Galkayo – A Somali military official was killed on Saturday in bomb blast in Somalia’s central town Galkayo.Col. Abdi Abdullahi Mohamud has died after a man reportedly wearing IED blew himself up near a Military vehicle. An early report says the blast killed Mohamud  and two others as over six other soldiers have sustained injuries.

Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga have defended their famous handshake, saying it was done to bridge differences and promote peace, rather than further political ambitions. The two politicians were addressing mourners at the funeral service of former presidential candidate Kenneth Matiba. The March 9 handshake has been the subject of debate

Somalia has celebrated this year’s Girls in ICT day with the launch of an initiative to create gender parity in Somalia’s ICT industry. The celebrations that took place in Mogadishu were organized by Fursad .so in partnership with Somalia’s Research and Education Network  and Ministry of Post, Telecom and Technology. The event was aimed at

Qatar Airways was the first to admit that it has suffered a major setback in the sanctions imposed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Qatar Airways has lost its flight to 18 cities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain, after the countries banned Qatar in the mid-last year. Qatar Airways CEO

UAE-President of Puntland, Mr.Abdiweli Mohammad Ali, who is currently on a four-day official visit to the UAE, says the UAE is playing a key role in the development of Horn of Africa region. “Somalia and the UAE have firm historical ties and the UAE is the biggest trading partner of Somalia. The country has welcomed

The Somali government has released on Wednesday a statement to nullify an alleged deal signed between the country’s Ministry for Defense and Dubai-based SKA International. In a statement, the deputy minister of information Idan Yonis said Somali government launched an investigation into the existence of the covert agreement. He said the procurement process has not

At least 600 weapons were stolen in the past week from a former United Arab Emirates-run training centre in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu and are for sale in the city, weapons dealers said on Wednesday. The weapons, including new Kalashnikov assault rifles and Chinese versions of them, were stolen by Somali National Army soldiers who had

The Uganda People’s Defence Air Force has for the first time sent a contingent of ace pilots to support the ongoing African Union  peace operations in Somalia. The air force will provide aerial escort for convoys, reconnaissance operations along the supply routes, medical evacuation, air search and rescue as well as aerial combat against the

South Africa , It is unclear who is behind the killing of the Somali business people, who are complaining of killing and robbery in their business premises.which is complaining of deadly and vandalism in their commercial venue. The protesters called for all ceasefire and unleashed the entire business sector and feared that the violence would

The President of Hargeisa administration  Mr.Muse Bihi Abdi today received a delegation from the United Kingdom led by David Concar, UK Ambassador to Somalia in Hargeisa. According to a statement released by Hargeisa presidency, Abdi and Concar discussed a range of issues, including on ways to boost UK’s support to the northern breakaway region. President