Democratisation on hold in Somalia as elections are postponed
Somalia has announced the postponement of its parliamentary elections until February 2021 and presidential elections until August next year, citing security and…
Breaking News: Dozens wounded and at least 5 killed in mass shooting in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (HOL) – At least five people have been killed and scores others injured in a mass shooting incident in…
Funeral for Former Prime Minister Hassan Abshir
Mogadishu (HOL) – A plane carrying the body of former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah has landed at Mogadishu’s…
Students in Somalia Puntland Secondary Schools will not receive this year diplomas
From L to R: Puntland’s Minister of Education, Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan and Somalia’s Minister of Education, Abdullahi Godah Barre/ FILE Mogadishu…
Somali military chief Monday survived a targeted bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (HOL) – Somali military chief Monday survived a targeted bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu. General Odowaa Rageh escaped unscathed…
Somalia one person one vote coming soon in the future.
Federal Member State leaders in Somalia announced on Monday that one person one vote is not viable in Somalia. The…
Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah dies of coronavirus in Turkey
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – JANUARY 10: Somalian Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah speaks during the Asahi Shimbun interview on January 10,…
Israel Hawks Are Spending Big $$$ To Unseat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar
Friday July 10, 2020 Right-leaning pro-Israel groups are targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and outspoken critic of the…
Somalia the new offshore oil power in the making
Somalia is one of the few remaining frontier oil and gas exploration territories and the Somalian federal government is promoting…
Viewpoint: What Donald Trump gets wrong about Somalia
In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe considers how Somalia has become caught up in the US…
For 30 years, Somalia ignored its youth and failed; it is time to give them a chance
From the 2000 Arta Conference in Djibouti, which gave birth to the 4.5-clan system, to the current fledgeling federal government,…
Somali lawmaker was shot dead by Al shabab
Al shabab militant group in Somalia has claimed the responsibility of having shot to death a lawmaker who was abducted…
Somalia restaurant attack: Six killed by al-Shabab
A bomb explosion at a restaurant in the southern Somali town of Baidoa has killed six people, officials have told…
Somali soldiers end protest over unpaid salaries
Soldiers in the Somali capital Mogadishu have ended their protest over unpaid salaries. They had blocked roads in the city…
The New CON ARTISTS on the Horn of Africa promising to make you rich with Fake Forex Trading
On February 19th, the Somaliland Central Bank has issued a warning about get rich quick schemes involving forex currency or other online…
