Cutting support for Somalia would risk new refugee exodus – U.N.
Somalia has transformed itself from a “failed to recovering state” in recent years, but any cutbacks in support for it...
Category: Development
Somali president lands in Djibouti on second leg of East Africa trip
A delegation spearheaded by Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived on Monday in nighbouring Djibouti, on second leg of...
Al shabaab retakes village near Bardere town, Gedo region
Militants with Al shabaab regained control of a village near Bardere town in Gedo region following deadly clashes with Somali...
New UPDF battle group arrives in Somalia
The first group of Ugandan soldiers expected to replace their colleagues who have completed a year’s tour of duty at...
Ahmed Ali Hashi elected as the new speaker of Puntland parliament
The lawmakers of Somalia’s northeastern semi-antonymous region of Puntland have elected Ahmed Ali Hashi as the new speaker after an...
Somali president arrives in Kampala, meets with his Ugandan counterpart
President of the federal government of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on Sunday arrived the Ugandan capital, Kampala on an...
Somali police chief meets with Interpol boss in Bujumbura
The chief of Somali police Gen Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud has met with The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) boss...
120 Somali pirates want to plead guilty in court
In a significant development, the 120 alleged Somali pirates nabbed in four operations expressed their intention to plead guilty in...
WFP seeks $12 million dollars for El Nino mitigation in Somalia
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said it requires U.S. $12 million dollars to help it mitigate effects of...
Jubbaland wants to root SNA out of its territories
The forces of the interim Jubbaland administration are accused of carrying out frequent attacks against military bases belonging to Somali...
