Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has lost a vote of confidence in parliament after 15 months in office, in what is seen as a blow to efforts to stabilise the country. He fell out with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud last month after he tried to sack some of the president’s allies from the cabinet....
November 14, 2026
Category: News
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For Dadaab refugees, marriage matchmaking may come down to this: pick a shoe
By Bosire Boniface in Garissa For some residents of Dadaab refugee complex in eastern Kenya who are looking to tie the knot, marriage is now in the shoes. The bride-to-be’s shoes, that is. Moulid Hassan, a 35-year-old refugee living at Dadaab’s Dagahaley camp, says he is a happy newlywed man whose marriage came about November...
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Shooting in Somalia? Dial 888 for police
By Mustafa Haji Abdinur (AFP) Mogadishu — The bullet-scarred streets of Somalia’s war-ravaged capital are rife with danger, but after two decades of anarchy, the besieged residents can now at least call the police if there is a problem. Colonel Yusuf Mohamed Farah sweeps open his arms wide, proudly showing off the busy operation centre...
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Malawi’s president: patrol boats are to defend borders from Somali immigrants
Malawi’s president Joyce Banda insists that the order of armed vessels from a South African defence firm “was a request from the people”, despite Malawian finances being hit by donors’ departure over corruption scandal. The president of Malawi told The Telegraph’s Aislinn Laing that the purchase of patrol boats for use on Lake Malawi was...
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The Great Ethiopian Run: in the footsteps of Haile Gebrselassie
It’s a crazy, joyous race at 2,300m above sea level in Addis Ababa, and it’s the adrenaline as well as the altitude that leaves competitors breathless after the Great Ethiopian Run Cate Carter I am standing at the start line of the Great Ethiopian Run: not only the biggest race in Africa but one of the continent’s...
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Sorry! Closed for prayer
ABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM Setting everything aside to offer prayers has been a common practice since the advent of Islam. Saudi Arabia perhaps is the only Muslim country where shops, restaurants, gas stations and many other facilities remain closed during prayer timings. It is a good practice, per se, but a question comes to my mind as...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka waxaad ku maqli doontaa asxaabey waxaa ka mid ah: Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo baaq nabadeed u diray beelaha ku dagaalamaayo degaaano ka mid ah gobalada Hiiraan iyo shabeelaha dhaxe iyo dagaalka u dhaxeeyo maamulada Khaatumo iyo Puntland, Baarlamaanka oo maalintii sadaxaad ka doodayo mooshinka Xukuumada Soomaaliya iyo xukuumada oo sheegtay in ay ku adkeysaneyso in ay...
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Tanzania pip Somalia
By Collins Okinyo Tanzania moved to the top of group A with a 1-0 win over Somalia who once again proved they were not push overs. Second half substitute Athmani Chanongo scored the all important goal in the 56th minute finish off after a sublime pass by Mrisho Ngasa. Somalia defied all odds as they frustrated...
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Addis standard’s exclusive interview with Ana Gomes
Ana Gomes is coordinator and spokesperson of the foreign affairs committee for her political group, the Social-Democrat. With 200 members the Social-Democrat is the second largest group within the European Parliament. For Ethiopia and Ethiopians though Ana Gomes is best remembered for her role as the leader of the EU election observers’ team during the...