Somalia

Somaliland launches $2bn appeal after market inferno

Mogadishu – The autonomous Somali region of Somaliland launched an international appeal on Wednesday for $2 billion in aid after... Read more

7 Apr, 2022

Hargeisa – A massive blaze has destroyed the central market in the northern Somali city of Hargeisa, wiping out... Read more

3 Apr, 2022

Nairobi – For 15 years, African soldiers have rotated through Somalia as part of a 20 000-strong force mandated... Read more

1 Apr, 2022

Nairobi – Thirty countries and international organisations including the UN and the EU called for “dialogue” to complete Somalia’s... Read more

19 Mar, 2022

Mogadishu – Somalia failed to conclude elections for the lower house of parliament by a deadline on Tuesday, marking... Read more

16 Mar, 2022

Nairobi – The United Nations warned on Wednesday that it faces a crippling lack of funds to tackle Somalia’s devastating... Read more

10 Mar, 2022

Baidoa – Under the blazing sun, Salado Adan Mohamed puts the finishing touches to her makeshift shelter, cobbled together from... Read more

3 Mar, 2022

Mogadishu – Somalia on Friday extended its deadline to finish voting for the lower house of parliament, the latest in... Read more

26 Feb, 2022

Nairobi – Vast swathes of land stretching from southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia are in the grip of... Read more

23 Feb, 2022

Nairobi – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could stop its programme in Somalia in three months if long-postponed national elections... Read more

22 Feb, 2022