Mogadishu-Nairobi direct flights resume
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre has launched direct flights between Mogadishu and Nairobi. The ceremony was held Wednesday March 29, at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle...
Category : SOMALIA
Somali parliament endorses new cabinet in victory for PM
Somalia’s 275-member parliament passed the proposed list of cabinet ministers of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire by a vote of 224 to 15, state radio...
OPINION: Will Somali PM’s Soma Oil agenda going to be the beginning and the end of Farmajo’s administration?
By Abdirazak Fartaag Does Britain have a hidden agenda in the upcoming London conference? Are they taking advantage of the lack of institutions in Somalia? Britain,...
Kenyan forces kill 31 Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia
Kenyan troops in Somalia killed 31 Islamist Al-Shabaab militants in a raid on two of their bases in the southern Somali region of Jubbaland, the...
Drought-stricken Somalia battles hunger and cholera
BAIDOA, Somalia – An emaciated woman writhes on her hospital bed, weakly waving her bony hand to create a current of air. Cholera patient Zeinab...
East African regional group agrees to a trust fund to reform Somalia
East African regional grouping has agreed to create a trust fund for the reconstruction of Somalia. This follows a special summit of Heads of state...
Famine alert for Somalia – Is anyone listening?
Somalia is in a desperate situation due to drought and impending famine but is anyone taking it seriously? By Joan King It is happening again....
Somali parliament calls for review of new proposed cabinet
By Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – Somalia’s parliament speaker has called for the prime minister to review his proposed cabinet after over 100 lawmakers signed...
Crop-devastating armyworm caterpillars wreak havoc in Uganda
KAMAPALA– A plague of crop-destroying fall armyworm caterpillars has spread to East Africa where officials confirmed their presence for the first time in Uganda on...
Fears of new Somali cabinet disapproval grow amid parliament’s criticism
in Somalia’s history, cabinet ministers have rarely failed to make it through the parliament, however, Somali legislators who are leading the opposition cited ‘ineffective selections’ and...
