Somalia's PM appoints second deputy PM, creating new senior role

Somalia Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre appointed Abdisalam Abdi Ali as the second Deputy Prime Minister on Monday, in a controversial decision that has reignited debate about the establishment of the new senior position that has not been part of Somali administrations for the past decade.

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true meaning of Egypt's statement on imposing Somalia's

In a recent TV interview, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty asserted that the deployment of Egyptian troops to Somalia is aimed at aiding the Somali government in enforcing its authority over its sovereign territory, a declaration that has raised profound concerns about Egypt's underlying…

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Salaam Somali Bank - Somalia's money laundering and terror financing

The U.N. report said the group had funded various small- and medium-sized businesses, including in Mogadishu's main Bakara market which sells everything from guns to food.

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Turkey's research vessel to begin exploration in Somalia

According to information published by Wan Haber on September 11, 2024, Turkey's seismic research vessel, Oruç Reis, is set to depart for Somalia at the end of this month. The Turkish seismic research vessel Oruç Reis has been at the center of significant tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean due…

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Somalia:The Kidnapper of Michael Scott Moore, entered in the US as a migrant

In July 2009, Mahad Ibrahim Hamarow kidnapped French officers Denis Allex and another officer who escaped from the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu and then joined Al Shabaab. In the same year, he fled to Kenya, this was confirmed by Hizbul Islam Spokesman Mr Aydarus. - In 2010, Mahad Hamarow went to South…

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Somali Pirate ringleader linked to chaos in Puntland capital

A former pirate ringleader has been linked to the most recent chaos in the Puntland capital, residents confirmed to Garowe Online, in what could directly impact the ongoing electoral debacles in Somalia's northeastern Federal state.

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President HSM's Proclamation to Defeat Al-Shabab by Force in Somalia

Sunatimes.com - To overcome the complex problems of civil war, state fragility, and underdevelopment, the Somali people supported risky political changes for a government that promotes freedom, justice, peace, and prosperity in Somalia. For example, the Islamic movements enjoyed popular support to end…

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Uganda President ask Kenyans to forgive for tweets sent by General Muhoozi

Dear Ugandans, the brotherly People of Kenya and all East Africans. I greet all of you. Again, I hail the peaceful elections that took place in Kenya recently where H.E. William Ruto emerged winner. I, again, congratulate him on that victory. I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us for tweets…

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Somalia Journalists unlawful detention and targeted assassinations.

In marking International Human Rights Day 2021, the ASSOCIATED SOMALI JOURNALISTS ASOJ is deeply alarmed that human rights violations in the country remain deeply widespread and pervasive. This is particularly glaring when observing that media freedoms, including that most central of other fundamental…

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SOMALIA: CRIMES COMMITTED BY FARMAJO - ICC Court

Sunatimes.com -Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has been indicted by the International Criminal Court. Mr Farmajo has been charged with the following crimes during his presidency.

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Loss of Gen Paul Lokech is highly shared and felt in Somalia"LION OF MOGADISHU"

Sunatimes.com - General Paul Lokech was announced dead at 10:15am on Saturday 21 August, after succumbing to a blood clot within a short while as per the post mortem report at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. Lokech at the time of his demise, he was serving as Deputy Inspector General of…

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85% of the capital of IBS Bank of Somalia belongs to Al Shabab.

Sunatimes.com - Amniyat members of Al-Shabab who defected from the militants reported that the capital used to open International Bank of Somalia IBS belongs to former finance officer of Al-Qaeda Somalia, Fazul Abdallah. Zakariya Ismail Hersi, former head of Amniyat, currently member of Somali intelligence…

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Somali Killer on Facebook rights manager

Sunatimes.com - Police in Germany and Netherlands are investigating criminal case against Somali killer who vowed to kill journalist Dahir Alasow. This man who lives in Germany, and whose youtube username is KABTAN AYUUB filed unsubstantiated "False copyright takedown" on videos belonging to…

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UGANDA: New Cabinet Members and Ministers of State

President of Uganda/Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Armed Forces - H.E. President Museveni Yoweri Kaguta Vice President of Uganda -

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Farmajo Asks Congo's President to Mediate Somalia's Electoral Dispute

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo asked his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to mediate a bitter standoff on the country's electoral process during a meeting held in Kinshasa, DR Congo's presidency said in a statement on Monday. In a two-hour meeting, the…

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Somalia's Unsang Hero -Amin Ambulance founder

Sunatimes.com - As the secnd wave of the deadly corona virus continues to claim lives in Somalia, one man has sacrificed to help save lives by offe ring ambulances to ferry the sick to hospital at no cost. Somalia, is one of the poorest country in the world where basic healthcare facilities are poor,…

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Overview of Somali Security Forces -Heritage institute report

Sunatimes.com - Structural Impediments To Reviving Somalia's Security Forces. For over a decade, successive Somali governments and the international community have been earnestly trying to revive Somalia's security forces (SSF)1 as part of a broader effort to stabilize the country following…

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Somalia: Averting a Descent into Political Violence

Sunatimes.com - Tensions are running high following the Somali parliament's decision to extend the incumbent president's mandate by two years. External partners should urgently convene – and mediate – talks among the country's bitterly divided elites, to prevent its worst political crisis…

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Stichting Somij aims at encouraging reporters to utilize investigative methods for in-depth reporting

SOMIJ.ORG - STICHTING SOMIJ is a Somalia-based non-profit organization dedicated to helping the people of Somalis to understand what is happening in their country. The goal is to give the people the information they need to make informed decisions in a participatory democracy, to hold government and…

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Journalists barred from covering Somali leaders' meeting

The Associated Somali Journalists is deeply concerned that journalists were today barred from covering the meeting of the leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member States (FMSs) as well as the Governor and Mayor of Mogadishu. Unlike previous leaders' meetings, ASOJ is reliably…

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