Somalia’s Puntland gets new president
Puntland, Somalia's northern semi-autonomous region, has elected a new president Tuesday.
Mr Said Abdullahi Deni emerged winner in the...
Somali Diplomat to UN: Don’t Interfere in Our Internal Affairs
UNITED NATIONS — Somalia's U.N. envoy Thursday urged the United Nations not to interfere in his country's internal affairs, two days after...
Somalia orders top U.N. official to leave
The government accused Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General, of interfering with internal affairs.
Haysom raised questions...
Somalia says kills 30 al-Shabab militants
The Somali National Army (SNA) on Sunday killed 30 al-Shabab militants, including two foreign nationals, in the southern town of Jilib, an...
Somalia Still Too Violent, Dangerous For US Citizens To Safely Visit – State Department
US citizens should continue to avoid visiting Somalia because violent crimes such as kidnapping and murder remain endemic throughout the country, the...
CLIMATE CHANGE FOCUS: Fighting drought with Somalia’s sand dams
The construction of sand dams which retain water above and below sand bars, is improving access to water supplies for people in...
Somalia’s South West State: A New President Installed, a Crisis Inflamed
On 19 December, local lawmakers in Somalia’s restive South West state elected Abdiasis Mohammed “Laftagareen” president in a controversial poll that is...
Kenya launches Coast Guard Service
NAIROBI: President Uhuru Kenyatta will today launch the Coast Guard Service to bolster the country’s maritime security at Liwatoni in Mombasa, Kenya’s coastal region.
Kenya’s...
UPD chairman Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrives in Kismayo
The chairman of the Union for Peace and Development (UPD) party Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Monday arrived in Kismayu the headquarters of Jubbaland state for...
Jubaland Executed Soldier who previously killed an elder
Jubaland state of Somalia’s Military Court had executed today a soldier who shot dead an elder in late October at Kismayo City.
Abdirizak Omar Abdullahi...