Somalia's finance minister says World Bank grants to the government are a sign the country has "trustable leadership" again after decades of chaos and corruption. (more…)
Deqa Dahir shot dead in Mogadishu: Somali troops detained
Four soldiers have been arrested in Somalia after a nine-year-old schoolgirl was shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu, police say. (more…)
Unknown gunmen murder journalist in Somalia
MOGADISHU-- Unknown gunmen have murdered a Somali journalist in central Somali town of Galkayo in the latest attack targeting media workers in the Horn of Africa nation, union officials said on Wednesday. (more…)
Somali PM rejects foreign mediation in internal affairs
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre has said that his government would not accept foreign mediation between the member states and the federal government. (more…)
Nairobi ranked sixth wealthiest Africa city
Nairobi is East Africa’s wealthiest city and the sixth in Africa after Durban, Cape Town, Cairo, Lagos and Johannesburg, a new report says. (more…)
Suspected al-Shabab militants ambush Somali forces outside Mogadishu
MOGADISHU -- Suspected al-Shabab militants on Saturday launched an ambush at a checkpoint manned by government forces in Afgoye town about 30 km northwest of Mogadishu, police and witnesses said Saturday. (more…)
Telling the stories of Somalia’s lost warriors
From refugee to storyteller, a Danish Somali filmmaker challenges stereotypes about young Somalis - one film at a time. (more…)
Telling the stories of Somalia’s lost warriors
From refugee to storyteller, a Danish Somali filmmaker challenges stereotypes about young Somalis - one film at a time. (more…)
Tennis governing body defends umpire after Serena Williams flap
LONDON -- The International Tennis Federation is defending the chair umpire who gave Serena Williams three code violations during the U.S. Open final, saying his "decisions were in accordance with the relevant rules." (more…)
Suicide Car Bomb Kills at Least Six in Somali Capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb rammed into a local government office in Somalia's capital on Monday, killing at least six people in an attack claimed by al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab. (more…)