Somalia
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:20:48 GMTHope for Kenyan Khat Traders As Somalia Lifts Ban
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Miraa traders are set to resume exporting the commodity to Somali after the lifting of a two-year ban which saw them lose out on earnings.
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:18:56 GMTGovt Reaffirms Strong Ties With Somalia
[Nile Post] President Museveni has conveyed his best wishes to President Hassan Sheik Mohamud, the 10th president of Somalia as he prepares to take up the responsibilities and challenges of the presidency of the war torn country.
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:22:27 GMTKhat Trade With Somalia to Resume After New President Agrees to Lift Ban - Munya
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- There is hope for Kenya Miraa traders after Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya on Friday announced that the new Somali President Hassan Mohamud has agreed to lift the ban on Miraa imports from Kenya.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:01:16 GMTNew President Inaugurated, Warns of Famine
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was inaugurated as the 10th president of Somalia Thursday in a colorful ceremony attended by hundreds of people, including the leaders of Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In his inaugural speech, Mohamud...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:53:47 GMTTop Leaders Arrived in Mogadishu for Presidential Inauguration
[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble welcomed the President of the Republic of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh who arrived at Mogadishu's Airport earlier Today.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:53:45 GMTAl-Shabaab Claims It Killed 15 Somali Soldiers in Blast
[Shabelle] An Explosion targeted government forces on the outskirts of Bal'ad district in the Middle Shabelle region, south of Somalia on Wednesday night.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:53:43 GMTMortar Attack Reported in Mogadishu, Somalia's Capital
[Shabelle] Emerging reports indicate a suspected mortar attack targeted Mogadishu in early June 9, resulting in multiple explosions and an unspecified number of casualties in the Wadajir District.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:53:41 GMTEgypt's PM Arrives in Somalia to Participate in Inauguration of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
[Shabelle] Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Mabouli has arrived in Somalia to participate in the inauguration ceremony of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:53:38 GMTKenya's Uhuru Lands Mogadishu for Inauguration of New Somalia President
[Shabelle] Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta is in Somalia's capital Mogadishu for the inauguration of the country's new leader.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:08:14 GMTSomali PM Asks People to Remain in Doors Ahead of Lockdown
[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble has sent a message to the people of Mogadishu about the lockdown of the streets.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:08:11 GMTPresident Hassan Sheikh Appoints Two Advisors
[Shabelle] The President of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has issued a decree appointing his new Constitutional and Federal Affairs Advisers.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:52:29 GMTUN - Without Action, Famine Looms for Somalia
[VOA] United Nations -- The United Nations warned Tuesday that Somalia is at risk of another famine, as consecutive droughts have withered crops and killed scores of livestock, and grain imports from Ukraine and Russia have dramatically dropped due t...
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:51:48 GMTA Man Executed in Southwest State for Killing a Woman
[Shabelle] Southwest State has carried out a swift execution of a man accused of killing a businesswoman in Baidoa city.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:51:45 GMTForeign Delegation Land in Mogadishu for President's Inauguration
[Shabelle] High-level delegations from the region and across the world that will attend the Presidential Inauguration of Hassan Sh. Mohamud, on Tuesday, arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:51:42 GMTSomali Trader Killed in South Africa
[Shabelle] Ali Mohamed Hassan alias (Balakii), a Somali trader was on Monday night killed in Cape Town, South Africa, Somali community members said.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:45:25 GMTFamine and Death Stalk Children in Somalia
[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. agencies are warning of famine in Somalia and a surge of child deaths across the Horn of Africa if their appeals for urgently needed funds to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of hungry, malnourished children remain unmet.
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:09:45 GMTAU Pays Tribute to Burundian Soldiers Killed in Somalia
[Shabelle] On a visit to the Great Lakes region, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, who is the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security at the African Union, paid tribute to Burundian soldiers who died while on service in Somalia.
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:18:34 GMTElection Was Different - Why That's Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
[The Conversation Africa] At the end of a tough electoral process marked by intensified violence, Somalia has a new president.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:14:51 GMTKenyan Police Officers Wounded in Roadside Blast in Border Region
[Shabelle] Three police officers were wounded on Sunday when the vehicle they were traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device in Garissa, a county in northeast Kenya that borders Somalia.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:14:46 GMTQatar Charity Opens Health Centre
[Shabelle] Qatar Charity (QC) has opened a health centre in Bosaso, a city in Somalia's Puntland state.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:28:52 GMTUN Warns of Increased Risk of Famine Amid Acute Food Insecurity
[Shabelle] Severe drought is putting some areas in central and southern Somalia at an increased risk of famine as acute food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality worsen, the United Nations and the Somali government warned Saturday.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:39:19 GMTSenate Speaker Meets With UAE Ambassador
[Shabelle] The Speaker of the Senate Abdi Hashi today received in his office the Ambassador of the UAE to Somalia Mohamed Ahmed Al-Osman.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:37:16 GMTSNA Kills Al-Shabaab Militants in Fresh Operation
[Shabelle] HUDUR [SMN] - Somali military carried out an operation against Al-Shabaab in Bakol region, south of the country as part of a stepped-up offensive to restore peace.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:37:13 GMTDeni Says New President Made Promises for Federal States
[Shabelle] Puntland leader Said Abdullahi Deni said new Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had made promises to regional states after his May 15 election.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 06:01:27 GMTSomalia Announces U.S. Airstrike Against Al-Shabaab
[VOA] Washington -- The United States has targeted al-Qaida-linked fighters in Somalia, launching its first airstrike since announcing U.S. special operations forces would again be based in the Horn of Africa nation.
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 18:11:15 GMTBeing LGBT in Africa Draws Stigma, Violence and Criminal Charges
[DW] In Africa, where many countries outlaw homosexuality, LGBT people live in fear of attacks and imprisonment.
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 16:51:46 GMTGrim Drought Hits More Than Seven Million
[Africa Renewal] Accompanying Somalia's newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations' top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned on Tuesday of the devastating outlook for millions of affected Somalis...
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:54:37 GMTNew President Vows to Beat Back Jihadists, Then Talk to Them
[Shabelle] When Hassan Sheikh Mohamud entered Villa Somalia as president in 2012, his writ ran little farther than the sandbagged gates of the bullet-pocked, Italian-built, Art Deco palace of the head of state. Though the central government had recen...
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:25:25 GMTSomalia - 'Dire and Grim' Drought, Impacting More Than 7 Million
[New Dawn] NEW YORK, USA, 02nd June 2022-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Accompanying Somalia's newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations' top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned on Tuesday of th...
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 07:27:45 GMTHassan Sheikh Reaches Galmudug State
[Shabelle] President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on Thursday arrived in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug State for talks with regional officials.