Security chiefs, line ministers to appear before L.House Saturday Storyline:11th Parliament, House of the People, National News, Security The Lower House has summoned security chiefs and line ministers to appear before it on Saturday when the lawmakers will debate the security situation of the country. In a letter… 2 mins read
1 min read Storyline:Business, National News Central Bank licenses five more banks Five new banks have been licensed to operate in Somalia, the Central Bank has said adding to ten the number of banks in south-central Somalia. The Central Bank said Tuesday…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somalia and Kenya agree to normalize relations Somalia and Kenya have agreed to normalise their diplomatic relations after nearly two months of diplomatic tensions over a maritime border dispute. Foreign Ministers of both countries expressed “a strong…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Ethiopian 737 pilots followed Boeing guidelines before crash: WSJ By The pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX plane that crashed last month initially took the emergency steps outlined by the manufacturer but still could not regain control,…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech OFF-BEAT: Police officers in Mogadishu at pains to establish gender of city resident In a bizarre twist of events, junior police officers in Mogadishu Tuesday arrested and frisked a woman on suspicion she was a man but an elderly officer’s tried and tested…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UN, donors release $45.7m to stem hunger in Somalia The UN and the Somalia donor community have released a combined US$45.7 million to scale up life-saving assistance in Somalia targeting 4.2 million in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. In…
5 mins read Storyline:National News, World Algeria’s Bouteflika resigns after weeks of protests By Algeria’s ailing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika submitted his resignation with immediate effect, state media said Tuesday, ceding power in the face of massive street protests after two decades at the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Capture of Sabiib in L. Shabelle a major milestone-AMISOM AMISOM chief Francisco Madeira and the force’s commander Lt.Gen. Tigabu Yima Wondimhunegn have lauded the capture of Sabiib town in Lower Shabelle region following a joint offensive by AU and Somali…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Security AMISOM reviews its Mission Implementation Plan to bolster its activities BY: With changing priorities in its Mission, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), is reviewing its Mission Implementation Plan, in order to fast track key activities, detailed in its…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World EU denies claim of funding Eritrea ‘forced labour’ project BY: Eritrean human rights activists have accused the EU of funding a scheme in Eritrea that uses “forced labour”. The EU is backing a road-building project as part of its…