The Somali government identified the woman in the center of this 2018 UNSOM photo as the suicide bomber who killed eight people, including Mogadishu Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman, in a July 24, 2019, attack. The suicide bomber who killed the mayor of Mogadishu and six other people last month was a blind, female employee of

Somalia’s federal state Jubbaland will hold elections on August 21. Not everyone will vote, but it appears the poll could affect both Somalis and neighbouring countries. Stretching from Gedo in the south to the Indian Ocean and bordering the entire Kenyan frontier with Somalia, Jubbaland is politically seen as Kenya’s buffer against Somali militant group

Photo/Somali Times Somalia and U.S. army have resolved to put pressure on al-Shabab fighters to liberate the Somali people in remaining militants’ held areas. Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (Africom) who held talks with Hassan Ali Khaire, the prime minister of Somalia in Mogadishu on Wednesday, reinforced the U.S. army’s commitment to mutual

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook western Turkey’s Denizli province, reports said Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake that took place at 2:25 p.m. is near Bozkurt district, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said. Another magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook the city just five minutes before the larger one, reports noted. Bozkurt Mayor Birsen Çelik told

Photo/ Windsor Star Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speak during a meeting at the Fairmount Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver, B.C., Canada June 3, 2019. Kenya has sent out invitations to international commercial banks to subscribe to a syndicated loan worth up to 150 billion shillings ($1.45 billion), the Business

Photo (AP) Indian security forces have arrested more 500 people since New Delhi imposed a communications blackout and security clampdown in divided Kashmir, where people remained holed up in their homes for a fourth day. A petition was filed meanwhile in India’s top court challenging the lockdown. The rigorous security measures followed India’s government decision

The motion, tabled by National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale and Minority boss John Mbadi, seeks to compel the government to “explore other lawful and constitutional mechanisms for protecting the territory of the Republic of Kenya, including deploying the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to the subject boundary to undertake the responsibility of protecting the sovereignty

US President Donald Trump, June 20, 2019. Photo: White House Photo. By Alon Ben-Meir Within 13 hours, two mass shooting took place — in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio — killing over 30 innocent people and injuring twice as many. We normally hear about these horrifying incidents, express sorrow and bewilderment, talk about gun

Passengers wait in long queues at Heathrow Airport as IT problems caused flight delays in London, Britain, August 7, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. Paul Trickett via REUTERS Thousands of British Airways passengers had to endure cancellations, delays and long queues at airports as the airline suffered its third major computer failure

Photo/Somali Times The Somali delegation led by Somali Lower House Speaker, Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman has traveled to South Africa to attend the conference of Speakers from African Parliaments. The speakers and other delegates were received at the Jonesburg Airport by South African authorities. According to the South African government, which is hosting the conference,