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Who is Responsible for the Security Failures in Mogadishu?
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Who is Responsible for the Security Failures in Mogadishu?

By Ismail A. Hassan ( Khaliil) Somalia’s officials, who are responsible for securing and protecting the country, have once again failed in doing their jobs. The recent Al-Shabaab bombing of Central Hotel, a place where some of the highest-ranking government leaders such as the Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed Omar Arte resides, is proof of utter failures...

Kenya: Shilling stabilizing against the US dollar
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Kenya: Shilling stabilizing against the US dollar

By Melline Myendo The Central Bank of Kenya has defended the shilling that has been depreciating against the dollar since last year. The Central Bank says the shilling’s performance against the dollars has also been reflected by other regional currencies, which were, however, comparably more volatile. CBK says the recent performance of the Shilling may...

SOMALI SEAPORT CONCESSIONS TO ETHIOPIA! IS IT A COMMERCE OR CONQUEST?
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SOMALI SEAPORT CONCESSIONS TO ETHIOPIA! IS IT A COMMERCE OR CONQUEST?

By Ahmed Khalif There are reports – that went around in Somali News Websites – on multiple seaport concessions that had recently been given to the Ethiopian Government in the Somali towns of Berbera, Kismayo, and Barawe. These concessions, when taken at face value – especially in today’s globally open market world – should have...

Suicide Bombings at Somalia Hotel Kill at Least 10 People
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Suicide Bombings at Somalia Hotel Kill at Least 10 People

By ABDI GULED, Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia – Government officials were meeting at the Central Hotel in Somalia’s capital when an Islamic extremist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the hotel gate, and another went in and blew himself up, killing at least 10 people on Friday, officials said. Mogadishu’s deputy mayor and a legislator were...

Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer

Warka aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah:Taliyaha ciidanka wadanka Jabuuti oo maanta Gaaray magaalada Baladweyne ee Xarunta Gobalka Hiiraan, Maamulka Baraawe oo sheegay in la dhisaayo Garoon ay yeelato magaaladaasi iyo warar kale.  

Remittance Cutoffs Threaten Somalis
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Remittance Cutoffs Threaten Somalis

By Teresa Welsh USNews Over 40 percent of people in Somalia rely on financial remittances to meet their basic daily needs, but recent action from the U.S. and other countries has hampered the flow of money from relatives and friends abroad. And stopping that flow of millions of dollars in financial support, some say, poses...