Somalia

By Mohamed Kahiye, VOA MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - Somali terrorist group al-Shabab has threatened to attack electoral delegates who will be choosing lawmakers in parliamentary elections beginning next week The Islamist militant group has threatened to disrupt the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in the Horn of...

By: MODuale Djibouti on Tuesday reported 198 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths bringing the total confirmed cases to 2468. Horndiplomat reports The new cases were reported out of 1043 laboratory tests. Djibouti has conducted a total of 23,140 COVID-19 tests so far with 14...

BY: REUTERS An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in a town in the country's semi-autonomous state of Galmudug, a security official said. The insurgents used car bombs in the assault on a military base in Galmudug's...

By: Staff writter Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed opposition party Himilo Qaran announced on Sunday that the party will sue Federal government for its travel restriction on the party leader from Mogadishu to Kismaayo. Ilyas Hassan, Member of the Somali Parliament and Foreign Affairs...

Turkey congratulated Somalia on Monday on the occasion of National Flag Day, the Turkish Embassy in Somalia wrote on Twitter account. "Turkey wholeheartedly congratulates Somalia on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the National Flag Day . We firmly believe that it will continue to...

Somalia's security agencies have kicked off plans to screen disengaged Al-Shabaab combatants who want to be reintegrated into communities. The UN mission in Somalia (UNSOM)-backed two-day conference that ended in Mogadishu on Thursday reviewed standard operating procedures and building the capacity of the National Intelligence...

By: The National President Sheikh Mohamed has ordered that Dh35 million of humanitarian aid be sent to Somalia to support its development and alleviate extreme poverty. The aid confirms the UAE’s keenness to help friendly countries and its efforts to develop its bilateral relations with Somalia, news agency Wam said. Somalia, which...

The COVID-19 pandemic, rising levels of hunger and malnutrition, and growing swarms of locusts are the backdrop for the 31st Session of the Regional Conference for Africa, starting today, convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. More than  80 Ministers and...

 By: MoDuale Domestic flights officially resume in Somalia more than three months after government suspended due to coronavirus. The resumption of flights was announced during a ceremony at Aden Adde Internationsl Airport in Mogadishu attended by Government officials. According to Senior Journalist Harun Maruf On July 2, ...

The Stakeholder Consultative meeting was organised by AU-IBAR with an aim of assuring sustainable livestock exports from all Somali regions. A total of 36 Somali participants from various Somali institutions participated in the discussions. Leading the delegations were the respective Livestock Ministers from Republic of...