United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will appoint a new envoy to Somalia, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday, after failing to convince the country to retract its decision to expel the current representative over accusations of interference. (more…)
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Young Muslims Celebrate with First Somali-American in Congress
On Thursday, the first Muslim women to serve in Congress, Democrats Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan were sworn into office, as inspired young Muslim Americans and refugees watched closely. (more…)
UN Envoy Ordered to Leave Somalia
Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, has been asked by the Somalia government to leave the country. (more…)
Letter from Nicholas Haysom-Special Representative of the Secretary General to Mohamed Abukar Islow Minister of Internal Security of the FRS.
Mogadishu – The following international partners* (listed below) are concerned about the recent events in South West State. We extend our deepest condolences for the death of the South West State assembly member and others who have died in the violence in Baidoa. We deplore all violence and any other acts...
At Least 8 Government Soldiers, 14 Militants Killed in Fighting
Fighting between Somali regional troops and al-Shabab militants Saturday left at least 22 people dead, witnesses and officials said. (more…)
Eritrea closes border crossings to Ethiopian travelers
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Eritrea has partially closed two border crossings with Ethiopia that opened this year after the former East African rivals made peace and restored relations, an Ethiopian official said Friday. (more…)
A targeted outbreak response: reaching out to Somalia’s high-risk populations
Since polio was confirmed in Somalia in late 2017, health authorities have led a complex response to twin outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 and type 3 (cVDPV2 and cVDPV3), paying special attention to high-risk populations: nomads, internally displaced people (IDPs), and people living in peri-urban slums and rural...
IOM Opens New Office in Mogadishu
Mogadishu – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) this week (19/12) opened a new main office in Mogadishu, constructed after the request of the Government of Somalia to support ongoing migration management programmes in the country. (more…)
At least 13 killed in Mogadishu car bomb claimed by al Shabaab
MOGADISHU: At least 13 people were killed and 17 wounded in a car bomb attack claimed by al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab close to the president's residence in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said on Saturday. (more…)
Top Somali journalist among Mogadishu bomb victims
One of Somalia's most prominent journalists is among at least a dozen people killed in bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu, reports say. (more…)