Somalia National army begin operation on areas west of Bardhere Storyline:National News, Security The Somali National Army based in Bardhere district has launched a major operation to flush out al-Shabaab from areas in the west of Bardhere which has been under the control… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:World IGAD picks Sudan to chair the bloc The regional bloc IGAD has appointed Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok as the new chair to take over from Ethiopia which has been holding the position for over a decade.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Somalia’s opposition scolds Ethiopian PM for ‘violent involvement’ in Somalia Somalia opposition groups have expressed ‘grave’ concerns over what they termed as attempts to interfere with the upcoming Galmudug elections using Ethiopian troops as they did in South West state…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security L.House speaker appoints probe committee on MP’s travel restriction Lower House Speaker Mohamed Mursal has tasked the House Interior Security Committee to present a comprehensive report on the travel restriction on Luuq MP Daleys Aden. In a letter from…
1 min read Storyline:Security, World Three Ethiopians, four Kenyans arrested in Isiolo over human trafficking Police in Isiolo have been allowed to continue holding for 10 days three Ethiopians arrested along Isiolo-Moyale Highway for being unlawfully present in Kenya. Isiolo Chief Magistrate Samuel Mungai on…
1 min read Storyline:National News Kenya softens stance on visas, allows direct flights from Mogadishu Flights from Mogadishu will now access Nairobi directly but those from other parts of the country will still have to go through Wajir in Kenya’s north-east for clearance. Kenya’s Foreign…
1 min read Storyline:National News FAO hands over modern boats to Puntland administration The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have handed over 12 fishery boats to the Ministry of Fisheries and Resources of Puntland to revitalize the work of fisheries cooperatives…
2 mins read Storyline:House of the People, National News Somalis want clan model retained but favour direct vote-Parliamentary Report Somalis view the 4.5 clan power-sharing as a source of political stability and security, a fact-finding report by a parliamentary committee indicates. According to the report by the Lower House…
3 mins read Storyline:Security, World Hong Kong protests: Trump signs Human Rights and Democracy Act into law US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that supports pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The Human Rights and Democracy Act mandates an annual review, to check if…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Winner takes all election formula most viable-Parliamentary Committtee The Parliamentary ad-hoc committee on elections law has proposed that elections in Somalia be held under a winner takes it all system otherwise known as the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP). The committee’s report…