Users in the Arab Gulf region reacted to the reports of Qatari involvement in the recent hostage release of Italian volunteer Silvia Romano after her captivity by al-Shabaab, pointing to Doha’s track record of facilitating finance of terror groups.
Romano,...
Somalia international partners welcome the commitment of the two leaders to continue the dialogue.
The below statement was signed by United Kingdom, African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Ethiopia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Intergovernmental Authority...
A man casts his ballot on November 16, 2016, in Baidoa, Somalia. PHOTO | SIMON MAINA | AFP
In the final week of June, Ms Halima Ismail, head of the National Independent Electoral Commission of Somalia , presented two options...
The tempo of al-Shabaab’s operations in Somalia has steadily increased, despite a dramatic escalation in U.S.-led drone strikes in Somalia. In July alone, al-Shabaab targeted the head of Somalia’s military and launched attacks on five different targets in a...
Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre announced on Saturday that he will run for the presidency in the next year's election.
“It is clear that our country has made a progress over the last 2 decades. I have served...
February 8 polls delayed as president and powerful regional leaders squabble over the voting process.
By Hamza Mohamed
As the clock ticked towards 12am on Monday, young men counted the seconds to midnight before firing a hail of bullets into the...
By Mohamed Ibrahim
Once you look and assess the Somali election stalemate, the mistrust and lack of shared vision for Somalia between the FGS and FMS, you can begin to realise what is at play is far greater and deep...
After months living at an upmarket inn close to Mogadishu’s airport, Somalia’s opposition leaders, including two former presidents and their armed teams, have decamped, spreading across the capital in what is seen as a strategic move.
The sitting president, Mohamed...
The 30 officers including five women were drawn from various police stations across Jubaland state
KISMAYO, Somalia, June 26, 2021/ -- Thirty police officers from Jubaland State have completed training on human rights, child protection and gender-based violence, organized by...
By Ismail D. Osman
As both federal and resistance forces continue to escalate a brutal and devastating civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, this week the United States imposed sanctions on Filipos Woldeyohannes, the chief of staff of the Eritrea Defense...