With three weeks to the elections, Jubaland has seen heightened political temperatures as political leaders and former army chiefs battle the end of Sheikh Ahmed Madobe’s eight-year reign. (more…)
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Somali man jailed weeks after being granted right to work in UK following five-year battle
Abdi-Mahad Osamon, who hails from Somalia, finally earned the right to work in the UK after a five-year struggle (more…)
In Shock and Tears, Mogadishu Mourns Loss of Slain Mayor
FILE - Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman is pictured in Mogadishu, Somalia. The mayor died Aug. 1 of injuries suffered in a suicide bombing July 24. (more…)
Mayor of Mogadishu dies as result of al-Shabaab attack
Abdirahman Omar Osman was a naturalised Briton who once worked as a council housing manager in London. (more…)
Show of resilience as attacked hotel reopens in Nairobi
January 15 attack on Kenyan hotel complex by al-Shabab-linked gunmen killed 21 people and wounded many others. (more…)
UN calls on youth to advance peace, political progress in Somalia
MOGADISHU -- The UN has called on the youth to help advance peace and political progress in Somalia. (more…)
AU condemns militant attack on its troops in Somalia
MOGADISHU -- The African Union on Tuesday condemned the attack by al-Shabab militants on its peacekeeping troops in Somalia that resulted in the death of six Burundian soldiers outside Mogadishu on Saturday. (more…)
Revealed: Qatari involvement in Somalia bombing
New York : When a small car bomb exploded outside a courthouse in the bustling port city of Bosaso in northern Somalia, local news reports chalked it up to Islamist militants retaliating for US air strikes. At least eight people were wounded, and a local affiliate of Daesh claimed responsibility....
Somalia: Car bomb explodes near Mogadishu airport
The deadly blast happened at a busy security checkpoint near the city's airport, according to officials. (more…)
Journalism can get you killed in Somalia, but we are not just poster children for desperation
When I heard about the death of Hodan Nalayeh, I didn’t know just how much of an impact it would have on me. (more…)