The recent GSMA report puts Africa at the forefront of the mobile money revolution. In 2021, the industry processed over $1 trillion in transactions — 70% of which were in Africa alone. In Somalia, digital payments have transformed our...
AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:
Countries in the Horn of Africa are experiencing their worst drought in 40 years. Four years of insufficient rain has displaced hundreds of thousands of people in the region, and one group is especially vulnerable - children....
Armed residents and local security forces in Somalia's Galmudug state killed 70 Al Shabaab fighters as they repulsed a raid by militants on Bahdo town on Friday, a local official said.
The state broadcaster posted images on Twitter of at...
An African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) – Ugandan soldiers guard the frontline of the Yaaqshiid District. Photo: AMISOM / Alamy
By Mohamed Gabobe
After taking a motorbike ride from Mogadishu’s bustling Taleh junction to a dirt road on the outskirts...
by Bashir M. Sheikh-Ali
In my paper on Federalism and Somalia, I discussed how Somali cultural norms, the current state of different regions/member states, and clannism exasperate Somalis’ abilities to create a complex government system based on federalism. I suggested that creating...
A severely malnourished two-year-old girl is fed via a tube in Banadir Maternity and Children Hospital in Mogadishu
The United Nations has predicted that 350,000 children in Somalia could die from hunger by the end of the summer.
Somalia is one...
The government of the Republic of Somaliland has described it as unfortunate and an expression of the Somali government’s hostility towards the people and the government of Somaliland a step was taken today.
A statement issued today by the Ministry...
By Abdirizak Diis
After a long-delayed election, Somalia elected has new leadership with a vision of "Soomaali heshiis ah dunidana heshiis la ah," which translates to "Somalis in agreement within themselves and with the world." President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud contrasted...
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...
Tuesday June 7, 2022
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais...