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Ms Harriet Mathews OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Somalia in succession to Mr Neil…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces Air force (UPDAF) has received a donation of jets from the American government. The Chief…
Sources in Somalia are reporting that an apparent U.S. drone strike has killed a top official of the militant group…
At least three people, including two policemen, died on Friday in an attack on Mandera County Governor Ali Roba’s convoy…
Islamic militants with the extremist group Al-Shabaab mounted a bloody attack Thursday on government administration offices in Baidoa, Somalia. Initial…
Somalia does not have a stock exchange and most banking is done on informal basis through money transfer firms but…
A Calgary imam facing outstanding sexual assault charges in the United States says the allegations against him are a “character…
When Ismail fled Somalia for Europe, he knew the boat journey to Italy would be treacherous but he was unprepared…
PRESS RELEASE Prime Minister Sharmarke Holds Talks with Prime Minister Desalegn in Addis Ababa 10th March 2015, Addis Ababa- H.E…
High-profile Calgary imam Abdi Hersy is wanted in the United States on outstanding criminal charges connected to two alleged sexual…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to block a lawsuit filed by a group of Somalis…
The Federal Government of Somalia has warmly welcomed the US Government’s decision to remove senior al-Shabaab defector, Zakaria Ismail Hersi,…
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2015, the President HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today recognised the contribution of Somali…
The Somali government says it plans to use drones to fight the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab, targeting the militants’ bases and…
7 March 2015 – During an official visit to Kismayo today, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in…
ROME – The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has launched an emergency appeal for $697 million to help 30 million…
By Matt Zapotosky Lawyer: FBI terror suspect had relatives who were killed by al-Shabab A Northern Virginia man who fled…
About 6,000 Somali nationals live in the Johannesburg suburb of Mayfair By Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG Owners hurry to close their…
Cutting off remittances could jeopardize the country’s rebuilding efforts and lead to humanitarian crisis By: Hamda Yusuf Ifrah…
Longtime Rutgers professor and prominent Somali scholar Said Samatar died Tuesday at 71, according to the university. Born in a…
