WASHINGTON — A Somali regional lawmaker was fatally shot Tuesday in Mogadishu, police said. (more…)
Former Somali president denied U.S. visa under Trump travel ban
The former president of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has reportedly been denied a visa to the United States of America where he was scheduled to deliver a lecture on Tuesday March 27, titled ‘Somalia the Crossroads: Opportunities and Challenges post civil war’ (more…)
East African ministers work to end Somalia’s refugee crisis
NAIROBI -- Security ministers drawn from Eastern Africa region on Thursday renewed support for far-reaching interventions aimed at ending the refugee crisis in Somalia. (more…)
Deadly car bomb blast rocks Somalia’s capital Mogadishu
Explosion outside popular hotel in Mogadishu kills at least 14 people and wounds 10, interior ministry spokesman says. (more…)
Somalia parliament rejects Somaliland’s Berbera port deal with DP World, Ethiopia
Somalia’s lower house of parliament on Monday backed the federal government’s rejection of the Berbera port deal entered into by semi-autonomous Somaliland, Ethiopia and DP World. (more…)
Lebanese education group invests in Kenya
International schools company Sabis Education Network is opening its first school in Kenya, following a $20 million investment. The school in Nairobi is seen as an attempt to to gain a foothold in Africa, where an appetite of international curriculum at all levels is growing. (more…)
Somali MPs scrap Dubai ports agreement
MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Parliament has declared “null and void” a port deal signed by breakaway Somaliland that has raised tensions between Mogadishu and Hargeisa. (more…)
Malware ‘Slingshot’ found infecting routers in Middle East and Africa
Kaspersky Labs has just uncovered a sophisticated malware that appears to have been active for at least six years. The program is particularly insidious since its core is installed on a router rather than a computer. Researchers have named it “Slingshot” after some text that was found in the malware’s code. (more…)
Counterterror police investigate ‘punish a Muslim’ day letters
Leaflet offers vague rewards of points for throwing acid and beating Muslims or bombing mosques and 'nuking' Mecca. (more…)
Foundation for mefloquine awareness asks Trudeau to reopen the Somalia inquiry
A foundation created to inform the public about the harms of mefloquine is asking Justin Trudeau to reopen an inquiry into the 25-year-old killing of a Somali teenager by Canadian soldiers who had been ordered to take the drug as part of an improperly conducted clinical trial. (more…)