File Photo Somali Times/Flag of Somalia By TeleGeography The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced that Somali mobile operators have implemented an interconnection agreement to allow end users to call each other seamlessly across different telecoms networks. The agreement, which was signed in December last year, was a result of a series of discussions and

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia’s corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud By Daily Nation African countries are turning to new-generation banknotes to help curb corruption, runaway inflation and money laundering. From simple alterations like changing colour schemes to complex modifications incorporating embedded security features, central banks in Nigeria, Somalia, and Central African States have demonetised older series

Abdalle Ahmed Mumin was arrested last year on what authorities say are security-related charges By AFP ASomali journalist said he had been freed from jail Monday just hours after a court handed down a two-month sentence on security charges, a case widely criticised by rights campaigners and media advocacy groups. Abdalle Ahmed Mumin was arrested

Teodoro (aka Teodorin) Nguema Obiang Mongue, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president and the country’s Vice President By AFP Two homes and a superyacht belonging to Equatorial Guinea’s vice president have been seized in South Africa after a local businessman sued for unlawful arrest and torture, a lawyer said Monday. A high court ordered the

By Business Daily Africa Commercial banks are fighting for a share of the growing high-net-worth individuals seeking to spread their wealth in multiple local and overseas asset classes to maximise returns and cut risk. The lenders are increasingly setting up wealth management units and spicing them up with exclusive products for the affluent as the

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin speaks during a news conference in Beijing, China March 3, 2022. Phtographer Carlos Garcia Rawlins By Reuters China said on Monday that U.S. high altitude balloons had flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 times since the beginning of 2022, drawing a swift denial from Washington. China’s

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace speaks during a joint news conference with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto in Rome, Italy February 9, 2023. Photographer Remo Casilli By Reuters Britain will review its security following the incursion of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon into U.S.

By Anadolu Agency At least 29,605 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Turkey earlier this week, the country’s disaster agency said on Sunday. Last Monday’s magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people across 10 provinces, also including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay,

The oil rig for the Kingfisher development area in Kikuube district in Uganda on January 24, 2023. Uganda says its oil dream is alive despite intensified criticism from several groups. Photo Stuart Tibaweswa/AFP By The East African Uganda says its oil dream is alive despite intensified criticism from several groups, which this week lodged a

File Photo/Somali Times Why is the international community and Somali government lead by Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Hamza Abdi Barre silent on the bombing of Las Anod? The atrocities of Las Anod committed by warlords Muse Bihi and Mohamed Kahin must be held accountable. It is time to save women and children and people’s properties.