Somali Foreign Minister met with Norwegian Special Envoy
MOGADISHU - Abdisaid Muse received Heidi Elburgi in Mogadishu and discussed bilateral cooperation including conflict resolution initiatives and security transition.
The Minister thanked Norway’s...
Somalia leaders in deal to complete delayed polls by Feb 25
Mogadishu – Somali leaders announced on Sunday they had struck a deal to wrap up parliamentary elections by February 25, after repeated delays that...
Somali defense minister warns SNA against mixing with politics
MOGADISHU - Somali Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur once again warned the troops against mixing or being used in politics, threatening any...
Kenya to reopen border with Somalia
NAIROBI - The Kenyan government has announced that it will soon reopen its long border with Somalia, which has been closed for months.
The...
Fighting break out in central Somalia town
GURIEL - Reports from Guriceel town in the Galgadud region in the center of Somalia confirm that heavy fighting broke out in the...
Somali leaders continue talks on the election crisis
MOGADISHU - Leaders of the National Consultative Assembly (NCF) on Saturday resumed their talks in Mogadishu focusing on elections and security.
They have been consulting...
Puntland VP names a committee to resolve clan battle
The Vice President of Puntland State of Somalia, Mr Ahmed Elmi Osman Karaash, has appointed a committee to monitor, monitor, and implement the decision...
Somalia’s deadly drought fuels mass displacement
Already battered by climate change-related disasters such as floods and desert locust invasions, Somalia has now been in the grip of a deadly drought...
Jubbalad forces carry out an operation in Kismayo
KISMAYO - Jubbaland security forces reportedly carried out a major operation last night inside the coastal city of Kismayo, the capital of the Lower...
Al-Shabab militants killed in attack in central Somalia – officials
MOGADISHU - Somalia's regional forces in Galmudug State killed 17 al-Shabab militants who attempted to attack a local town early Friday, security officials said.
The...