Somalia

MOGADISHU - More than 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said, in a fresh strike claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group. "The tally we have made so far indicates that more than 20 people, most...

The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are gravely concerned about the holding of a vote in the HirShabelle interim capital of Jowhar yesterday for a seat in the House...

By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar A suicide truck bomb hit the entrance of Somalia's biggest port on Sunday, killing at least 29 people, police said, an attack claimed by Islamist al Shabaab militants. The fighters said they were trying to disrupt protracted parliamentary elections -...

By:Christopher Williams, chief business correspondent The embattled energy explorer Soma Oil has failed to seal a deal with the Italian giant ENI to fund the next phase of its effort to open up Somali oil fields. Talks between the two for a “farm-in” partnership to share the...

Dayib refuses to participate in an election that has been ”marred by corruption, rigging, intimidation, violence and blatant disregard for the rule of law”. Finnish-Somali Fadumo Dayib is pulling out of the Somali presidential election. She announced her withdrawal on Twitter yesterday, Friday. Dayib writes that...

The National Leadership Forum has moved the Somali presidential election from November 30 to December 28. The forum came up with the recommendation after a two-day meeting in capital Mogadishu. The elections were to be held on October 30 but were shifted to November 30 before...

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) backed by Somalia National Security Forces (SNSS) on Friday arrested seven Al-Shabaab militants in Kismayo, southern Somalia during a security operation. The pan African body's mission said an improvised explosive device (IED) factory was destroyed and several weapons...

Horndiplomat-Top UN official urges Somali leaders to reach "clear decisions" on election malpractices, complaints received by the electoral disputes body Look Below Official Press Statement From The Office of the   United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia Amb.Micheal Keating   SOURCE:HORNDIPLOMAT

Transparency International, the anti-corruption organisation, together with Humanitarian Outcomes will publish a report on 13 December examining the main corruption risks in humanitarian operations in southern Somalia. At a time when the scale and complexity of humanitarian emergencies around the world is increasing, often in...

In 2013, African Union (AU) leaders committed to a future where the continent is free from the scourge of conflict; pledging to “end all wars in Africa by 2020”. But the high ideals of Vision 2020 – also referred to as “Silencing the Guns” –...