Somalia: Women to make thirty percent of parliament members soon
The lower house has just approved a bill providing for a 30% quota for women in the Somali parliament. Although the parliament has yet to […]
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Reconciliation dialogue started between Somalia and Somaliland in Djibouti
The presidents of Somalia and the former province of British Somalia that seceded in 1991, called Somaliland, met face to face for the first time […]
Ethiopia admits to have shot down ‘by error’ the Kenyan plane in Somali
Ethiopia admits that it shot down the Kenyan plane carrying humanitarian aid in south-west Somalia. The crash took place early last week and all six […]
Kenyan plane carrying medical supplies crashes in Somalia
A Kenyan cargo plane crashed on April 4 in southern Somalia where it was on a humanitarian mission, killing all six people on board. The […]
Somalia, world’s most corrupt nation – Report
Transparency International has released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) this week and Sub-Saharan Africa is perceived among the most corrupt regions with an average […]
Somalia: Car bomb leaves 79 people dead; UNSG condemns a horrendous attack
A car bomb exploded Saturday at a busy checkpoint in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, leaving at least 79 people dead and scores more wounded. Many […]
Somalia: US special forces base, Italian army convoy attacked
Somali militants on Monday staged twin attacks on a base where US special forces train Somali commandos, while an Italian military convoy was hit in […]
Netherlands donates $28 million to build more resilient food systems in Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan
The Netherlands has contributed $28 million to back FAO’s work to boost the resilience of food systems in Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan – part […]
AFRICOM raids Al-Shabab insurgents in Somalia
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike on Al-Shabaab insurgents after they attacked a Somali patrol […]
Somalia: UN chief condemns deadly attacks on Mogadishu Mayor’s offices
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s deadly terror attacks in Somalia, that targeted the offices of the mayor of Mogadishu, reportedly killing six Government […]