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MOGADISHU-- Somali National Army (SNA) killed a senior al-Shabab commander in an operation in Bakol region in southwestern Somalia, officials said on Sunday. (more…)

Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamoud Ahmed Nur alias Tarzan arrived at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport early Sunday, media reported. (more…)

NAIROBI -- Kenya has recalled its ambassador to Somalia after the Mogadishu government’s decision to auction oil and gas exploration blocks at the centre of a maritime territorial dispute in the Indian Ocean, the foreign ministry said. (more…)

MOGADISHU-- African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) military commanders have agreed on implementation of the transition plan that will guide their operations in the Horn of Africa nation. (more…)

MOGADISHU- East Africa grouping on Friday welcomed the African Union's call for cancelling Somalia's debt towards the pan African body's member states. (more…)

"When are you getting married?" That's the question Somalis Safa and Ladan get constantly asked by their relatives. (more…)

NAIROBI-- On his one-acre farm in Busia, western Kenya, John Ojiambo grows a variety of crops that include maize, pumpkins and beans and further keeps goats. (more…)

Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) has described the Pretoria high court’s decision to dismiss an application by eight Somali asylum seekers to review their rejected applications as shocking. (more…)

The story of Ilhan Omar is romantic and beautiful. The 36-year-old, who became the first Somali-American elected to Congress in the US midterm elections in November, had a remarkable rise. (more…)

SWSSC Newsletter is a monthly compilation of events concerning good governance, human rights, and humanitarian situation in South West Somalia. The articles in the newsletter are written in English, Somali Maay, and Somali Maxa. SWSSC welcomes ideas and opinions on how to best salvage the people of SWS by sending...