Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s new prime minister announced same cabinet of former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire on Monday evening in Mogadishu. Fifteen of the new ministers are from the previous Cabinet, with Deputy Prime Minister Khadar Mohamed Gulaid, Finance Minister Abdirahman Duale Beyle, Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad, and Health Minister Fowzia Abiikar Nur, Gamal

Photo/Somali Times By Peter Kagwanja Legislative elections will take place on December 1 and 27, 2020, followed by presidential elections on February 8, 2021. Somalia has shelved the one-person-one vote, upholding the existing clan-based system where delegates from clans elect 275 MPs of the lower house, who in turn elect the president. All roads in

Photo/Somali Times Protesters, mostly drivers of public transport, were protesting on the still-closed some streets of the Mogadishu. The demonstrators gathered at the Ex-control Balcad, and neighborhoods. They also say they are against the stones that were recently blocked in many parts of the roads in Mogadishu. Some of the protesters who spoke to the

Locals from Bullow village where attack happened report hearing heavy gun battle lasting for hours At least 13 Somali soldiers were killed when they were ambushed by al-Shabaab in the agricultural town of Afgoye on Thursday, security sources said. Locals from Bullow village where the attack happened have taken to social media to share what

Danab Commander fired, imprisoned and a new one is appointed. Brigade Commander of 16 commandos , Colonel Ismail Abdimalik formally Farmajo ousted the office. Danab Brigade Commander. The ousted commander had previously been on strike, reported at the time for political reasons, and was in custody of the Ministry of Defense. The commander’s arrest has

Photo/Somali Times The federal government has again sent more troops to Gedo region in southern Somalia, which in the last few hours landed at the Dulow airport in the region. The troops from the specially trained Gorgor commandos were welcomed at Dulow airport by the officials from the Somali National Army and security forces operating

Ugas Ali Hashi Ugas, Poet Bedel Jama and Nabadon Ahmed Mohamed Ulusow, who spoke on behalf of the Hawiye community, strongly criticized a recent speech by Marehan community leader Ugas Mohamed-Weli Sheikh Ahmed Nur. Ugas Mohamed-Weli said at Monday that in Mogadishu after the government of evil dictator Mohamed Siad Barre, the country has never

Two cubs rescued near Borama, 24 July 2020. The cubs had reportedly been in the hands of traffickers for 25 days before their rescue. (Photo: CCF) A recent spate of cheetahs being seized in Somalia has shown that the illicit demand for these animals remains strong. Cheetahs are highly prized as exotic pets in the

Former Somali Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh has died in the town of Jigjiga, the Somali government has announced. The announcement was made in a tweet by Somali Ministry of Information spokesman Ismail Mukhtar. No further details were given on the death of Dr Ali Khalif. Ali Khalif was born in Las Anod around 1941

Photo: Credit Facebook Abdirahman Abdishakur said, ‘The independence of Somalia is in question for one reason.’ Wadajir Party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, an opposition politician, said in an interview with outlet media that Somalia’s independence was in question. Abdirahman Abdishakur based it on presence in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which controls key