Mogadishu, Mayor of Mogadishu and the governor of Banadir Regional Administration. Eng. Abdirahman Omar Osman, who has returned a previously confiscated house for a Somali family, has said that the Banadir Region Administration had succeeded in their efforts to return the properties of Many citizens back to their own. The governor has managed to welcome

Aden Hassan Mohammed (22) and Ibrahim Ali Guyo (19) who were arrested after a taxi driver drove them into a police station Two gunmen were arrested on Saturday as they tried to cross into Somalia and back to Kenya through Garissa County. Aden Hassan Mohammed (22) and Ibrahim Ali Guyo (19) were apprehended after a

The U.S. military on Saturday said it had carried out its deadliest airstrike in Somalia in months, killing 52 al-Shabab extremists after a “large group” mounted an attack on Somali forces. The U.S. Africa Command said the airstrike occurred near Jilib in Middle Juba region. There were no reports of Americans killed or wounded. The

The Ethiopian National Defense Force is confirming an ambush by al-Shabab extremists on an Ethiopian peacekeeping convoy in neighboring Somalia and says Ethiopian forces are preparing a “massive offensive” in response. A statement on Saturday rejects reports and an al-Shabab claim that several Ethiopian troops were killed. It does not give further details on casualties.

District governor of Bakool Ali Abdinur said the al-Shabaab militia has more than 100 children abducted in the district. Elas Garas Ali Abdirahim Iman, said the children of Al-Shabaab abducted aged  9-14 year olds. Residents also said 60 children were taken from the school in Elas Garas village, al-Shabaab militia going to school in the area, and

Somalia President Mohamed Mohamed has said his government is ready to cooperate with Kenya to eliminate terrorism. “I spoke on the phone with [President] Uhuru [Kenyatta] this morning. We stand by Kenya at this difficult time,” he said via Twitter on Thursday. “The government of Somalia is always ready to cooperate with our neighbours in

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and the delegation led by President Mohamed arrived in Baidoa for a two-day official visit to the town of Baidoa. He arrived at the airport in the town of Southwest state region, Somalia and other federal and state level officials and different sections

Mogadishu-The parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia has waded in the murky waters of the government move to hire a Briton to head the Central Bank of Somali. The MPs are to debate on a review on the constitution in a bid to review conditions on who takes over at the helm of the

The self-declared republic of Somaliland has expressed an interest in hosting British and Russian naval bases, which would add to an already active military presence along the coast of the Red Sea – one of the world’s busiest and most strategically important maritime passages. Last weekend, British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson paid an unannounced visit

Somali Prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire has today appointed a committee to protect the public properties. a statement issued on Thursday, Prime minister Khaire nominated 11 member committee majority of them selected from his cabinet. The members are tasked to protect and recover the public lands and other government properties. “Based on the directive from