Somalia

By: Staff writer Somalia parliament votes to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's government mandate for two years. 149 MPs voted by a show of hands to approve. One-man, One vote elections to be held in under 2 years.  The resolution gives National Independent Electoral Commission Somalia...

By:AA Turkey on Saturday strongly condemned deadly terror attacks in Somalia. “We are saddened to receive the news that many soldiers and civilians lost their lives in Somalia today (3rd April) in the terrorist attacks targeting the Somali National Army troops and innocent civilians,” the Turkish...

For immediate release The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, condemned yesterday's attacks against the Somali National Army bases in Barire and Awdhegle towns in Lower Shabelle region. "We strongly condemn these attacks that targeted Somali forces. This is a vivid reminder...

By: Staff reporter At least 6 people were killed and 4 others injured in a suicide bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday evening, police and witnesses said. Police said four youths and a child were killed in the attack which occurred at 7:00...

By:Sputnik President Joe Biden has signed an order extending for at least another year US economic sanctions imposed on Somalia that were previously approved by presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, the White House announced in a press release. “The situation with respect to Somalia continues...

Press -release by Hormuud Salaam Foundation Hormuud Salaam Foundation says acquiring more oxygen plants will save lives  The Hormuud Salaam Foundation is urging the international community to donate $4 million to the Somalia Action Network, an independent relief committee, as the COVID-19 death rate rises, exacerbated by oxygen shortages. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Hormuud Telecom and Salaam...

Galmudug State initiated yesterday the COVAX vaccination campaign with the State Vice-President, Ali Dahir Eid, the Speaker of Galmudug Parliament, Mohamed Nur Ga'al, and the Minister of Health, Dr. Abdiwali Abdillahi Jama, among the first to receive the jab. The UN Resident and Humanitarian...

By:WHO Somalia's outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) has been successfully stopped, with no international spread. Dr Hamid Jafari, Director of Polio Eradication for WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region, declared the outbreak closed a full 28 months after this strain of polio was last...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 27 March, 2021 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is alarmed by the increased attacks against the media professionals in Somalia with more than five incidents reported in February alone, making the press freedom situation more precarious. On 4 March, Somali police detained the Nation FM...

By: Staff reporter Expressing concern over the lingering electoral impasse in Somalia, the UK on Saturday urged the Somali leaders to reach a consensus on the electoral process. "The UK underlines the urgent need for Somali leaders to come together and reach a consensus on implementing...