South West MPs says Somali armed forces used spy chief to attack Barawe in a tribal manner

File Photo/Somali Times Members of the Somali parliament elected from the South West have accused the country’s armed forces of attacking the South West presidency and the Darwish’s of that administration, according to sources told Somali Times Somali spy chief Mahad Salad are behind supporting his own clan Habar Gidir Ayr. Read: Why is Somalia

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Armed men raid Somali family, shoot one dead in Kampala

Patrick Onyango, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson By Daily Monitor About four assailants raided the home of Somalis in Kampala at around 3am on Tuesday. Police are investigating the circumstances under which suspected armed robbers attacked a family of six Somalis on Tuesday in Kampala City’s Rubaga Division, killing one on spot and injuring two others.The

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UK police arrest murder suspect after three found dead on Nottingham streets

Police forensic officers work near a van in a cordon on the Bentinck Road following a major incident in Nottingham city centre, Nottingham, Britain, June 13, 2023. Photographer Phil Noble By Reuters British police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were found dead on the street in the

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Sh187.7bn debt unnerves investors in KQ equity stake sale

By Business Daily Africa Potential investors for the proposed Kenya Airways (KQ) equity stake sale have expressed uneasiness over the national carrier’s heavy debt load, making it the biggest headache for the airline in its search for buyers. KQ managers who have undertaken several scouting missions to weigh the attraction of the company’s equity offer

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Japan’s Toyota announces initiative for all-solid state battery as part of electric vehicles plan

A logo of Toyota Motor Corp. is seen at its dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on March 21, 2021. Toyota says it plans to make an all solid-state battery as part of ambitious plans for battery electric vehicles, amid mounting criticism Japan’s top automaker needs to do more to fight climate change. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) By

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US says China upgraded spy facilities in Cuba in 2019

By Anadolu Agency China has long been operating surveillance operations in Cuba, the Biden administration said Monday after a report suggested Beijing and Havana reached a deal to station a listening post on the island nation. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China upgraded its intelligence collection facilities in Cuba in 2019, and after President

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Kenya Airways signs interline deal with Emirates

By Business Daily Africa Kenya Airways has inked an interline deal with Emirates that will allow passengers of the two airlines to use a single ticket and baggage policy, in a deal likely to boost the fortunes of Kenya’s national carrier. Passengers of KQ travelling from Nairobi and Mombasa will access 23 destinations in Emirates’

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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s ex-prime minister and media mogul, dies at 86

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi answers a journalist’s questions during a news conference in Rome, Italy, December 30, 2004. Reuters/Tony Gentile/File Photo By Reuters Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape, died on Monday aged 86. Two members of the Italian government mourned

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From GPS-guided bombs to electronic warfare, Russia improves its weaponry in Ukraine

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a Ukrainian military vehicle is hit during combat in Ukraine. Analysts say Moscow has learned from its mistakes so far in Ukraine and has improved its weapons and skills. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP,

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Djibouti and Kenya insist that African Union troops remain in Somalia until 2026

Kenyan President William Ruto and his Djibouti counterpart dictator Ismail Omar Guelle discussed the importance of remaining African Union forces in Somalia with the country’s security capacity, according to Somali officials told Somali Times. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 The two presidents who held

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