Super Typhoon Mangkhut smashed through the Philippines on Saturday, as the biggest storm to hit the region this year claimed the lives of its first victims and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. Roughly four million people were in the path of destruction the storm slashed through the northern tip of Luzon

Cargill will pay $1.5 million to 138 terminated employees to resolve charges that the company’s managers violated the Civil Rights Act by refusing to allow Somali-American Muslim workers to pray during their breaks at a meatpacking plant in Colorado, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday. The commission found reasonable cause to believe Somali,

The U.S. will proceed with $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports, according to a report on Friday, a move that reignites a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. U.S. President Donald Trump met with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Thursday, the report

The Somali economy is projected to grow at an annual rate of between 3 and 4 percent, the World Bank said in a report released on Thursday,According to the World Bank’s third Somalia Economic Update (SEU), the country’s economy grew by an estimated 2.3 percent in 2017, down from 4.4 percent in 2016, reflecting the

Briefing the Security Council for the last time in his capacity as UN Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating called on all Somalis to draw strength from the positive transformations going on inside the country and work collectively for the common good.“The future of Somalia is in the hands of the Somalis,” he declared. In

Brexit secretary Dominic Raab admitted that a no-deal Brexit would be disruptive and that the government could not guarantee that it would reach individual agreements to prevent such extra costs as the return of roaming charges. “I think we need to be honest about this. In the event of a no-deal scenario, which is not

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Mr. Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia. He will succeed Michael Keating of the United Kingdom effective 1 October 2018, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his exemplary service

The mobile money market is booming in Somalia. Approximately 155 million transactions, worth $2.7 billion or 36% of gross domestic product (GDP), are recorded every month. Mobile money accounts for a high proportion of money supply in the domestic, dollarized economy and has superseded the use of cash; seven out of 10 of Somalis use

LONDON-Turkish and British trade ministers signed MoU for the 6th Turkey-UK Joint Economic and Trade Commission (JETCO) in London on Wednesday. The MoU aimed to enhance economic and commercial ties between the two countries. Speaking at Turkey-UK business forum after signing ceremony, Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said both countries expected to further develop cooperation

The embattled Governor of HirShabelle state of Somalia, Mohamed Abdi Waare has been asked to immediately announce his resignation for failing to fulfil his responsibilities. Leading traditional elders in Hiran region in central Somalia called on Governor Waare to leave office after making vicious criticism against Somali Federal government this week. The call comes amid