NIGHT OF TERROR: Twin bombs hit Mogadishu, over 10 killed, at least 40 injured Storyline:National News, Security A suspected hostage situation ensued past midnight in Mogadishu Thursday as at least ten people died in twin bombings that rocked the city between 8 and 10 pm local time. Sustained… 2 mins read
3 mins read Storyline:National News Aid agencies blame conflict for extreme hunger in S. Sudan By Fauxile Kibet As the food crisis worsens across South Sudan, humanitarian agencies have challenged all parties to the conflict to allow humanitarian agencies to safely access people in desperate…
5 mins read Storyline:National News, World Trump ‘walks’ as North Korea talks end abruptly without deal By The US-North Korea nuclear summit in Hanoi ended abruptly without a deal Thursday, with President Donald Trump saying he had decided to “walk” in the face of Kim Jong…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Over 300,000 displaced by conflict in Somalia in 2018-NRC By Fauxile Kibet SUMMARY: 320,000 displaced in 2018 up from 202,000 in 2017 Lower Shabelle region hardest hit Over 2.6 million currently displaced within Somalia Over 300,000 people were uprooted from…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Qatar to support Somali gov’t budget with 20 million USD The president of Qatar Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani hosted Somali President Mohamed Abdullah Farmajo for to official days visit. Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani discussed with Somalia’s…
1 min read Storyline:National News UN condemns the brutal murder of Somali girl after rape, torture The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday condemned the brutal murder of 12-year-old girl Aisha Ilyes Aden after being kidnapped, raped and tortured in the north-central Somali town of Galkayo…
1 min read Storyline:National News Mogadishu mayor launch a new project to train 400 youth in Mogadishu Mogadishu’mayor and the Governor of Banadir region Mr Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng.Jarisow) has today launched a project to train 400 youths from the city of Mogadishu, Baidoa and Kismayo. The…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Somalia’s economy to grow by 3.5% in 2019-IMF Somalia’s economic growth is projected to hit the 3.5% mark this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said but called for improvement in economic conditions and increased unemployment to…
1 min read Storyline:National News SWS parliament approves newly appointed cabinet Southwest state assembly has today unanimously approved the newly appointed cabinet by the state president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen. A majority, 123 out of 124 members who were present in…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security AMISOM hands over Operational Readiness Assessment findings to the Somali government Somalia has more than 20,000 pro-government fighters operating in the five federal member states. The statistic is part of the key findings contained in the Operational Readiness Assessment (ORA) report…