A military drone replica is displayed in front of the White House during a protest against drone strikes on January 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
The United States has used airstrikes against al-Shabaab forces in Somalia since...
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened food scarcity in Somalia to the point that many families are only eating once a day, a UN agency said on Wednesday.
“By August, nearly 850,000 children under 5 are expected to be acutely malnourished,”...
Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, commonly known by his nickname of Farmajo, attends the special assembly for abandoning the two-year extension of his presidential term at Villa Hargeisa in Mogadishu on May 1. AFP via Getty Images
By Mohamed Abdullahi...
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed waves to supporters after winning the election in Mogadishu in 2017
It is quite a simple rule for you to win an election. It would be best if you garnered two-thirds of the first round...
By Michelle Gavin
As the foreign policy community continues to reflect on United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and grapple with the failure of decades-long efforts to support political stability in the country, broad areas of consensus have emerged from the...
The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution to re-authorize the deployment of the African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia for three months, till March 31, 2022.
Resolution 2614, which won the unanimous approval of the 15 members...
There are reports that Baidoa, is currently planning to host a new political alliance between Rahweyne and Dir. The potential coalition seeks to change the current power-sharing system. It’s speculated the possibility of “others” led by Fahad Yassin joining...
Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamud Ahmed Nur, popularly known as Tarsan, stormed out of a meeting convened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta with foreign ambassadors on Tuesday to protest Somaliland’s participation.
After showing up for the meeting, Tarsan saw representatives...
Our national army does not like war, but if forced, they know how to respond, he says
The Commander of the National Army, Major General Nuh Ismail Tani, said that the National Army is in its territories and that they...
Gift Stars team and officials. Photo: Abdulkadir Muse Osman (Naani).
By Shafi'i Mohyaddin Abokar
Once banned by Al Shabaab terrorists, Somali women’s basketball is once again shining, and thanks to Gifted Stars women’s team for finishing 3rd place in the Arab...