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...
Somali PM apologises to UAE for seizing $9.6m at Mogadishu airport
MOGADISHU - Somalia has apologised to the United Arab Emirates for confiscating $9.6m in funds from a private jet at Mogadishu airport in 2018.
In a...
Tribal conflict renews in northern Somalia
SANAAG - Armed clan militias have taken control of OOD-LA ’village in Damalla-hagarre area of Sanaag region.
The militia reportedly buried water wells in...
Somalia receives funding from World Food Programme
CAIRO - The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Abdiwahab Ugas Hussein Khalif met with World Food Programme (WFP) representative in Somalia, Elkhidir...
NCC member beating drums of Mogadishu war – sources
MOGADISHU – Puntland state president Said Abdullahi Deni is doing his best to ensure the ongoing key talks of the National Consultative Council...
Heavy fighting reported in Puntland’s Qardho town
QARDHO - Reports from Puntland's Qardho town say heavy fighting broke out last night there between two factions within Puntland security forces.
The battle...
Somalia struggles to deal with drought and conflict
MOGADISHU - The Drought Relief Committee, appointed by the Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, has begun distributing government funds for drought relief, handing...