People wait in line for food aid from the WFP, at the Um Rakuba refugee camp which houses Ethiopians fleeing the fighting in the Tigray region, on the the border in Sudan, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Ethiopia’s government said on Friday it was returning Eritrean refugees to camps in the northern Tigray region, a

Militants known to play important roles in producing explosives for al-Shabaab, says AFRICOM The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Thursday killed eight al-Shabaab commanders allegedly linked to the manufacturing of explosives and coordinating attacks in Somalia, Garowe online news website reported. In a statement, the AFRICOM said it carried out two airstrikes against what they

Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble and a delegation led by him are scheduled to arrive in Garowe today. The Prime Minister is defined in part to resolve concerns in the upcoming elections because he wants to be president of the state authorities with concerns about the

Photo: Credit Pinterest By Lucas Tomlinson US military forces are drawing down to 2,500 in Iraq and Afghanistan before January 20th The U.S. military flew a pair of B-52 bombers to the Middle East Thursday from Barksdale AFB in Louisiana the second deterrence mission against Iran in recent weeks and comes on the same day

Photo/Somali Times Somali government cannot account for up to $12 million it spent in the financial year 2019, a report by the country’s Auditor General has revealed, adding that contracts running into upwards of $5 million were awarded without the approval of the Auditor General. According to the National Audit Office, there are 17 federal

Kenyans face a fine of Sh1 million for refusing to disclose SMSs, emails and WhatsApp messages that the government believes breach national security if Parliament adopts a proposed law. The Bill seeks to amend the Official Secrets Act of 1968 to make it compulsory for anyone who owns a mobile phone or communication gadget to

Photo/Somali Times Former Information Minister Dahir Mohamud Gelle, now a presidential candidate in the opposition coalition, has accused President Farmajo of not listening to Somali politicians. Candidate Dahir said Farmajo is sensitive to the international community, responds to external pressure and does not listen to internal voices, he said. “I am saddened by the Somali

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) meet on trade deals in Brussels, Belgium on December 09, 2020. ( Alexandros Michailidis/Pool – Anadolu Agency ) Two sides’ positions remain far apart after Brussels meeting between Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Under the plan approved by the planning commission Monday, a mall and Walgreens in south Minneapolis will be redeveloped into an eight story building called the New Karmel Square. (Provided rendering) By Dee DePass Somali mall’ and Walgreens — damaged in the unrest following the killing of George Floyd — would become apartments, office and

Photo: Credit Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s medicine regulator has advised that people with a history of significant allergies do not get Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported severe adverse reactions on the first day of rollout. Starting with the elderly and frontline workers, Britain began mass vaccinating its population on Tuesday, part of