Somali president signs 2021 Government Budget Bill
Somali president Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, whose term in office is nearing conclusion, has signed the 2021 Government Budget Bill which was previously approved... More 
Somalia condemns deadly attack in Yemen
The Somali Federal government has condemned the attack by Houthi rebels at the Aden Airport just as the country's prime minister and other government... More
Expectant woman survives Shabaab attack on ambulance in Mandera
Nairobi, 30 December 2020 (The Star): Al-Shabaab militants attacked an ambulance ferrying a pregnant woman to hospital and killed her husband in latest incident... More
Senior politicians, government officials converge in Garowe for annual event
Garowe, 30 December 2020 (HOL): Senior politicians and government officials are converging in Garowe for the annual HIPS forum for ideas.
The event organized by... More
Somali PM names journalists’ union boss Moalimu as gov’t spokesperson
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has appointed a journalists' union boss as the official spokesperson of the federal government.
PM Roble appointed Mohamed Ibrahim... More
Somali regional leader reveals ‘efforts’ to resolve election dispute
The president of the Somali regional state of Galmudug, Ahmed Abdi Kariye aka Qoorqoor, has announced that he was has begun holding talks with... More
Somalia poll body delays Upper House election
The Somali election implementation committee has postponed the election of the Upper House of Parliament by one week.
In a new schedule for the... More
How boreholes are transforming lives in rural Somalia
Somalia, (Reliefweb, by Abdulkadir Mohamed), Published 23 December 2020: Hassan Dhore, 70, used to spend half a day walking to distant wells to collect... More
Landmine blast kills seven, including infant, in southern Somalia
Seven people, including an infant were killed and many others wounded after a passenger bus hit a landmine on the road between Tabta and... More
Somalia: Weather prediction saves lives, livelihoods
Mogadishu, Somalia, 28 December 2020 (Anadolu): When a 62-year old nomad Ali khadar Hagi was moving with his goats and camels in search of... More
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