UN allocates $8M for early response to drought in Somalia
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has allocated US$8 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund for early action in response to drought in Somalia.
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Somali MPs receives their certificates following election
MOGADISHU - The Prime Minister of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble has lauded FEIT for issuing certificates for the new MPs of the 11th...
Somalia rejects AU proposal for hybrid forces
MOGADISHU - The Somali government has rejected an African Union (AU) proposal for a joint stabilization mission with the United Nations (UN) to...
Somalia’s President Meets with Federal Parliament in National Unity Bid
MOGADISHU, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia hosted a dinner meeting with the Chairman and members of the Federal Parliament last night,...
Puntland Security Forces Intercept Explosives and Capture Suspect in Bosaso
BOSASO, Somalia - In a significant security operation, Puntland's naval forces have successfully apprehended a suspect and confiscated a cache of explosives, including hand...
Somali Ambassador Meets Ugandan Officials to Boost Bilateral Ties
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Somali Ambassador to Uganda, Fardowsa Mohamed Qanyare, met with Vincent Bagira, the Permanent Secretary of Uganda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
Lower House speaker makes his first appointment since assumed office
MOGADISHU - Somali parliament speaker Sheikh Adan Madobe made his first appointment since being elected as Lower House speaker on April 27th.
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‘We know how violence ends, and the consequences,’ Somalia’s president tells Arab News
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia knows from bitter experience that a political end cannot be reached by means of violence, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the Somali...
Prominent Traditional Elder Gunned Down Near Jowhar, Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Gunmen have claimed the life of a distinguished traditional elder, Hassan Ali Muude, on the outskirts of Jowhar town, the capital...
Uganda lost 54 soldiers during recent al-Shabaab attack in Somalia
KAMPALA, Uganda - President Yoweri Museveni said Saturday that Uganda lost 54 soldiers, including a commander, when al-Shabaab militants attacked a Ugandan peacekeeping force's...