Category: News
Human Rights Groups Condemn Unlawful Detention and Harassment of Somali Journalists
Human rights organizations have strongly condemned the unlawful detention, intimidation, and harassment of eleven Somali journalists by officers of th [...]
MSF Relocates Services to Ethiopia Amid Escalating Violence and Mass Displacement from South Sudan
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has relocated its medical services from the border town of Burbeiye in South Sudan to Mattar in [...]
Somalia’s Lower House Passes Landmark Bill to Protect Internally Displaced Persons
Somalia’s House of the People, the lower chamber of the Federal Parliament, has overwhelmingly passed a landmark bill aimed at enhancing the protectio [...]
Kenya Meteorological Department Issues Severe Weather Alert for Strong Winds Across 15 Counties
The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a weather alert warning of strong winds expected to affect at least 15 counties across the country this [...]
Kenyan Marathoner Purity Changwony Handed Two-Year Ban After Admitting to Doping
Kenyan long-distance runner Purity Changwony has been banned from competition for two years and three months after admitting to violating anti-doping [...]
Somalia’s Labour Minister Under Scrutiny as Human Trafficking Network Exposed Within Ministry
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s Minister of Labour, Yusuf Mohamed Aden, is under intense scrutiny following revelations of a human trafficking network embedded [...]
Farmaajo Accuses President Hassan Sheikh of Undermining Somalia’s Constitution Amid Rising Political Tensions
Somalia’s political landscape is facing renewed turbulence as former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo issued a scathing critique of President Hass [...]
At least 11 Killed in Mogadishu as Torrential Rains Trigger Devastating Flooding
At least 11 people have died in Mogadishu following unusually heavy rains that have battered the Somali capital in recent days, the city’s mayor repor [...]
Explosives Intercepted on Meru-Bound Bus; Multi-Agency Operation Leads to Arrest of Key Suspects
A coordinated multi-agency security team intercepted a cache of explosives concealed aboard a passenger bus bound for Meru on Tuesday, averting what a [...]
Guudlawe Opens 17th Hirshabelle Parliament, Urges Unity on Security
The President of Hirshabelle State, Ali Abdullahi Hussein (Ali Guudlawe), officially opened the 17th session of the Hirshabelle State Parliament on Mo [...]