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
Somalia elects Hassan Sheik Mohamud as president a second time
Mogadishu – Somalia handed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud the presidency for a second time following Sunday’s long-overdue election in the... Read more
16 May, 2022
Somalia MPs meet to vote in long-delayed presidential election
Mogadishu – Somali lawmakers gathered in Mogadishu Sunday to vote in the country’s long-overdue presidential election, with 35 candidates... Read more
15 May, 2022
Somalia’s next leader to inherit nation mired in crisis
Nairobi – A violent Islamist insurgency, looming famine, political chaos, and a threadbare economy in tatters – these major... Read more
14 May, 2022
Somalia to hold long-delayed presidential election
Mogadishu – Somalia will hold a long-awaited presidential election on Sunday, ending months of delays, with the new leader... Read more
13 May, 2022
Somalia registers record 39 candidates for presidential vote
Mogadishu – Somalia has registered a record 39 candidates for the presidential elections on May 15, a parliamentary committee... Read more
11 May, 2022
Al-Shabaab attacks AU base in Somalia, casualties reported
Mogadishu – Heavily armed al-Shabaab jihadists stormed an African Union (AU) base in Somalia on Tuesday, triggering a fierce... Read more
3 May, 2022
