Somali youths challenged to help fight discrimination and gender-based violence
Somali youths have been challenged to play an active role in fighting discrimination against women and minorities.
The plea was made at a workshop attended by youths, members of the civil society and representatives from regional administrations among others.
Speaking at the meeting, Galmudug Minister for...
Somalia suicide truck bombing kills more than 20
MOGADISHU - More than 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said, in a fresh strike claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group.
"The tally we have made so far indicates that more than 20 people, most...
Cairo: 25 killed by bomb blast near St Mark’s Cathedral
Explosion during mass targeted worshippers inside St Peter's Church next to the main Coptic church in central Cairo.
A bomb blast has killed at least 25 people during Sunday mass inside a Cairo church near the main Coptic Christian cathedral, according to Egyptian state TV...
International community expresses grave concern over holding of lower house election in HirShabelle won by disqualified candidate
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are gravely concerned about the holding of a vote in the HirShabelle interim capital of Jowhar yesterday for a seat in the House...
Mogadishu bombing:”At least 29 civilians died and 50 others have been injured in the blast.’police officer
By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar
A suicide truck bomb hit the entrance of Somalia's biggest port on Sunday, killing at least 29 people, police said, an attack claimed by Islamist al Shabaab militants.
The fighters said they were trying to disrupt protracted parliamentary elections -...
African Union Criticizes Gambian President Over Rejected Election Results
The African Union is calling on Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to accept the results of the presidential election earlier this month as he said he would.
AU Commission Chairperson Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma said, "The chairperson of the commission strongly urges President Yahya Jammeh to facilitate a...
Somalia explorer loses partnership deal
By:Christopher Williams, chief business correspondent
The embattled energy explorer Soma Oil has failed to seal a deal with the Italian giant ENI to fund the next phase of its effort to open up Somali oil fields.
Talks between the two for a “farm-in” partnership to share the...
Finn Fadumo Dayib withdraws candidacy from Somalia presidential race
Dayib refuses to participate in an election that has been ”marred by corruption, rigging, intimidation, violence and blatant disregard for the rule of law”.
Finnish-Somali Fadumo Dayib is pulling out of the Somali presidential election. She announced her withdrawal on Twitter yesterday, Friday.
Dayib writes that...
Agency defers Somali presidential election
The National Leadership Forum has moved the Somali presidential election from November 30 to December 28.
The forum came up with the recommendation after a two-day meeting in capital Mogadishu.
The elections were to be held on October 30 but were shifted to November 30 before...
WATCH AU DEBATE: Contesters for AU post plan to move away from foreign funding
Africa’s target of ending violent conflict by 2020 may be a pipedream if member countries do not finance the organisation.
Candidates seeking to become the next chairperson for the African Union Commission argued in their first ever pre-election debate that financial constraints facing the continental...