Africa

Somaliland Non- State Actors Forum (SONSAF) and Somaliland Society in Europe (SSE) held extensive discussions during the months of September and October of this year. These discussions focused on the electoral process and the need for timely, free and fair elections to be held on 28 March...

by Mohamed Shire Sunday, October 23, 2016 This week, the long-awaited 2016 Somali election- the upper and lower House- had begun and the day of reckoning is here. The country is in the grip of election hysteria, and for some, it is nearly becoming an obsession....

Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) is considering admitting Somalia and Tunisia into the bloc. “ mandated the Bureau of Council to enter into negotiations with Tunisia and Somalia on terms and conditions of accession to the ComComesaesa Treaty,” reads part of the communique after the...

  MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somali pirate said Saturday that 26 Asian sailors held hostage for more than four years have been released after a ransom was paid, and international mediators said it "represents the end of captivity for the last remaining seafarers taken hostage...

African Union forces abandon Halgan town in the Hiran region, allowing al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters to enter soon after. Fighters from al-Shabab have seized control of yet another town in central Somalia after it was abandoned by African Union peacekeepers, according to a spokesman for the group...

  By M.A. Egge THT-(Hargeisa): The government has footed the election bill that is to cater for the remainder of tasks in the forthcoming Presidential Elections. The state is living by its pledge, wish and want to see to it that the forthcoming elections scheduled for the...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, On 13 October 2016: Global trade enabler DP World has announced a USD multi-million dollar investment in US based Hyperloop One to provide funds for the continued research and development of Hyperloop technology building on the company’s successful test in...

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has congratulated Somalia "on the anniversary of the country's national day", but on the wrong date. Bizarrely, it does not appear to be a slip-up. Since 2007, the monarchy has sent his congratulations on 20 October, despite the fact that Somalia does...

Mandera Governor Ali Roba has criticised National Assembly majority leader Aden Duale over his remarks that the Jubilee Party will support a candidate endorsed by the elders. Duale recently said JP will respect elders’ decision after they endorsed Hasan Noor for Mandera governor. Roba said Duale’s...

The U.S. State Department urged U.S. citizens on Friday to defer all non-essential travel to Ethiopia because of ongoing unrest that has killed hundreds of people, led to thousands of arrests and prompted restrictions on diplomatic travel. The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency...