Jubaland picks final Senate seats in Kismayo
KISMAYO - Jubbaland has today concluded the election of senators joining Puntland, HirShabelle, and Somaliland which have wrapped up the exercise.
In today’s vote,...
AMISOM trains South West State Police to counter terrorism
BAIDOA - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has commenced a seven-day training programme to improve the capacity of the police in South...
Somalia invites Kuwaiti companies to invest in the country
MOGADISHU - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mohamed Abdirizak met on Wednesday in Kuwait, in the Kuwaiti capital, with CEOs,...
Somali PM slams Al-Shabaab’s move to torch food on carts
MOGADISHU - The Prime Minister of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble, has condemned the burning of food and property belonging to Somali businessmen by Al-Shabaab...
Somalia, UN mull ways of improving food systems
MOGADISHU - Somalia and the United Nations on Tuesday called for local action to improve the systems that produce and distribute the food in...
Somalia to seize ships fishing illegally in its waters
MOGADISHU - Somali Attorney General Suleiman Mohamed Mohamud on Tuesday warned that the Horn of Africa country will no longer tolerate foreign vessels that...
Somali ambassador visits Pakistan’s Naval Headquarters
MOGADISHU - Ambassador of Somalia Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi visited Naval Headquarters in Islamabad on Monday and met Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad...
Turkey is part of solution from Somalia to Afghanistan: FM Çavuşoğlu
ANKARA - Turkey is part of the solution in conflicts from Somalia to Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Tuesday.
In a keynote speech at...
PM Roble: Elections for Somalia Lower House to start next week
MOGADISHU - Elections of members of the Lower House will start next week, Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said.
The breakaway northwestern region of...
UN ramps up response to help drought-hit Somalis
MOGADISHU (Xinhua) - The United Nations humanitarian agency said Monday it has stepped up its response to support drought-stricken communities in Somalia especially in...