12 killed in Al-Shabaab clashes with locals in Somalia
Twelve people were killed, including nine civilians and three Al-Shabaab militants, in their clashes in south Somalia on Saturday, officials said.
Ahmed Mohamud Ahmed, spokesman...
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed appointed UN Deputy Secretary-General
Nigeria’s Environment minister, Amina Mohammed has been appointed as Deputy Secretary-General by New UN Secretary-General Guterres
Guterres made the announcement through the spokesman of the...
AMISOM statement on the death of a civilian in Mogadishu
On 15 December 2016, an AMISOM Police vehicle was involved in a fatal road accident along KM4 road, Mogadishu, resulting in the death of...
NATO ends anti-piracy operation; Seychelles to continue to monitor sea threats
A decade after the Somali pirate threat began to paralyze the maritime trade off East Africa, harming Seychelles’ tourism numbers in the process, NATO...
5 million people affected by drought in Somalia: action is needed now
Drought is widespread across Somalia warn ACTED teams in the country. In Puntland, severe drought has directly affected up to 150,000 people and has...
Welsh Somalilanders on war-ravaged home they cannot forget
Scenes of shelled-out buildings and panic-stricken people fleeing Aleppo may seem far removed from the lives of most people.
But for some members of Cardiff's...
Don’t eat spaghetti from a roadside cafe in Somalia
At the end of his three-year posting, Africa Correspondent Martin Cuddihy reflects on the memorable stories, experiences, and a few life lessons.
If there is...
United Nations welcomes new Somalia poll plan
The United Nations on Friday welcomed Somalia’s latest rescheduling of an election that was initially set for August and subsequently postponed three times.
The strife-ridden...
Somali community thanks Wales for their welcome as appeal launched to help rebuild war-torn...
The event in Cardiff on December 15 will include an appeal to help mental health services in Somaliland, the self-declared independent state
Wales’s Somali community...
Conference on Reviewing Somaliland Electoral Process: Communiqué
December, 7-8th 2016. Preamble:The conference to review the Somaliland electoral process took place at the Ambassador Hotel, Hargeisa from the 7th to the 8th of...