Category: Global News & Politics

MOGADISHU, Somali security forces stormed one of Mogadishu’s main radio stations Friday, arresting 20 staff members and seizing equipment, accusing it of “negative” broadcasts about military operations against a militia leader, an employee said. “They have arrested 20 members of staff, including the director. Equipment for transmission was also seized,” said Mohammed Bashir, a producer for...

Nairobi – The head of the Kenyan intelligence service, which has been criticised in recent months for failing to stop a spate of attacks blamed on Islamist militants from neighbouring Somalia, resigned on Thursday, the president’s spokesperson said. The east African nation has suffered a string of gun and grenade attacks in the past several...

Part of the 600 foreigners suspected to be prohibited immigrants, who were rounded up by a combined team of officers from the Immigration Department, Drug-Enforcement Commission (DEC) and Police in Ndola yesterday. By REBECCA MUSHOTA and DELPHINE ZULU – MORE than 600 foreigners, mainly Somalis suspected to be prohibited immigrants, were in the early hours...

DUBAI: Building innovative Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to strengthen Somalia’s economic and social development and combat maritime piracy is the theme of DP World’s latest thought leadership initiative to be held this month. The port operator is bringing together senior government, non-government and industry leaders with knowledge partner the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military...

BY ABDI GULED In this photo taken Sunday, July 27, 2014, African Union (AU) peacekeepers stand near a cache of weapons recovered from a garage in Mogadishu, Somalia. An official says that Somalia’s government has launched a new disarmament campaign, that has netted some 500 guns during four raids, which is being carried out because officials...

By David Milliband The ‘Africa Rising’ narrative of economic success has to be tempered with appreciation of the costs imposed by a conflict belt stretching from Mali to Somalia, and the consequent need for sustained humanitarian aid, writes David Milliband David Milliband was the British foreign minister from 2007-2010, and currently heads the International Rescue...

By Christian Gysin Controversial MP George Galloway is being investigated by police after declaring his constituency an ‘Israel free zone’. The Respect MP – who has represented Bradford since 2012 – started the row when he spoke to activists at a meeting in Leeds and attacked Israel for the killing of Palestinians in the Gaza...

No Injuries Reported; Company Has No Plans to Exit Region By KJETIL MALKENES HOVLAND OSLO—Norwegian oil company DNO AS DNO.OS -6.06% A said Wednesday that several shots were fired near a team conducting a water survey on its behalf in Somalia’s Somaliland region on Monday, but said it had no plans to exit the self-governed region. DNO is currently exploring for...

Members of a UN Security Council delegation arriving in Mogadishu, Somalia. UN Photo/Tobin Jones Members of the United Nations Security Council arrived in Mogadishu this morning on a landmark visit to Somalia to review progress made by the Federal Government and to demonstrate their continued support for the country’s efforts to ensure a sustainable peace....