Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla is dead
NAIROBI, Kenya - The Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla is dead. Ogolla died after a chopper he was travelling in alongside other officials...
Somalia’s foreign minister escapes assassination bid
MOGADISHU, Somalia (Sh.M.N) – Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdisaid Muse Ali, has survived an apparent assassination attempt on his life after an attack...
IGAD Center in Somalia Aims to Reduce Climate Change Impact
Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has opened a research center in Somalia to combat climate change. Severe drought and flooding displaced nearly half-a-million...
Somalia finally joins East African Community
ARUSHA, Tanzania - Somalia has formally been admitted to the East African Community (EAC), becoming the eighth member state to join the intergovernmental organisation.
This follows...
At Least 20 Killed as Somalia Troops Battle Moderate Islamist Militia
MOGADISHU - At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 wounded on Saturday when a moderate Islamist group clashed with Somali government...
UN agency calls for urgent action to address critical water needs in Somalia
UNICEF on Friday called for urgent action to address Somalia's critical water needs due to the worsening drought in the Horn of African country.
Some...
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...
Somalia joins Arab countries in condemnation of Israel attack on Gaza
NEW YORK, USA - Somalia has accepted and voted on a draft resolution from the Arab countries, which condemned the violations of the Israeli...
Somali military says senior Al-Shabaab commanders killed in operation
HARARDHERE, Somalia – The Somali military says it carried out a planned operation targeting the Al-Shabaab position in the central Mudug region amid a...
International community welcomes swearing in of new Somali MPs
Mogadishu – International partners welcome today’s swearing-in of newly-elected members of Somalia’s House of the People and Upper House. After a period of more than...