A taxi driver wanted on suspicion of murdering his teen daughters has been arrested after 12 years on the run. (more…)
Coronavirus – Somalia: COVID-19 Impact Update
Confirmed daily COVID-19 cases declined during the reporting period. Somalia has confirmed 3,265 with 2,396 recoveries as of 21 August but the number of deaths has remained at 93 for several weeks. Most cases are 20 to 60 years old, and 74 per cent are male. (more…)
Shots fired in confusing Somali boarding incident
Confusion surrounds the 1994-built 8,100 dwt chemical tanker Aegean II with security firms having differing views whether or not this vessel is the first ship to be boarded by pirates in Somali waters for three years. (more…)
Greek Tanker Hijacked Off Somalia’s Coast
Chemical tanker AEGEAN II has been hijacked by armed men in Somali waters. According to a report by maritime consultancy Dryad Global, the 1994-built 8,100 dwt vessel is believed to have been attacked by six pirates approximately 180 nautical miles southwest of Socotra, after having mechanical issues when it was...
Uproar after Somali lawmaker presents bill to legalize child marriage
MOGADISHU — Hafsa was married off at 13 by her father to a man who paid $100. She and her mother say she was beaten and raped for two years before they convinced him to divorce her. (more…)
Somalia fumes over Taiwan-Somaliland diplomatic ties
Mogadishu. Somalia has expressed anger over Taiwan's move to open a representative office in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. (more…)
Ending United States Military Operations in Somalia
The United States has effectively been at war with the Harakat Shabaab al-Mujahidin (known as al-Shabaab ) for well over a decade, but the costs and risks are rising and there is no end in sight. My research suggests the United States should stop framing its strategic goal as victory...
Ethiopia reads mischief in Egypt plan for Somaliland military base
Addis Ababa. Ethiopia on Monday warned Egypt to refrain from establishing any military base that would pose a security threat to the East African region. (more…)
Saudi Arabia’s aid agency provides aid to fire-ravaged camp in Somaliland
HARGEISA: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), in cooperation with the National Displacement and Refugee Agency (NDRA) in Somaliland, distributed 45 tons of food and shelter aid to the displaced people affected by the fire that broke out in the camp of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in...
Impact of COVID-19 On Somalia’s Economy: Will the virus be a springboard to severe crisis?
The COVID-19 pandemic imposed unprecedented challenges to global health systems and economies and transferred to Somalia one of the poorest and susceptible to crisis economies of the world. (more…)