Somalia's soldier's patrol in Afgooye, some 30 km south of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on October 19, 2016. Somali broadcast journalist Abdiwali Ali Hassan was gunned down in Afgooye on February 16, 2020. (AFP/Mohamed Abdiwahab)
New York, February 18, 2020--Somali...
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Lockdowns have begun in Africa as coronavirus cases rise above 1,000, while Nigeria on Saturday announced it is closing airports to all incoming international flights for one month in the continent's most populous country.
Rwanda said...
The cheque sent to Shabaab. (Photo by: COURTESY)
Strong links exist between Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency and al Shabaab, a confidential report from an insider in the militia shows.
Top leaders of al Shabaab and NISA are in contact...
A light Kenyan aircraft with 6 crew members have been brought down after getting hit with a rocket-propelled grenade in Somalia while landing.
The Embraer 120 plane with tail registration 5Y AXO and belonging to African Express was landing in...
AU Mission head in Somalia Francisco Madeira has described the recent political deal in Jubbaland a sub-clan pact locking out other stakeholders as his UN counterpart James Swan endorsed it as ‘progress on dialogue and reconciliation’.
Addressing the UN Security...
A protester wearing a face mask with the words "I can't breathe" at a May 26 gathering near where George Floyd was killed. REUTERS/Eric Miller
By Cawo Abdi and Saida Abdi
Minneapolis-St. Paul is burning with rage while demonstrations continue around...
Daring to be optimistic for the Somali race! a richness without borders through a vast program of natural resources extraction with good economic governance that includes full transparency!
Jointly co-authored by Mohd Faisal Hawar and Mohamoud Faisal Hawar, both Oil...
Turkish-Somali relations have experienced great success over the years, and as part of their strategy of cooperation, Turkey has trained one-third of the Somali military forces.
Turkey’s Ambassador to Mogadishu Mehmet Yılmaz told Anadolu Agency (AA) in remarks regarding bilateral...
Forces within Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo’s government have turned to unscrupulous businessmen to pile pressure on Somaliland in accepting reunification with Somalia.
Some of the agencies said to be blackmailing President Muse Bihi Abdi include local agents of international...