• National Assembly Majority leader has dismissed claims that he holds both Somali and Kenyan citizenship. • Duale said he was being blackmailed by those he termed ‘busybodies’ after he refused to facilitate the approval of Mwende Mwinzi for appointment as the Ambassador to South Korea. National Assembly Majority leader has dismissed claims that he

Photo/AFP The change in Somali Regional State offers an example for the country “HOW IS DEMOCRACY?” asks Bashir Ahmed Hashi, smiling broadly, as he bounds out of his jeep towards the gates of Jigjiga prison. Entering the courtyard, the commissioner is greeted by a loud cheer. Excitable inmates jostle to shake his hand and pat

Photo/(Reuters Swiss private banks have seen a sharp rise in British clients who are moving assets offshore to escape a chaotic Brexit, several sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. “In recent months the number of accounts opened from Britain has trebled,” one person at the wealth management arm of a large international bank in

Chief Administration Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ababu Namwamba (right) and Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad on the sidelines of the Somali Partnership Forum in Mogadishu on September 1, 2019. Kenya says it is still ‘committed’ to help rebuild Somalia, in the face of an ongoing bilateral row over the maritime boundary.

A guard of honour prepare for the arrival of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at a welcoming ceremony in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Buhari is visiting South Africa’s leader, Cyril Ramaphosa, after a wave of attacks on foreigners angered many African countries and led to an extraordinary airlift to take hundreds of Nigerians

Kenya has borrowed almost 10 syndicated loans since President Mwai Kibaki’s Kenya’s expensive debt from foreign commercial banks hit Sh1.09 trillion by end of June following the Sh210 billion May Eurobond issue. The loan type has grown fold over the last four years. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) balance of payment data sourced from

Blasts targeted military convoy traveling from Mogadishu to Afgoye in Lower Shabelle region At least six government soldiers were killed and several others wounded when twin roadside explosions targeted a military convoy outside the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, officials said. The attack took place near Elasha Biyaha, 15 kilometers (9 miles) southwest of the

People watch a TV screening of a file footage for a news report on North Korea firing a missile that is believed to be launched from a submarine, in Seoul, South Korea, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji North Korea fired what may have been a submarine-launched ballistic missile from off its east coast on Wednesday,

Photo/Somali Times Somali government operates Facebook and twitter propaganda machine campaign Puntland and Jubbaland rejected the international cooperation conference, Mogadishu,The international cooperation conference does not address the absence of regional federal state. in Somalia and international interest in Mogadishu, no mention was made of the absence of some regional governments. Although regional conference from role,

U.S. military base in Somalia Baledogle By jenae barnes A U.S. service member suffered a concussion injury from Monday’s attack by the terrorist group al-Shabab at a U.S. military airfield in Somalia, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). In the aftermath of the attack, defense officials reported that there were no injuries or casualties at