August 2020

DOHA, QATAR – Qatar Airways announced the resumption of three-weekly flights to Mogadishu, Somalia from 06 September 2020. Service to the capital city of Somalia will be operated by an Airbus A320…

UNSOM must be reformed to be relevant-Somalia The UN office in Somalia has ‘lost touch’ with the evolving situation and realities on the ground, the country’s ambassador to the UN…

UNITED NATIONS, (Xinhua) — The Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) for another year, till Aug. 31,…

An 11 member committee was Saturday appointed by HirShabelle President Mohamed Waare to conduct the elections of the state parliament in October. Waare announced in a notice the appointment of…

By ASSOCIATED PRESS  The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the…

The stalemate over the electoral model is likely to ease following an announcement by Puntland and Jubbaland Thursday that they will be meeting President Mohamed Farmaajo. The leaders of the…

By T. Roble The list of public officials set to cool their heels in the freezer ballooned Thursday after a court in Mogadishu condemned three more officials to between one…

President Mohamed Farmaajo has assented into the amended Media Law following its passage by both houses of parliament. The Media Act which came into law in 2016 was subsequently amended…

By    Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel, and the issue should…