Somalia
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:23:58 GMTDriest Conditions in 40 Years Threaten Millions in Somalia, Ethiopia
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Severe drought is affecting more than three million people in Somalia and southeast Ethiopia, says the aid group International Rescue Committee (IRC). The IRC says the two Horn of Africa nations are among 20 countries in the w...
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:33:19 GMTAt Least Seven People Killed as Car Bomb Explosion Rocks Mogadishu
[DW] Several people were killed as a huge blast went off on a road near the main international airport in the Somali capital. The al-Shabab extremist group has claimed responsibility.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:11:52 GMTAl-Shabab Claims Deadly Car Bombing
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Terrorist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing Wednesday near the Somali capital's international airport that killed at least nine people and wounded 15 more.
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:57:49 GMTHow Did Somaliland End Up With Zero Woman MPs?
[African Arguments] While rightly lauded for its elections, the self-declared states' lack of female representation points to a deep problem in its democratic health.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 06:13:05 GMTLeaders Urged to Implement New Elections Agreement
[VOA] Mogadishu -- Somali leaders have agreed to conclude the long-delayed parliamentary and presidential elections by February 25. Somalia's international partners on Monday welcomed the deal but a political stand-off between the president and prime...
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 07:34:18 GMTSomalia Reports 729 Cases of Covid-19
[Dalsan Radio] A total of 729 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Somalia from a sample size of 9,158 tested in the last one week according to the data from the ministry of health.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:11:30 GMTTransport Minister Denies Signing Pact With Foreign Firm to Manage Somalia's Airspace
[Dalsan Radio] Somalia has dispelled reports of signing an agreement with a foreign private firm to control Somalia's airspace.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:11:27 GMT13 Soldiers Arrested in Puntland for Trying to Steal Weapons From Training Camp
[Dalsan Radio] Authorities in Qardho town in northern Somalia have arrested 13 Dariwish forces for allegedly trying to steal weapons.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:11:25 GMTNCC Meeting Enters Its Fourth Day Amid Reports of Collapse of Talks
[Dalsan Radio] The National Consultative Council meeting has entered its fourth day today amid reports of collapse of the meeting after the Assembly differed on the take over of the country's security by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:11:24 GMTMinisterial Committee Summons Five Military Commanders for Their Role in the Blockade of PM Role
[Dalsan Radio] An inter-ministerial level committee appointed by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has summoned five military commanders for their role in the alleged attempted coup and blockade of Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and his cabi...
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:45:55 GMTGuled Salah Accuses President Deni of Derailing the Work of Puntland Electoral Commission
[Dalsan Radio] Days after announcing his resignation as the chairman of the Federal Electoral commission of the Puntland State, Guled Salah has come out guns blazing to accuse Puntland president Said Abdullahi Deni of impeding and scuttling the democ...
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:45:50 GMTNCC Meeting Enters Third Day Today Amid High Hopes of Headway
[Dalsan Radio] The National Consultative Council meeting has today entered its third day as hopes remain high of breakthrough to unlocking the electoral process deadlock which has missed its third-time completion deadline.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:47:24 GMTMinistry of Labor Signs U.S.$185 Million Pact With WFP
[Dalsan Radio] The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Abdiwahab Ugas Hussein Khalif, received in his office WFP Representative in Somalia, Elkhidir Daluum, and discussed in depth how to strengthen the ministry's partnership with WFP.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:25:14 GMTInt'l Community Join the NCC Meeting in Mogadishu Amid High Hopes of a Step Forward
[Dalsan Radio] Foreign diplomats and ambassadors led by UN head mission in Somalia joined the National Consultative Assembly chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and attended by Federal Member States presidents which entered its second day...
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 08:56:19 GMTInt'l Community Join the NCC Meeting in Mogadishu Amid High Hopes of a Step Forward
[Dalsan Radio] Foreign diplomats and ambassadors led by UN head mission in Somalia joined the National Consultative Assembly chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and attended by Federal Member States presidents which entered its second day...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:43:11 GMTPuntland Vice President Visits Sangejebiye and Saaxmeygaag Villages to Resolve Clan Fighting
[Dalsan Radio] Puntland state Vice President, Ahmed E. Osman Karaash visited Sangejebiye and Saaxmeygaag villages to resolve the renewed clan fighting and hostilities in Sool and Sanaag region.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:16:36 GMTDialogue Is the Key!
[Cameroon Tribune] The recent happenings in Somalia has left many people especially the Somalis themselves perplexed.
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:35:36 GMTUN Provides Health Services and Supportive Programmes to Adolescents Girls
[Dalsan Radio] With the emergence and spread of COVID-19 across the world, social, political and economic activities came to a standstill in many countries, including Somalia.
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:35:31 GMTAl-Shabaab Kills Six People in Kenya
[Dalsan Radio] Several Al-Shabaab militants have killed six people in Lamu County in Kenya and torched several houses.
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:49:51 GMTNational Consultative Council Meeting Expected to Kick Off Today in Mogadishu
[Dalsan Radio] The National Consultative Council meeting between the leaders of the Federal Government and the Regional States leaders is expected to kick off today in Mogadishu.
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 08:25:52 GMTPuntland Electoral Commission Head Announces Resignation
[Dalsan Radio] Puntland electoral Commission chairman Guled Salah has announced his resignation from the post on Sunday just a week after the embattled chairman of the federal electoral implementation team was dismissed.
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 08:25:48 GMTGovernment Orders NISA to Remove Its Agents From Aden Adde International Airport
[Dalsan Radio] Somalia's internal security minister Abdullahi Mohamed Nur has ordered the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) acting boss Yassin Abdullahi Farey to withdraw plain clothes intelligence officers from Aden Adde Airport and h...
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 08:25:47 GMTOne Person Killed By Suicide Car Bomb Blast in Mogadishu
[Dalsan Radio] At least one person has been killed and two others injured by a suicide car bomb in Howlwadaag district in Mogadishu.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:25:24 GMTSouthwest State Announces 11 Vacant Seats for Ongoing Lower House Elections
[Dalsan Radio] Southwest has announced 11 seats to be contested in the ongoing Lower House elections.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:25:22 GMTSomalia to Print New Currency - Somalia's Central Bank Governor
[Dalsan Radio] Somalia is planning to print new currency in the coming months, the central bank governor Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi has said.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:32:30 GMTSool Governor Orders Detention of Three Journalists in Lasanod, Jubbaland Security Threatens Journalists Covering Election
[Dalsan Radio] Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the detention of three journalists in Lasanod town and calls on Somaliland authorities to free them unconditionally, while SJS also calls on Jubbaland security officials to stop threats and i...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:01:02 GMTPolice Boss Calls for Neutrality Among the Force Amid Political and Electoral Stand-Off.
[Dalsan Radio] Somali police boss Gen. Abdi Hassan Hajir has exhorted the Somali police force not to meddle in the ongoing political impasse in the country and instead stick to their mandates to protecting the lives and property of the civilians as t...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:38:10 GMTStatement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission On the Situation in the Federal Republic of Somalia
[African Union] The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is following with deep concern the serious current political tension in Somalia.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 12:50:06 GMTThe Art of Self Expression - Supporting Somali Women to Tell Their Own Stories
[Dalsan Radio] UNDP is working with the Somali Arts Foundation to combine women's poetry, photography and filmmaking in powerful online and offline exhibitions
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 12:50:01 GMTGalmudug President Meets UK Ambassador Over Elections
[Dalsan Radio] Galmudug state president Ahmed Abdikadir Qoorqoor has held talks with the UK ambassador to Somalia, Kate Foster in Mogadishu on Wednesday.