By Abdullahi Ali Hassan
The newly elected president of the Somali Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the 22nd East African Community (EAC) summit held, on 21tst – 23rd July 2022, in Arusha Tanzania, to renew an application of membership to the EAC...
Al-Shabab fighters march on the outskirts of Mogadishu. Mowliid Ibdi/Reuters.
By Harun Maruf
Al-Shabab militants who crossed into eastern Ethiopia last week are still active inside the country despite claims by local officials that the force has been “destroyed,” say officials...
The Somali Journalists Syndicate has condemned police in the breakaway region of Somaliland for briefly detaining five journalists with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Saturday. BBC broadcasts in Somaliland remained off the air Monday following a ban imposed...
By Abdirahman Yusuf Ali
Somalia is continually facing a host of challenges as it struggles to emerge from years of internal turmoil and misrule. Despite concerted efforts by local and international actors, the country still finds itself in a rut...
Mekiya learned about the risks of FGM at school in Ethiopia./ UNICEF/UN0410904/Ayene
By Zubaida Baba Ibrahim
According to UNICEF, this trend is adopted to have one less mouth to feed or an attempt to get the bride into a better-off household.
Families...
Somalis have experienced years of struggle, climate shocks and disease outbreaks in recent years. COVID-19 has worsened the situation as well, with up to 20 percent of Somalia/Somaliland’s population expected to suffer from direct and indirect impacts of the pandemic. According to officials,...
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...