The business community in the Horn of Africa has welcomed the move by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to offer debt relief to Somalia.
Coming days after the Horn of Africa nation was admitted into the East...
This article is a testament to the complexities and challenges that arise when engaging private security companies in conflict zones, urging stakeholders to tread cautiously and prioritize the protection of human rights and stability above all else.
By Yusuf Timacade
In...
A grocer counts her money at her stall at the El-Jale camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Beletweyne, Somalia. Photograph: Alamy
As Somalia secures $4.5bn of debt relief from the IMF and the World Bank, the country’s president outlines the...
By SUZAN FRASER
The Turkish government is under pressure to seek the return of the Somali president's son who allegedly fled Turkey after causing a fatal traffic crash in Istanbul
ANKARA, Turkey -- The Turkish government is facing mounting pressure to...
The World Bank logo is seen at the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
By Giulia Paravicini and Rachel Savage
Somalia is...
Turkey has issued an international arrest warrant for the son of Somalia's president after he allegedly ran over a motorcycle courier, who later died.
A police report said Mohammed Hassan Cheikh Mohamud collided with the courier in broad daylight in...
Somalia state Puntland’s President Said Abdullahi Deni. PHOTO | COURTESY
Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland has rolled back plans to hold next year's parliamentary polls via a one-person one-vote system, opting instead to continue with a complex, clan-based ballot.
In May,...
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. PHOTO | POOL
By AGGREY MUTAMBO
Somalia’s entry into the East African Community (EAC) as well as promising domestic reforms helped earn the country a lifting of an arms embargo imposed 31 years ago, initially to...
ACTIVIST ELIJAH, URGE SOUTH SUDAN GOVERNMENT’ TO IDENTIFY DISAPEARED OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST MR. BIAR AJAK MAROL:
The Civil society Activist Mr. biar Ajak Marol Executive Director of Junubin chronicles mysteriously disappeared, on 4th October 2023,the family and Human rights...
The emergence of clan militia groups such as Las Anod ones, aligning themselves with extremist entities presents a clear and present danger in the region.
The Government of the Republic of Somaliland expresses its deep concern and opposition to the lifting of the...