Former warlord Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish) Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has appointed Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish), one of the faction leaders in Mogadishu. A statement from President Farmajo said: “Addressing the need for a governor for the Banadir Regional Administration, to move forward with development plans, and

File/Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Jubaland election re-elect President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Ahmed Madobe president of the Jubbaland regional administration. The three candidates – Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Anab Mohamed Dahir, and Mohamud Mohamed Omar – competed in the election without votes beginning. Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam came first with 56 votes and Anab Mohamed Dahir got 17

UN Photo/Manuel Elias. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) addresses the Security Council on 21 August 2019. Mr. Swan noted the effectiveness of the collaboration between the UN and international partners, and the Somali Security Forces working with the African Union Mission in

Carrie Symonds (center) Instagram By Yaron Steinbuch British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s gal pal Carrie Symonds has been barred from entering the US on business apparently because of her trip to Somaliland last year, according to a report. Symonds, 31, applied for entry to the US as part of her gig with Oceana, an environmental

Diiriye Ali-Jamac has been jailed for six years for having sex with a 14-year-old girl (Image: Surrey Police) Diiriye Ali-Jamac bought a ticket to Ethiopia the same day he discovered police were looking for him in connection with the incident A 34-year-old man who tried to flee to Ethiopia after having sex with a 14-year-old

Kismayo airport in southern Somalia refused to allow an Ethiopian plane to land on Monday, a witness said, amid heightened tensions between the federal government and the regional leadership ahead of elections on Thursday. Somalia’s central government said on Saturday it would not recognise the result of an upcoming vote to elect a president of

Kismayo, The attempts by the Ethiopian forces which further escalate the political temperatures in Kismayo and brings to the fore the regional fight for Jubaland comes a week after Jubaland President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe turned down a plea for talks by a delegation of senior Ethiopian military and intelligence officials reportedly at the behest

UN Guard Unit soldiers in Somalia Some 529 Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers attached to United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) in Somalia returned to the country on Saturday after two years of service. The combatants returned alongside 1,406 soldiers of the 25 battle group who had also completed one year of service. The Chief

Munera Sheikh-Mao, 19, of Kensington Aldridge Academy, beat cancer and achieved a stunning 3As in her A-levels (Image: Munera Sheikh-Mao) Munera Sheikh-Mao began to feel unwell when she started sixth form and was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma A Ladbroke Grove girl who beat a debilitating rare form of cancer which struck as she started sixth

Photo/Somali Times jubaland is currently led by Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe Jubaland State in Somalia goes to the polls in an election that will have a significant bearing on the Horn of Africa region Jubaland is currently led by Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe, who for all practical purposes is seen as the front runner and