Suicide attackers set off two car bombs at a hotel near the headquarters of Somalia’s Criminal Investigations Department in Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least 17 people, police said.Guards at Hotel Sahafi and CID officers opened fire after the blasts, police added. Then, about 20 minutes later, a third explosion hit the busy street, witnesses

Somalia’s South west State governor has resigned and pulled out his governor’s race Wednesday, just days before the region holds the much-awaited election slated to take place by Nov. 17, officials said. Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, who had been in power since 2014 has announced his resignation in Baidoa, the regional state’s administrative capital. His

The events unfolding in the last few days, including the divisions among the stakeholders, ahead of the upcoming Governors election in Somalia’s South West State has the potential to lead to violence. The United Nations Mission in Somalia calls on all parties and stakeholders to work together to ensure that these Somali-owned electoral process proceeds

The chairman of Somalia’s South west state election commission has resigned Monday made allegations of “blatant and unabashed’ attempts by some candidates to manipulate the outcome of the forth coming governor elections in the region, officials say. Afro Ibrahim, who had held the post of the regional state’s election commission for months and has been

Mogadishu-The Energy and water minister of Somalia Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed has announced his resignation from the government of Somalia. He said he had resigned as minister after the conditions of the Governor candidates in South West State Election were supposed to resign if he had another position. “Following the demands of the South West Election

The South West State of Somalia. Former Al-Shabaab leader Mukhtar Robow Ali should be in prison or execute former Al-Shabaab funder he committed a lot of crimes Rape Murderer Blackmail, Extortion killing thousands innocent. Somali people Somali government rewards him as to run office South West election is insulted those families lost loved one. Mukhtar

Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency said it has suspended a multi-million contract signed by the former Internal Security Minister, Abdirisack Omar Mohamed. According to the official twitter post by the security agency published on Saturday evening, the contract was awarded by former minister Abdirizack Mohamed in the unclear bidding process. The agency said it

A delegation led by Nicholas Haysom, the UN Special Representative for Somalia and head of the Assistance Mission Unsom  has arrived in Garowe, the capital of Puntland on Saturday. Upon arrival, the UN envoy received a warm welcomed from state officials an cheering crowd before being escorted to the presidential palace, where he held talks

Bosaso- Somali Times . The Protest against Governor of Puntland Abdiwali Gas in Bosaso.The provincial capital of Bari region on Friday. Clan leader Abdikadir Ahmed Xarago, in the Bari region, was arrested today in the town of Bosaso, where Puntland authorities have not yet commented . The protesters are demanding that freedom of movement be

The new United Nations envoy to Somalia today continued his round of introductory meetings with state Governor a visit to South west region, meetings with state Governor , where he flagged the need for of introductory it hold “credible and acceptable” Governors elections next month and renewed his call for collaboration to solve ongoing tensions