By Mukhtar Ainashe
FILE - Somalis march and protest against the government and the delay of the country's election in the capital, Mogadishu, Somalia, February 19, 2021.
The legitimacy and political relevance of the Somali Federal Government have been increasingly declining...
In spite of the catastrophic challenges Somalia faces - including drought, flooding, conflict and climate change - some are optimistic about the country's future. Alyona Synenko/ICRC
Somalia may be one of the poorest countries in the world and beset by violence,...
By AGGREY MUTAMBO
When Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo flew to South Africa last week to attend the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa, he avoided Kenyan airspace.
This comes at a time when the two countries were involved in a diplomatic...
By David Lange
In the past week, an article entitled CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR TURNS HER BACK ON SOMALILAND SOVEREIGNTY, HAS EYES ONLY FOR HER SOMALIA, first published on Frontpage Mag, has been doing the rounds on Somali websites.
It is in an interesting article with a timely reminder that...
Mogadishu, October 13, 2019--- The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Xasan Cali Khayre, on Sunday laid the foundation for the construction of a National Blood Bank Facility. Somalia did not have a functioning national blood bank...
A dictatorial military regime led by Farmajo and his advisors, former Siad Barre military personnel is being supported and empowered by the West including USA and Europe who say they see democracy as a universal value and Turkey and ...
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Somalia in 2011 as part of humanitarian assistance to famine-hit people, along with the First lady Emine Erdogan. The UN estimated that some 12 million people have been affected by starvation....
WASHINGTON - U.S. airstrikes in Somalia this week killed more than 15 al-Shabab terrorists who were battling African Union and Somali forces, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) spokesman Major Karl Wiest told VOA on Friday.
The militants posed an “imminent threat” to international forces who, according to a U.S....
A cleric who claimed to cure COVID-19 infected patients in Puntland is facing prosecution for what authorities said amounted to misleading the public.
The prosecutor’s office said Wednesday it is opening investigation with a view to charging the preacher identified...
The High-Level Virtual Meeting on Somalia took place on 29 April 2020, co-chaired by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the African Union (AU) attended by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European...