Latest NewsWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
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File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
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By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
Read MoreStop Turkey and Hassan sheikh’s second genocide against the Southwest – Baidoa must not become a city of death
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib In 1992, Baidoa became a mass grave.Southwest families starved. Children died in their mothers’ arms. The world called it the “City of
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Why do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Read MoreUkraine’s anticorruption agencies uncover criminal network in presidential office, parliament
By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
Read MoreStop Turkey and Hassan sheikh’s second genocide against the Southwest – Baidoa must not become a city of death
File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib In 1992, Baidoa became a mass grave.Southwest families starved. Children died in their mothers’ arms. The world called it the “City of
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Featured ArticlesWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
Why do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKA suicide bombing strikes a restaurant in Mogadishu
A Photograph appears on the internet A large explosion took place tonight in Mogadishu, especially in the area of the Daljirka Dahson monument, and heavy losses are being reported. A restaurant
Read MoreOil rises as Russia-Ukraine escalation spurs supply concerns
Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. Picture taken March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford By Reuters Oil prices jumped more than
Read More10M-plus passengers flew Turkish Airlines in Jan-Feb
Turkey’s national flag carrier served 10.85 million passengers in first two months of 2019, the company announced Monday. In the two-month period, the total number of passengers carried by
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A suicide bombing strikes a restaurant in Mogadishu
A Photograph appears on the internet A large explosion took place tonight in Mogadishu, especially in the area of the Daljirka Dahson monument, and heavy losses are being reported. A restaurant
Read MoreOil rises as Russia-Ukraine escalation spurs supply concerns
Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. Picture taken March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford By Reuters Oil prices jumped more than
Read More10M-plus passengers flew Turkish Airlines in Jan-Feb
Turkey’s national flag carrier served 10.85 million passengers in first two months of 2019, the company announced Monday. In the two-month period, the total number of passengers carried by
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Blog PostsEthiopian Parliament swore Abiy Ahmed as Prime Minister
Ethiopia’s parliament swore in Abiy Ahmed as prime minister on Monday with a mandate to implement democratic reforms aimed partly at defusing ethnic tensions in the Oromiya province from which
AU and UN Special Envoys on Funding Consultations for Amisom make an assessment visit to Somalia
Mogadishu- The Special Envoys on Funding Consultations for the African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom, made a day’s visit to Mogadishu today, to discuss sustainable funding to peace operations
Ethiopia’s state of emergency: Over 1,100 people detained
Over 1,100 people have been detained under Ethiopia’s February 16 State of Emergency, authorities in the country have disclosed. A total of 1,107 detainees are currently being held across six
U.K. boxer Anthony Joshua wins WBO belt as undefeated feat continues
Britain’s Anthony Joshua moved a step closer to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion of the world on Saturday after beating New Zealander Joseph Parker on a unanimous points decision in their
Speaker Jawari says he will not resign, denies social media reports
Mr. Mohamed Jawari of abuse of office, violation of constitution, suppressing opinions of lawmakers and corruption. The embattled speaker of Somalia’s Lower House chamber of Parliament, Mohamed
President Mohamed Suspends today’s Parliament session
Mogadishu-President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed on Saturday suspended the session at the House of the People where lawmakers were to hold debate a motion of no
Deputy Speaker Mudey: The impeachment motion still stands
Mogadishu – The first Deputy Chairman of the House of the People, Mr. Abdiweli Ibrahim Mudey, last night spoke to the press again about the status of the motion against Speaker Mr Mohamed
Somali Prime Minister meets with UN envoy Michael Keating in Mogadishu
Somali Prime Minister Mr Hassan Ali Khaire met with the United Nations envoy for Somalia Michael Keating in Mogadishu on Wednesday, March 28. Keating and Khaire discussed current issues in
The ongoing cholera outbreak in Somalia started in December 2017.
Source: Situation Report for Cholera, Ministry of Health, Somali Federal Republic Figure 1. Number of confirmed and suspected cholera cases in Somalia reported from February 2017 through February
Agriculture Remains Key to Somalia’s Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
The World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization released on March 28 a new joint report titled, Rebuilding Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Somalia, outlining the challenges and
Ethiopian Parliament swore Abiy Ahmed as Prime Minister
Ethiopia’s parliament swore in Abiy Ahmed as prime minister on Monday with a mandate to implement democratic reforms aimed partly at defusing ethnic tensions in the Oromiya province from which
AU and UN Special Envoys on Funding Consultations for Amisom make an assessment visit to Somalia
Mogadishu- The Special Envoys on Funding Consultations for the African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom, made a day’s visit to Mogadishu today, to discuss sustainable funding to peace operations
Ethiopia’s state of emergency: Over 1,100 people detained
Over 1,100 people have been detained under Ethiopia’s February 16 State of Emergency, authorities in the country have disclosed. A total of 1,107 detainees are currently being held across six
U.K. boxer Anthony Joshua wins WBO belt as undefeated feat continues
Britain’s Anthony Joshua moved a step closer to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion of the world on Saturday after beating New Zealander Joseph Parker on a unanimous points decision in their
Speaker Jawari says he will not resign, denies social media reports
Mr. Mohamed Jawari of abuse of office, violation of constitution, suppressing opinions of lawmakers and corruption. The embattled speaker of Somalia’s Lower House chamber of Parliament, Mohamed
President Mohamed Suspends today’s Parliament session
Mogadishu-President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed on Saturday suspended the session at the House of the People where lawmakers were to hold debate a motion of no
Deputy Speaker Mudey: The impeachment motion still stands
Mogadishu – The first Deputy Chairman of the House of the People, Mr. Abdiweli Ibrahim Mudey, last night spoke to the press again about the status of the motion against Speaker Mr Mohamed
Somali Prime Minister meets with UN envoy Michael Keating in Mogadishu
Somali Prime Minister Mr Hassan Ali Khaire met with the United Nations envoy for Somalia Michael Keating in Mogadishu on Wednesday, March 28. Keating and Khaire discussed current issues in
The ongoing cholera outbreak in Somalia started in December 2017.
Source: Situation Report for Cholera, Ministry of Health, Somali Federal Republic Figure 1. Number of confirmed and suspected cholera cases in Somalia reported from February 2017 through February
Agriculture Remains Key to Somalia’s Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
The World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization released on March 28 a new joint report titled, Rebuilding Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Somalia, outlining the challenges and