Somalia

Biden warns of the situation in Somalia when leaders convene a meeting WASHINGTON, USA - US President Joe Biden has written to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate President about the current situation in Somalia, a country that has struggled with insecurity for the past three decades following the fall of Siad Barre. The United States is one of the international partners that has…

Somali troops repel several Al-Shabaab attacks near the capital MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Qaeda-linked group Al-Shabaab claimed victory in several military bases in Somalia on Saturday morning, a claim that has been disputed by the federal government in Somalia and the military, which insisted the militants be expelled. Heavy fighting was reported in Lower Shebelle early Saturday…

OPINION: The Rumble in Mogadishu - Election Shit Show After five meetings between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Federal Member States (FMS) and more than a dozen meetings between the head of state, Somalia's leaders have failed to end a stalemate over the electoral process. The country stands still. Neither side jumps out, and all sides blame each other for the…

How Hormuud Telcom has shaped life in Somalia in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic MOGADISHU, Somalia - Probably the most reliable and efficient telecommunications company in the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hormuud Telecom, a leading privately owned telecommunications company based in Mogadishu, has played a critical role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to wreak…

EDITORIAL: On the independence of Parliament, here is a message to President Mursal EDITORIAL | It is not every day that we turn our fingers to the President of the House of Commons, Mursal Mohamed. But given the circumstances, he now holds the net and the knife for Somalia's future. Therefore, it was disappointing this week that a meeting convened to discuss Covid-19 emergencies…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Young Somali soldiers who have been training in neighboring Eritrea are beginning to return in the coming weeks, it has emerged, weeks after their families raised concerns, and some claimed they had been taken to Ethiopia to fight in the Tigray War . The Eritrean troops have assisted the Ethiopian national defense forces in the Tigray region, where they faced the Tigray People's Liberation Front in a war that has been condemned by members of the international community. Last week, Eritrea agreed…

Somalia: Northeastern State warns of conflict along Somalia's border AXADLE, Northeastern State - The state of Northeastern State has warned of the ongoing security crisis along the border with Somaliland, which has often caused gaps between Garowe and Hargeisa, with both sides claiming territories in Sanaag and Sool, located in the far north. In the last few months, heavy fighting…

The plot gets thicker as Somalia's Prime Minister Roble frustrates Jubaland and Northeastern State's leaders MOGADISHU, Somalia - Efforts to clear up the current dead end in Somalia were a nod on Wednesday, with questions now being asked whether it is Villa Somalia or federal member states that are trying to postpone the election, but the former apparently takes a lot of blame.…

Al-Shabaab rejects COVID-19 vaccines citing its 'ineffective and unfavorable' side effects MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia-based Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants have dismissed the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was recently developed in the fight against the coronavirus, arguing that it is "harmful" and therefore cannot be used by its members as a preventative dose. . Coronavirus has…

The UN Security Council wants Somali leaders to fix a dead end "as soon as possible" NEW YORK -Somalia's leaders must use the "earliest opportunity" to break the deadlock in the country, the UN Security Council has said and added that a solution must be found to the model and nature of future elections. For several months now, the AP reports that stakeholders from all areas,…