Somali has announced the severing of diplomatic ties with Kenya and recalled all its diplomats from the neighbouring East African nation. Minister of Information, Osman Abukar…
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Somalia has suspended visa-on-arrival for Kenyans, citing the need to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus as one of the reasons for the directive. This…
The Somali federal government is set to train members of the regional electoral commission despite opposition from some states. The training is set to hold at…
The Somali government has stopped the issuance of visas to Kenyans as the rift between the two East African countries deepens. Somalia’s immigration department, in a…
Donald Trump, the United States President, has ordered the withdrawal of majority of American troops in Somalia. The US Department of Defence, which revealed this in…
Osman Abukar Dubbe, the Minister for Information Culture & Tourism of The Federal Republic of Somalia, has accused neighbouring Kenya of plotting to destabilise his country…
A war of neighbours may be looming again in Africa, after Somalia expelled the Kenyan ambassador over interference in elections in Jubbaland. Somalia has also recalled…
Tropical Cyclone Gati, which made landfall on 22 November in Puntland’s Bari region in Somalia, has displaced 70,000 people, the UN says. The UN Office for…
It’s the first recorded instance of a hurricane-strength hitting the country with sustained winds of around 105 mph. Gati is much more intense than the previous strongest storm to hit Somalia.
The United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) on Friday called on the Somali authorities to approve the Child Rights Bill to better protect children in the country.…