Somalia Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke was yesterday detained for several hours in Nairobi for breaching protocol. The embarrassing incident that could test diplomatic relations between Kenya and war-torn Somalia happened mid-morning yesterday at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Sharmarke could not be cleared in Nairobi because his plane had not been inspected at Wajir […]
Message: The results of the presidential elections must be rejected Kampala, Uganda 20 February 2016 Citizens of Uganda My Fellow Africans International Citizens and Friends of Uganda Members of the Press Corps and the Diplomatic Community, We have just witnessed what must be the most fraudulent electoral process in Uganda. We participated in this process […]
Veteran leader declared winner with 60 percent of votes in election marred by violence and allegations of ballot fraud. Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda for 30 years, has been re-elected the country’s president in an election overshadowed by arrests of politicians and allegations of rigging. The country’s election body declared Museveni, 71, the winner […]
“Only with the greatest of simplifications, for the sake of convenience, can we say Africa. In reality, except as a geographical term, Africa doesn’t exist”, writes Ryszard Kapuncinsky in his introduction to The Shadow of the Sun. “What can I say about a country that I cannot find on the map of a continent that […]
HARGEISA—- President of the republic of Somaliland His Excellency Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo has held talks with a high level delegation headed by French embassy to Kenya, Reimi Marechaux. The president was flanked by deputy president and members of Somaliland cabinet ministers.
Mogadishu — Somalian authorities have increased security at Mogadishu’s airport after a plane bombing last week, which comes after militant group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the bomb. Watch below;
Hargeisa, 16 February 2016 – The Somaliland Government wishes to categorically refute the false allegations made in a recent article in Kenyan media that claims it supports Al-Shabaab in any way, shape or form. The article that is entirely devoid of fact and replete with hearsay makes a litany of spurious claims, all of which […]
HARGEISA— Immigration department detained 7 Indian nationals who came to Somaliland through tourism. The Indian nationals were caught red handed while selling and trading medically poisoned drugs. Police apprehended them while in the port city of Berbera. Head of Somaliland immigration department revealed that they were caught while selling medical drugs that were not vetted […]
Riyadh- Minister of Hajj Dr. Bandar Hajjar received here yesterday Djibouti’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dhia-Eddin Said Bamakhrama. During the meeting, they reviewed a number of topics of common interest in the field of Hajj and Umrah as well as the facilities provided by the Government of the Custodian of the Two […]
The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, asserted at a security conference Sunday that Islamic State affiliate Boko Haram has sent its jihadists across the country from Nigeria to train in Somalia. “Without a stable Somalia, the whole region of the Horn of Africa will remain unstable and by and large, the African continent,” Mohamud […]