Somalia extends election deadline to next month
Mogadishu – Somalia on Friday extended its deadline to finish voting for the lower house of parliament, the latest in... Read more
26 Feb, 2022
PICS | Horn of Africa drought drives at least 13 million to hunger
Nairobi – Vast swathes of land stretching from southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia are in the grip of... Read more
23 Feb, 2022
IMF says Somalia funding at risk over election delays
Nairobi – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could stop its programme in Somalia in three months if long-postponed national elections... Read more
22 Feb, 2022
Somali leaders reject ‘illegal’ oil deal with US company
Mogadishu – Somalia’s president and premier have declared null and void a deal signed by their energy minister with a... Read more
20 Feb, 2022
‘Unemployed and angry!’ – Protests against foreigners resurface in SA
Johannesburg – They turned up in a mob of several hundred at a migrant centre in South Africa’s Soweto township... Read more
19 Feb, 2022
At least 10 killed in suspected suicide bombing in Somalia city
Mogadishu – At least 10 people including local government officials died in a suspected suicide bombing at a restaurant in... Read more
19 Feb, 2022
Two killed in twin al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia, police say
Mogadishu – Al-Shabaab militants launched simultaneous attacks on police stations around Somalia’s capital Mogadishu overnight, killing two girls and... Read more
16 Feb, 2022
Somali government spokesperson wounded in jihadist attack
Mogadishu – A Somali government spokesperson was wounded on Sunday in an attack by the al-Shabaab jihadist group, though... Read more
16 Jan, 2022
Several killed in jihadist-claimed blast in Somali capital
Mogadishu – Several people were killed on Wednesday in a suicide car bomb blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, officials... Read more
12 Jan, 2022
UN presses Somali leaders to make good on election deal
Mogadishu – The United Nations on Monday urged Somalia’s leaders to make good on their agreement for a new election... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
