Somalia set to establish regulatory body for telecom industry
The Somali government said on Wednesday it will establish the first-ever ICT body, the National Communications Authority (NCA), to help regulate the country's telecommunication...
Somalia internet shut down after Parliament votes to remove Prime minister
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that internet has been cut across much of Somalia with high impact to Mogadishu from 10:30...
10 questions Somalia’s prime minister should answer in Washington
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire begins a visit to Washington on Monday. Meetings are tentatively scheduled at the World Bank and either at...
Al Shabaab fighters seize town in central Somalia – residents – Reuters
Somalia’s militant Islamist group al Shabaab has retaken a small town in the centre of the country after it was abandoned by government troops,...
AMISOM Launches Training Programme On Human Rights For Somali Security Forces AMISOM
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has launched a training programme for officers of the Somali National Security Forces to improve their level...
Somalia’s first all-women media team puts women journalists in control of the news agenda
WHAT: Launch of “Bilan”, Somalia’s first-ever all-women media unit, where women journalists can work with no harassment and are free to choose what stories...
The role of the youth towards peace-building, development and security.
More than 70% of the Somali population is youth as declared different research institutions at different times and published different places, which means they...
Talking guns: The absurdity of Kenya’s proxy war in Somalia – Daily Nation
Since the bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi in 1998 by Al-Qaeda, Kenya has been attacked countless times.
But we did not invade Somalia...
Strike kills two militants as US-backed forces push into ISIS territory in Somalia
The U.S. military said it killed two Islamic State fighters Wednesday in Somalia, where there has been an uptick in airstrikes against the militant...
Hunt on for Shabaab attackers who fled with gunshot wounds – Daily Nation
A hunt for suspected Al-Shabaab militants who fled with gunshot wounds has been intensified in Taksile and Pandanguo, Lamu County, shortly after 10 other...