Somalia

By Mohammed Dhaysane The IGAD Special Envoy for Somalia, Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, Ambassador Mohamed Ali Guyo commends all stakeholders in Galmudug for their commitment to the pursuit of reconciliation and democratic governance. Galmudug regional reconciliation conference which was supposed to start in...

By:Staff writer The Somalia and DR Congo presidents on Monday discussed steps to further improve bilateral relations. Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo and Congo President Félix Tshisekedi also exchanged views on regional developments. The aim of Monday's meeting between Somalia's farmajo and Congo's Félix Tshisekedi reportedly was...

Meet Ilwad, the 27 year old who has just been appointed a member of the advisory group of experts on youth, peace and security by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Before this honorary moment, Ilwad has been at the helm of the Elman...

Military convoy targeted in deadly suicide attack claimed by al-Shabab in Somali capital. A Somali general and several bodyguards have been killed after their military convoy was hit by a suicide car-bomb blast that was claimed by the hard-line Al-Shabab group. General Mohamed Roble Jimale, also...

By:ANADOLU ANKARA - Turkey is becoming a favorite destination for many Somali youth, to pursue higher education in order to realize their dreams. Muhammed Ahmed, who graduated in medicine from Antalya University located in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, had fancied to study in Turkey...

By: ALJAZEERA A small region in Somalia is at the centre of a growing power struggle in east Africa. The autonomous federal state of Jubaland is fertile and rich in resources but has been unstable for decades. Last month, 26 people died when Al Shabab...

By: Staff Writer Somalia lawmakers on Saturday voted no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and his cabinet. Horndiplomat reports Announcing the result of the vote, Mohamed Mursal, speaker of the Somali parliament, said on Saturday that 170 MPs in favour of no-confidence vote and...

By: BBC AFRICA The death toll from Somalia's ongoing floods has risen to 110, the UN humanitarian agency UN OCHA said on Sunday. More than one million people have been displaced and 2.4 million...

By:British Embassy In Somalia The British Embassy is seeking short videos and photographs from media students and early career journalists based in Somalia including Somaliland which demonstrate a positive, original and unique story about Somalia. To celebrate World Press Freedom Day and the ‘Global Conference for...

By The Informer A new battlefront between Somalia and Somaliland is emerging over the control of the airspace. This comes after Somalia signed agreements to transfer complete management of Somali airspace to Federal Somalia with International Civil Aviation Organisation and International Air Traffic Authority, the former having...