jowhar town, officials told VOA. Major Khalif Abdulle Arfaye was fatally wounded in the blast, which left two other people wounded. Police station...

Burundian peacekeepers serving in Somalia to get salary arrears: AU official

Burundian soldiers of the African Mission in Somalia are to get their salaries after spending almost 12 months without payment, a senior African Union official said here Thursday while concluding a two-day visit in Burundi. "We want to respect Burundi's sovereignty. We have signed a...

Senior AU official begins visit in Burundi

The Commissioner for Peace and Security for the African Union, Smail Chergui, Wednesday afternoon started a two-day visit in Burundi amidst the east African country's threat to withdraw its peacekeepers from Somalia. Upon landing at Bujumbura International Airport, the senior AU official was welcomed by...

Remembering Somali scholar Dr. Hussein Tanzania

 There has been an outpouring of condolences for renowned Somali scholar Hussein Mohamed Adan known affectionately as Hussein Tanzania who passed away on Jan 14th at his home in Boston. Dr. Hussein Tanzania authored several books and was most known for being the founder of...

4 Al-Shabaab militants killed in southwest Somalia

A joint military operation of the Somali National Army and African Union forces AMISOM has felled at least four militants from the Somali-based militant group Al-Shabaab in the country's southwest region, a local administrator has said. Abshir Moalim Sharif, district deputy commissioner in Dinsoor district...