An invasion of crop pests in southern Somalia’s Bardhere district is threatening to wipe out farmers’ yields at a time of fragile food security in many parts of the country.
Farmers and local authorities say over 1,200 farms in Bardhere...
WASHINGTON — The escalating American military engagement in Somalia has led the Obama administration to expand the legal scope of the war against Al Qaeda, a move that will strengthen President-elect Donald J. Trump’s authority to combat thousands of...
UNITED NATIONS, United States – The United Nations Security Council on Saturday, January 5, expressed regret after Somalia expelled a UN envoy, but added that it expected "full cooperation" between Somalia and the UN.
The council released the unanimous statement...
This paper aims to start a discussion on future relationship that Somaliland and Somalia could possibly have.
The paper intends to start a dialogue for reaching a final settlement on the two contentious principles: self-determination and unity held by the...
By FRED OLUOCH
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The political stalemate in Somalia is likely to continue despite the state of Hirshabelle announcing that it will co-operate with the central government.
Puntland, Galmudug, Southwest State and Jubbaland remain defiant.
The President of Hirshabelle, Mohamed...
By Mohamud M Hassan- Interim Country Director, Save the Children Somalia/Somaliland
Protracted conflicts and natural disasters, have conspired over the years to keep Somalia under the unrelenting grip of poverty. The disintegration of public administration systems, over the years, seriously...
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By Goth Mohamed Goth
Somali Prime Minister Mr. Abdi Farah Shirdon Sayid has on behalf of the government of Somalia received assistance from the government of Djibouti in form of military...
What Happened
Somalia's speaker of parliament accepted a motion of impeachment against President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Dec. 9. The motion, reportedly signed by dozens of opposition lawmakers outlined a litany of grievances. Specifically, the government was criticized for signing "secret...
A suicide car bomb exploded outside a military base for Ethiopian soldiers in southern Somalia on Saturday, leaving an unspecified number of casualties, a police official said.
Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the assault and said it had...
My purpose in this article is to illustrate the balance of power or the collaborative relationship between the Federal Government (FG) and Federal Member States (FMS) of the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) on the basis of the Provisional Constitution...