Farmaajo bent on manipulating poll through NISA, civil servants-FNP Storyline:National News Somalia’s major opposition parties have decried what they termed as attempts by President Mohamed Farmaajo to influence the upcoming elections through appointment of cronies and intelligence officials to the poll… 1 min read
10 mins read Storyline:National News Biden defeats Trump for White House, says ‘time to heal’ By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation…
7 mins read Storyline:National News Clashes over Ethiopia’s Tigray Region: Getting to a Ceasefire and National Dialogue With Ethiopian federal troops and Tigray’s paramilitary forces engaged in armed conflict, local, regional and international actors should press for a ceasefire and chart a path to comprehensive dialogue to avert civil…
1 min read Storyline:National News Farmaajo picks senior aid to oversee elections President Mohamed Farmaajo has appointed a 25 member team to oversee the upcoming elections fronting henchmen among them Villa Somalia deputy chief of staff Abdinur Mohamed. The appointments unveiled Thursday…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somaliland jails Astan TV CEO for five years Astan TV CEO Abdimanan Yusuf has been sentenced to five years in jail by a Regional Court in Somaliland. Maroodi-Jeh Regional court ordered Yusuf serve five years behind bars Wednesday.…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Ethiopia nears war as PM orders military into defiant region By Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister on Wednesday ordered the military to confront the country’s Tigray regional government after he said it…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Galmudug state inks Hobyo port construction deal with UK consortium Galmudug State has signed an agreement with Oriental Company, a consortium of three Turkish, British and Somali companies for the construction of Hobyo Port. The agreement was signed on behalf…
2 mins read Storyline:National News ‘Dejected and rejected’, HirShabelle’s Waare bows out HirShabelle President Mohamed Waare has ‘resigned’ over what he termed as ‘rejection’ of his proposal by the Federal Government to allow a delay of state elections until the election of…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Upper House Leave Somaliland to appoint own poll committee, Hashi tells FGS The Federal Government has no right to appoint an election committee for Somaliland, Senate speaker Abdi Hashi has said noting the move will compromise the independence of the process. Hashi…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia restart Nile mega-dam talks By Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia kicked off Sunday the latest round of talks over Addis Ababa’s controversial dam on the Blue Nile, waters critical to the two downstream nations. The…