Somalia

The 90-minute session at AOW Virtual (7-8 October 2020) (https://bit.ly/341BxCA) was the first opportunity to hear directly from SPA CEO Ibrahim Ali Hussein, following the official licensing round announcement on August 4. There is no doubt that Somalia has become a significantly more attractive prospect since the signing of the country’s...

Somali army refutes local officials' claims and says al-Shabab fighters were killed during operation with US soldiers. At least 10 civilians, including three children, have been killed in a joint raid by Somali forces and US troops in the country's south, local officials alleged, but...

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Military transport planes from the United Arab Emirates landed on the sleepy Yemeni island of Socotra last week, unloading tanks and troops as part of the Gulf Arab state’s drive to extend its influence over a strategic waterway flanked by...

Horndiplonat-Mayor of Mogadishu Abdirahman Omar Osman injured in explosion in his office, he is being evacuated to a hospital, officials. Early reports indicate an explosion occurred inside the HQs of Mogadishu. According to Senior Voa Journalists Harun Maruf Suspected suicide bombing at Mogadishu Mayor’s office....

By: AP A Somali migrant serving life in prison for people smuggling appeared in court on Monday to appeal his sentence, in a case backed by a group of European Parliament members who say he was wrongfully convicted.

By:Magdalene Mukami and Mohammed Dhaysane   Somalia is thriving due to aid from Turkey in mostly development and social projects through the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA). Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Tuesday, TIKA‘s coordinator in Somalia, Galip Yilmaz, noted that Turkish projects in Somalia have...

 Constructive engagement between the executive and legislative branches is  the viable option to prevent undoing progress in Somalia , writes Liban Ahmad The Somali Federal Parliament Speaker, Mohamed Mursal, issued a statement to the effect that the impeachment motion against President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo still stands. The Speaker's intervention...

Beijing, June 23 , 2019 - Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad, held a bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart, Mr. Wang Yi , in Beijing today. The Somali Foreign Minister, Ahmed Awad, praised the Chinese role in defending African...

Kenya Airways has reintroduced nonstop flights to Mogadishu, Somalia, in an effort to increase footprints within the region. The thrice-weekly flights will bring about nonstop travel, focusing on reduced travel time and enhanced accessibility between...

By: SKY NEWS Ramla Ali's historic appearance for Somalia at the Olympic Games ended in a unanimous decision defeat to Claudia Nechita in Tokyo. The 31-year-old became the first boxer ever to represent Somalia at the Olympics, but Ali was unable to progress further in the...