Photo: Credit Netblocks Internet connectivity across much of southern Somalia has been cut off on Sunday, according to local residents and an independent group that investigates digital rights, cyber-security and internet governance. Netbooks said that their network data recorded that the internet was cut at 10:30 am local time, with most of Mogadishu offline. The

In this Feb. 15, 2020, satellite photo provided on July 27, 2020, by Maxar Technologies, a mockup aircraft carrier built by Iran is seen at Bandar Abbas, Iran, before being put to sea. Satellite photographs released Monday, July 27, showed Iran has moved the aircraft carrier out to sea likely for naval drills amid heightened

Photo/Somali Times Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that internet has been cut across much of Somalia with high impact to Mogadishu from 10:30 a.m. local time (7:30 a.m. UTC) on Sunday 26 July 2020. The incident is ongoing as of Sunday evening. Real-time metrics show national connectivity levels at just 30% of

Photo/Somali Times Somalia is still on a long journey of national recovery to become free of insecurity, free of debt and free to vote leaders into power. Until that time, the leaders of the Somali nation bear a special responsibility to ensure that a consensus is achieved and maintained in national politics. Regrettably, the developments

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu without internet The internet in the capital Mogadishu, Hiran, Mudug, Shabelle, Bay and Bakool regions and Juba regions is completely off the air. This morning, people were hit by a power outage that affected remittance companies, media outlets and government offices on which internet service relied. It is not known why the

An apartment block in Kileleshwa, Nairobi. At one point, Kenya’s city residents may have probably sung along to ‘The Jeffersons’ theme song ‘Movin on up, to the deluxe apartment up in the sky, having finally gotten a piece of the pie.’ But as Covid-19 eats into incomes, a majority of those who were paying high

Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Ali Khaire, has returned to Mogadishu today after being ousted by members of parliament. The public. Prime Minister Khaire, who approved the parliament’s decision, said. Knowing what happened in the House of the People today was illegal, and did not go through the

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s parliament removed the Prime Minister, Hassan Khaire, from his post in a vote of no confidence on Saturday for failing to pave the way towards fully democratic elections, the speaker said. A whopping 170 of parliament’s 178 MPs backed the no-confidence motion, and Khaire’s ouster was immediately endorsed by the president, Mohamed

Photo/Somali Times/ Interim Prime Minister Mahdi Guled A decree issued by the office of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo named him interim prime minister, stating. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo had appointed Mahdi Mohamed Guled (Khadar) as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia managing the activities of the Cabinet on an interim basis.

Photo/Somali Times The former Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Ali Khaire, has today arrived in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. According to the Villa Somalia Source told Somali Times, Khaire is accompanied on his trip by members of his ousted government. Ex Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, who was in Dhusamareb,