Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu – Senior representatives of the African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations (UN) travelled to Kismayo today to engage with stakeholders on Jubaland’s ongoing electoral process, which is expected to culminate in the election by the State Assembly of the State President. The delegation held a

Photo/Somali Times In June 2019 the UK officially opened the new Somali National Army (SNA) training facility. Located in Baidoa. a town 150 miles West of the capital Mogadishu and deep into the country’s interior, it lacks many of the comforts of the capital. Baidoa does not enjoy the constant onshore breeze of Mogadishu and

Photo/Somali Times A government military base in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia was struck by car bombs and gunfire on Wednesday, residents and a military officer said, and the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack. The military officer said the bombs exploded outside the base, in mid-morning attack in Awdheegle,

Mogadishu, The Spokesman of deadly Al Qaeda affiliated extremist group of Al Shabaab, Sheikh Ali Mohamud Raage.“Ali Dheere” has been reported of being injured in an operation that the Somalia National Army conducted Shaam settlement in Lower Shabelle. The SNA carried out the operation on the 11 of August, 2019, which was aimed at flushing

The Kang Gam Chan / Yonhap South Korea dispatched a fresh batch of troops to the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy efforts Tuesday, the Navy said, amid speculation the contingent could also undertake missions in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a U.S.-led coalition. The 30th batch of the Cheonghae Unit departed the southern

Photo/Somali Times Somaliland leader Muse Bihi Abdi while performing Hajj Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Monday met with Somalia ministers of foreign affairs, Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad and the finance Minister, Mr. Abdirahman Duale Bayle. The Interior Minister, Mr Mohamed Kahin, the Public Works Minister, Mr. Abdirashid Duale Qambi were with Somaliland leader and the

Jubbaland President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe. He may have received a boost in his re-election bid after a statement by the UN cautioned against parallel electoral processes. Jubbaland President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe may have received a boost in his re-election bid after a statement by the UN cautioned against parallel electoral processes. UN Secretary

Abdi Ali remains wanted by police in connection with the murder of Shaun Lyall, whose body was found at a house on Sidney Street in Cleethorpes in July 2018 (Image: Grimsby Live) Grimsby Crown Court heard Abdi Ali, wanted in connection with the murder of Shaun Lyall, is thought to have fled to Somalia The

First school Sunshine of Hargeisa, Somaliland’s capital city. Free Wind 2014/Shutterstock In 1991, following a civil war that led to the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic, the northern part of the country declared itself as the Republic of Somaliland. Though it still lacks recognition from the international community, Somaliland has many characteristics of a

Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has wished the people of Somalia on the blessed occasion of Eid Al-Adha. The president described the special days of the Arab world as a symbol of the compassion, protection and unity of Muslims.”These holy days of Arafat are a great day