Women-only media start-up wants to fight stigma in Somalia
Mogadishu – Armed with mobile phones, tripods and laptops, the crew at Bilan Media, a Somali start-up staffed entirely... Read more
9 Jul, 2022
Somalia issues licences to first foreign banks
Mogadishu – Somalia said on Sunday it had awarded licences to two foreign banks as the troubled Horn of... Read more
4 Jul, 2022
Somalia parliament endorses new PM
Mogadishu – Somalia’s parliament on Saturday unanimously endorsed Hamza Abdi Barre as the new prime minister, paving the way... Read more
26 Jun, 2022
Somalia president tests positive for Covid
Nairobi – Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Friday he is isolating after testing positive for Covid-19,... Read more
25 Jun, 2022
Kenya’s khat producers eager to resume exports to Somalia
Maua – As the afternoon sun starts to dip over central Kenya, the town of Maua buzzes with activity... Read more
21 Jun, 2022
Somalia’s president appoints lawmaker Hamza Abdi Barre as PM
Mogadishu – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed lawmaker Hamza Abdi Barre as the country’s prime minister on Wednesday,... Read more
16 Jun, 2022
Somalia to lift Kenyan khat ban as ties improve
Nairobi – Somalia has agreed to lift a two-year ban on air shipments of khat from Kenya as part... Read more
11 Jun, 2022
Famine looms in Horn of Africa after four seasons of poor rains, agencies say
Nairobi – Four consecutive seasons of poor rains have left millions of drought-stricken people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia... Read more
31 May, 2022
IMF extends Somalia funding following election
Mogadishu – The International Monetary Fund has agreed to extend the duration of a crucial aid package to Somalia, a... Read more
20 May, 2022
Somalia welcomes US redeployment to fight al-Shabaab
Mogadishu – Somalia’s newly-elected president on Tuesday thanked his US counterpart Joe Biden for ordering the redeployment of American troops... Read more
18 May, 2022
