Somalia

Kenya has dismissed Somali accusations that it is interfering in Mogadishu's internal affairs Tensions between Nairobi and Mogadishu soar as they accuse each other of encroaching on border territory Kenya on Wednesday accused Somalia of an "unwarranted attack" on the...

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 03 April, 2020- Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the recent threats of intimidation and censorship against journalists reporting Covid-19 in Mogadishu and Hargeisa. On 30 March, during a meeting with the local journalists in Hargeisa, Somaliland’s Vice President,...

Two civilians were shot and killed by police enforcing a nightime curfew because of the coronavirus pandemic here in the capital late Friday. The shooting took place near the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) headquarters and the casualties...

London — War-torn Somalia launched its first ever licensing round Tuesday, offering seven of its offshore oil blocks, as it seeks to rekindle its quest for oil. Oil minister Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, speaking during his ministry's webinar launching the round,...

Mogadishu, 11th June 2020—The African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, has learnt with sadness about the death of the President of Burundi, H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza. “On behalf of the mission, I would like to express my deepest condolences to the...

Major opposition parties in Somalia are against the decision by the electoral body to postpone the 2020 elections, citing possibilities of inter-clan violence. The parties have interpreted the June 27 announcement by the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) as a...

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, flanked by government officials, addresses delegates inside a renovated Somalia's National Theatre in Mogadishu, the capital, on June 26, 2020. A Somali military court acquited radio journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur on August 5, 2020....

DAKAR, Senegal, January 7, 2023/ -- In line with its philosophy and character as an impact-driven social initiative, the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) (AFRIMA.org) has lent its voice to the lingering humanitarian crisis in the war-torn African country...

DP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and related immunization supplies in low- and lower-middle-income countries. The new partnership – with a multi-million dollar value – is the largest to date to...

Somalia’s opposition group on Tuesday accused President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo of undermining reconciliation after his office invited election stakeholders for dialogue, but excluded his rivals. Villa Somalia, the president’s official residence, announced a one-day forum between Farmaajo and leaders of...