UK announces £25 million aid package for Somalia, supporting almost 1m people
LONDON: UK Minister for Africa Vicky Ford has announced a new £25 million ($31.4 million) aid package to provide vital services to almost a...
Ethiopia arrests four over hotel bomb attack
ADDIS ABAB - Ethiopian authorities have arrested four suspects in connection with the Sunday bomb attack at a hotel in the historic city...
International community calls for peaceful parliamentary leadership election
MOGADISHU - As elections for the Speakers and Deputy Speakers of Parliament take place this week, Somalia’s international partners urge that these processes...
Somali PM returns to the country after Geneva trip
MOGADISHU - Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has returned to the country after attending a conference in Geneva to discuss the country's...
Somali police boss suspended
MOGADISHU - The Minister of Security said in a statement that he had suspended the Chief of Police, Major General Abdi Hassan Mohamed...
Somali senate picks new leadership in Mogadishu election
MOGADISHU - Senator Abdi Hashi Abdullahi has been re-elected to the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, following today's election in Mogadishu.
Abdi Hashi...
Climate change and Russia’s war in Ukraine help push Somalia to the brink of...
After three consecutive years of almost no rain, the East African country of Somalia is in the grips of its worst drought in more...
500,000 people displaced by drought in Somalia in three months: UNHCR
MOGADISHU -- About 500,000 people have been displaced due to severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia in the first three months to March,...
Norway to strengthen efforts to combat hunger and alleviate need in Horn of Africa
‘Some 20 million people are facing severe hunger as a result of drought in the Horn of Africa. Norway is therefore strengthening its efforts...
Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France
Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far...















