Security chiefs back to drawing board as al Shabaab attacks increase

NAIROBI, Kenya - More than 30 people, majority of them security officials have been killed in separate al Shabaab attacks near the Kenya-Somalia border...

Somali president set for a visit to Tanzania, push for EAC membership

MOGADISHU, Somalia - President Hassan Sheikh is expected to leave for Tanzania for working visit during which he will meet with President Samia Suluhu.   The...

Why women’s participation in the political process matters in Somalia

Somalia has a rich history of courageous women that have defied the odds to contribute towards the state-building process within their motherland, but they...

Somalia marks 63 years of independence

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has celebrated its 63rd anniversary of independence amid a divided country with the north claims to be a sovereign state.   President...

Bihi: We are fighting Al-Shabaab and Puntland troops in LasAnod

HARGEISA, Somalia - Speaking at the commemoration independence day event, marking June 26, the president of Somaliland spoke about the conflict in LasAnod...

Al-Shabaab assailants carry out attack in Lamu, Kenya

GARISSA, Kenya - At least five men were beheaded and many houses torched in an al Shabaab attack in Salama and Juhudi villages in...

Somaliland troops clash with SSC fighters near LasAnod city

LAS ANOD, Somalia - A fierce battle broke out on Sunday morning on the outskirts of Lasanod, the capital of Sool Region, which...

Ruto: I don’t regret reopening Kenya-Somalia border

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya President William Ruto has dismissed critics claiming the decision to reopen Kenya-Somalia border has resulted in a surge in al-Shabaab...

Sombre mood as Kenyan police officer who died in Al-Shabaab attack is buried

GARISSA, Kenya - A sombre mood engulfed Pombo Tano village in Kanduyi constituency, Bungoma county as an officer, Mike Ouma, 26 was laid to...

AU trains Somali police officers to sharpen skills on traffic management, road safety

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said it has wrapped up a two-week training of 55 Somali traffic police...

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Gollaha Shacabka ee Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya oo ansixiyay xeer muhiim ah

MOGADISHU (SMN) – Xildhibaannada Golaha Shacabka ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa maanta ansixiyay laba xeer muhiim ah, kuwaas oo kala ah Xeerka Caddaaladda Dhallinyarada...

Somali Parliament Approves Key Youth Justice, Income Tax Bills

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia approved two significant pieces of legislation on Monday, including the...

Ethiopia plans to buy 6 cargo ships to expand trade fleet

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia will purchase six new cargo ships to boost its maritime trade capabilities, the state-run Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise...