On 11-12 October, governments, NGOs and decision-makers will be gathering in London for the Illegal Wildlife Trafficking Conference.
A crucial part of this conference will be the meeting co-hosted by the Elephant Protection Initiative - an African-led initiative to protect the continent’s elephant...
MOGADISHU– Leaders of Somalia and the breakaway Somaliland have been urged to resume the talks to resolve their differences five years after attempts to iron out the dispute collapsed.
The ambassadors from Netherlands and Denmark to Somalia have called for...
Failing to help imperils world peace and security as extremist groups will use the suffering of the people to their advantage by attracting unemployed youth to their ranks
By Bashir Goth
We often hear the platitude “water is precious” while we...
On the parched plains of Somaliland, the latest victim of the drought is not even old enough to have a name. By local tradition, a sheep ought to have been slaughtered to name Khadra Saaed’s baby boy, but none...
People expect Farmajo to take the nation back to the days when it was cited as an example of democracy and good governance in Africa
Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmajo, attends his inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu,...
The Somali presidential election slated to take place on 8 February is the toughest election Somalia will have seen. What makes it different from the 2012 election is the popular consensus that the return of the incumbent president will undo all that...
Mogadishu, 12 January, 2017 - The EU welcomes the election of the Leadership of the House of the People. It is an important step in Somalia's political transition that will allow Somalia to soon conclude the indirect parliamentary electoral...
In December 2016, Somalilanders initiated a Twitter campaign to vent their frustration about tweets from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). UNSOM tweeted about Somaliland’s participation in Somalia’s election, which led many Somalilanders to post about the...
Police say three people killed after suicide bomber rammed car into a checkpoint close to city's international airport.
At least 12 people have been killed after a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a security checkpoint near...
Neil Hodgson
Spectrum Geo Ltd.
As Somalia announces plans to open its first offshore exploration license round in 1Q 2017, explorers analyzing new seismic data have recognized the potential of finding reserves to match those of its neighbors in East Africa....