HirShabelle parliament tasks nine MPs to lead election of new president Storyline:National News HirShabelle state interim parliamentary speaker Mohamed Siyad Barqadle has appointed a nine-member committee to spearhead the election of a new president. The team of nine MPs will be headed by… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security N. Korean mortar apparently used in terrorist attack in Somalia-UN report By The al-Shabab Islamic extremist group used what appears to be a North Korean mortar in an apparent attack against the United Nations compound in Somalia earlier this year,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Ex-President Mohamud calls for united front to stabilise Horn of Africa A stable Somalia is key to stability in the Horn of Africa region, former President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said. Speaking at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Don’t hold back over ‘election uncertainty’, Somalia urges donors Somalia has warned gains made in recent years could be derailed should international donors hold back their support to the country in light of uncertainties over the upcoming elections. Speaking…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security UN Security Council clears Sadak John of Al-Shabaab links The UN Security Council has cleared Banaadir regional police boss Sadak Omar Mohamed of affiliation to the militant group Al-Shabaaab. Chairman of the Somalia Sanctions Committee Philippe Kridelka (Belgium) told…
5 mins read Storyline:National News, Security US focused on disrupting finances for Somalia’s Al-Shabaab By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States strongly backed efforts to disrupt the illegal financing methods used by Somalia’s al-Shabab extremist group, which according to U.N. experts raised…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Somalia’s economy down by 1.5% over COVID19, defies adverse projections By T. Roble Somalia’s economic growth is projected to dip by 1.5% this year owing to the triple effects of COVID-19, floods, and desert locust invasions, the World Bank has…
1 min read Storyline:National News Qoorqoor hosts foreign diplomats for poll talks Foreign diplomats led by UN head in Somalia James Swan are today holding talks with Galmudug President Ahmed Qoorqoor. The delegation which included EU ambassador to Somalia Nicolas Berlanga, AMISOM…
1 min read Storyline:House of the People, National News #ParliamentToday: Lower House to debate three bills ahead of dissolution The Lower House is today debating three Bills as it wraps up business ahead of elections in December. The three bills are the Somali Agricultural Research Services Bill, Registration and…
2 mins read Storyline:National News No aid talks until further notice, Somaliland tells UN Somaliland has said it is cutting off talks with the UN on implementation of humanitarian programmes and suspending all activities relating to the affected programmes. In a letter dated October…
