Galkayo in Mudug region witnesses confirm to Somali Times that Jamal Farah Aden, a Puntland journalist was shot dead by unknown assailants. A group armed with pistols killed the journalist near the Sinai camp in north Galkayo tonight. The assailants fled the scene of the killing, and Puntland security forces arrived at the scene of

Photo/Somali Times The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a police station in the capital, Mogadishu. Benadir regional deputy security commissioner Ali Abdi Wardhere issued a statement detailing the incident, saying security forces suspected the man who carried out the blast, and then fled, throwing off his seatbelt, which he noted later exploded.

Photo/Somali Times Somali Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud addressed the media at a special session of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Somalia. The minister said the conference focused specifically on elections and the humanitarian situation in Somalia, presenting a multi-faceted report. Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud stressed

Photo/Somali Times Somali federal government Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe said, ”What happened on February 19th in Mogadishu was a coup attempt.” He described it as “surprising” that someone was declaring that there was no government in the country, and that he was holding a press conference in front of the Somali presidential palace.

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, February 21, 2021: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo chaired a preliminary meeting of the National Consultative Conference on the implementation of the recommendations of the Federal Electoral Technical Committee. The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble,

Photo/Somali Times Fadumo Ali Nakruma, a popular singer from the Waberi group has passed away today at the Martini Hospital in Mogadishu. She was admitted to Martini Hospital in the last few days with a coronavirus infection, which eventually led to her death. Fadumo Nakruma was a national singer and one of the pillars of

File Photo/Somali Times Group’s intelligence chief in lower Shabelle region among those killed. The Somali National Army (SNA) claimed that it killed more than 50 al-Shabaab members, including two senior commanders, in an operation in the lower Shabelle region. According to Anadolu Agency report. The military operation against the Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated terror group took

Photo/Somali Times Somali prime minister condemned clashes on Friday between Somalia’s government forces, Kenyans, UAE and foreign actors opposition supporters and protesters in Mogadishu, underlining that the presence of armed demonstrators was “unacceptable”. ”Somalia has a constitutional right to protest every person peacefully but my government will not tolerate any armed militia protesters and it

Photo/Somali Times Somalia has been in a constitutional crisis for nearly two weeks after an agreed-upon election date elapsed on Feb 8 without voting, leaving president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo in power until election 2021. Somalia has a ongoing, 30-year civil war. Over the past decade, since wresting greater control over the country’s cities from

Photo/Somali Times Armed militiamen attacked military bases in parts of the capital Mogadishu at around 1am tonight. A spokesman for the militia told to the media last night that they were attacking government buildings and capturing parts of Mogadishu. The Armed Forces then went on high alert. Said Minister of Internal Security Hassan Xundubey Jum’ale.