Somali News & Politics

By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo signed into law the electoral bill on Friday, jumping one more hurdle for the country to hold planned polls this year. The president signed the bill into law during the closing ceremony … Continued

Bella Hassan A group of five couples, each including a blind partner, got married in a shared ceremony in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday. The four blind grooms and one blind bride had all struggled to raise money for their … Continued

Shawn Snow A recent UN report said that record breaking airstrikes targeting al-Shabab militants in Somalia is forcing the group to move from rural areas to urban centers to mitigate American air power. The report also detailed that improvised explosive attacks carried … Continued

As villagers in Somali region fall ill in unexplained circumstances, some locals fear gas exploration has tainted the local water supply Juweria Ali and Tom Gardner At first, 23-year-old Khadar Abdi Abdullahi’s eyes began turning yellow. Then the palms of his … Continued

Al-Shabaab Islamists on Wednesday carried out attacks on two Somali military bases, using a suicide vehicle bombing and dozens of heavily armed militants, a military official said. African Union troops stepped in to help repel the second, larger attack, after … Continued

By a Daily Business reporter British companies will be discouraged from employing cheap labour from the EU under post-immigration plans unveiled by the government. The Home Office said these workers may not get visas and that companies would instead be … Continued

By AGGREY MUTAMBO Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has signed a law that gives the central government powers to sell the country’s oil blocks for commercial drilling, giving his administration full control of the unexploited crude deposits. The new Petroleum … Continued

Press violations surge as authorities scramble to control coverage IPI Contributor Jamie Wiseman When a car bomb exploded at a security checkpoint near the Somali national parliament in Mogadishu in January, killing four and wounding 10 others, freelance journalist Mohamed … Continued

Nooc Abdullahi Ali has been worried sick about her five children ever since they finished middle school in Elbarde, in southern Somalia’s Bakool region. Her two daughters left last year, and her three sons the year before. Nooc and her … Continued