Somalia FMS leaders push for a single constituency for the parliamentary election
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) Leaders of Somalia Federal Member States who are currently attending the ongoing... More 
Al-Shabaab claims to have killed 6 in Kenya’s Lamu attack
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) Al-Shabaab militant group has claimed that its fighters killed six people in... More
U.S and UK ambassadors warn election violence in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) The U.S. and British ambassadors to Somalia, Colleen Crenwelge and Kate Foster,... More
Uganda tops African Development Bank’s electricity regulatory index
ABIDJAN (SomaliAffairs) For the fourth consecutive year, Uganda’s electricity sector is Africa’s best regulated... More
UN envoy calls for increased recognition of persons with disabilities in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, has called... More
Somali army killed innocent siblings in Mogadishu, police say
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) Somali military officers shot dead two siblings in the city centre of... More
Somalia’s state-building project might unravel due to gerrymandered elections
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) One of the key components of Somalia’s political settlement in the third... More
Somalia FMS leaders push for a single constituency for the parliamentary election
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) Leaders of Somalia Federal Member States who are currently attending the ongoing National Consultative Conference (NCC) in Mogadishu are mostly interested in... More
Al-Shabaab claims to have killed 6 in Kenya’s Lamu attack
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) Al-Shabaab militant group has claimed that its fighters killed six people in Kenya's Lamu on Monday.
The heavily armed militants raided Bobo-Sunkia and... More
U.S and UK ambassadors warn election violence in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) The U.S. and British ambassadors to Somalia, Colleen Crenwelge and Kate Foster, have expressed disappointment over the failure to ensure the 30%... More
Uganda tops African Development Bank’s electricity regulatory index
ABIDJAN (SomaliAffairs) For the fourth consecutive year, Uganda’s electricity sector is Africa’s best regulated across a number of key metrics, according to the African... More
UN envoy calls for increased recognition of persons with disabilities in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, has called for increased recognition of the rights of persons with disabilities... More
Somalia FMS leaders push for a single constituency for the parliamentary election
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) Leaders of Somalia Federal Member States who are currently attending the ongoing National Consultative Conference (NCC) in Mogadishu are mostly interested in limiting the parliamentary... More .'/wp-
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Al-Shabaab claims to have killed 6 in Kenya’s Lamu attack
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) Al-Shabaab militant group has claimed that its fighters killed six people in Kenya's Lamu on Monday.
The heavily armed militants raided Bobo-Sunkia and... More
U.S and UK ambassadors warn election violence in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) The U.S. and British ambassadors to Somalia, Colleen Crenwelge and Kate Foster, have expressed disappointment over the failure to ensure the 30%... More
Uganda tops African Development Bank’s electricity regulatory index
ABIDJAN (SomaliAffairs) For the fourth consecutive year, Uganda’s electricity sector is Africa’s best regulated across a number of key metrics, according to the African... More
UN envoy calls for increased recognition of persons with disabilities in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, has called for increased recognition of the rights of persons with disabilities... More
Somali army killed innocent siblings in Mogadishu, police say
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) Somali military officers shot dead two siblings in the city centre of Mogadishu on Thursday, police said on Friday amid a public... More
Villa Somalia’s rigged election likely to lead the country into a cycle of clan...
MOGADISHU - Villa Somalia-steered election rigging which defies opponents from contesting and allows supporters to get parliamentary seats will likely irk communal violence.
As many... More
Somalia’s state-building project might unravel due to gerrymandered elections
MOGADISHU (SomaliAffairs) One of the key components of Somalia’s political settlement in the third republic is to organize an election every four years. There... More
Politics without Principle
There was a post by one young man on Facebook that I found interesting. He said his page was like a billboard that More 
Dangerous logic used by Al-Shabaab to justify killing civilians
I watched two videos, each at least an hour long, released by Al-Shabaab and documenting the group’s attacks More
Challenges galore as new UN envoy arrives in Somalia
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr James Swan, is this week expected to arrive in Somalia. Weighty...
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Africa’s world-first environmental data collection initiative bears fruit
In the midst of a very busy news cycle, a quiet revolution has taken place in Africa.
Data analysts across the continent have collected data... More
Climate action now! Activists hold widespread actions in Africa
NAIROBI - On Friday, environmental activists and citizens across the continent took part in a host of events, in solidarity with the Global climate... More