UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted the threats of transnational organized...
Kenya redeploys high commissioner to Somaliland breakaway region
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed a high commissioner to Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, a breakaway region in northern Somalia.
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Somalia is now in a state of climate emergency, says president
NAIROBI, Kenya - In an address at the 6th Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, stressed the existential threat of climate change and...
Somali national killed in South Africa
CAPE TOWN - A Somali businessman has been shot dead by South African gangs in South Africa.
The deceased was identified as Abdinasir Mohamud and...
Somali President pays a two-day visit to Qatar
DOHA - The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived on Tuesday evening, May 15, in Doha on...
UAE setting up mercenary force to be deployed in Somalia and Yemen
ABU DHABI, UAE - A former French special forces officer wants to create a highly-trained mercenary force for the United Arab Emirates, comprising at...
Somalia’s FM meets with Chinese ambassador
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abdisaid Muse Ali, received on Saturday in the capital, Mogadishu, the Ambassador of the...
Puntland parliament endorses constitution amendment motion
GAROWE, Somalia (SMN) - The lawmakers of Puntland have voted unanimously to approve a motion which paves the way for an amendment of the state...
Kenya denies recognising Somaliland as an independent state
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amb. Raychelle Omamo has revealed Somaliland is yet to submit an application to Kenya for recognition as an independent state,...
Puntland elects its all 11 senators in one-day election
Puntland parliament Wednesday elected all the 11 senators, becoming the first state to conclude the election of senators as other regional states such as...