UN independent expert highlights cross-cutting nature of human rights in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Wrapping up her second visit to the Horn of Africa country, the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in...
Somali president chairs meeting on fight against Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh chaired a National Security Committee meeting focused on accelerating efforts to eradicate terrorist groups.
Emphasis was...
Deni says ready for genuine dialogue to end Puntland electoral crisis
GAROWE, Somalia - Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni broke the silence about the escalating electoral rift in the Federal State which is on the...
Hormuud Telecom’s CEO, Ahmed Yusuf, Clinches CXO of the Year Award at Africa Tech...
Ahmed Mohamud Yusuf, Chairman of Hormuud Telecommunications Company in Somalia has won the prestigious CXO of the Year Award at the Africa Tech Festival...
At least 50 killed by floods in Somalia as heavy rains continue
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Floods caused by heavy rains that started in early October in Somalia have killed 50 people and displaced more than a...
Night-time Fire Sweeps Through a Main Market in Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A massive fire engulfed Mogadishu's second main market on Friday night, causing the loss of a large sum of money and property.
According...
The first two ships with Russian wheat went to Somalia and Burkina Faso
OREANDA-NEWS The first two wheat ships for Somalia and Burkina Faso have left Russia, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said during a visit to the...
Somali president convenes special meeting on security and Al-Shabaab war
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a closed-door meeting with military and police chiefs in Mogadishu on Thursday.
The defence minister...
Somali man ‘kills wife, 26, by stabbing her with screwdriver in Turkish hote
ISTANBUL, Turkey - A British tourist has been arrested after allegedly stabbing his 26-year-old wife to death in a Turkish hotel room.
The couple were...
Somalia facing worst flooding in century
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia is experiencing the worst climate-change-related floods in a century, wreaking havoc in many parts of the Horn of Africa country,...















