‘Armed attackers kill seven Djibouti soldiers’

‘Armed attackers kill seven Djibouti soldiers’

Seven Djiboutian troops have been killed in clashes between the army and an armed opposition group, a presidential adviser told Reuters on Saturday. Djibouti, home to one of East Africa’s major ports as well as US and Chinese military bases, has faced sporadic violence, usually sparked by protests against the government of President Ismail Omar Guelleh, whose party has a...

Mandera Border Control Point to open soon

Mandera Border Control Point to open soon

By Ibrahim Adan Ali  Plans are underway by the government to reopen the Kenya-Somalia border. Stakeholders and security officials have been lining up a series of meetings in a bid to strike a business deal with the neighbouring country for operations to resume at the Customs Border Control Point that was closed in 2012. Mandera County Police Commander Johanna Tonui...

Qatar Charity lays foundation stone for Somalian village

Qatar Charity lays foundation stone for Somalian village

Doha, Qatar Charity has laid the foundation stone for an integrated residential village for the displaced in Baidoa, Somalia. The village includes 67 housing units, a health center, an elementary and middle school, a mosque, a vocational training center, an artesian well, and a center for memorizing the Holy Quran. It is expected that it will benefit more than 12,000...

Somalia orders media not to publish al-Shabab ‘propaganda’

Somalia orders media not to publish al-Shabab ‘propaganda’

Somalia’s government announced Saturday a crackdown on media outlets that publish what it deems propaganda for the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab and warned that offenders would be punished. The move comes as Somalia’s armed forces, backed by local militias and international allies, wage an aggressive counter-insurgency against the Al-Qaeda affiliate. “I want to inform the Somali media and all Somali...

Safarkaygii Gobolka Gardafuu:  Maxaan Ku Soo Arkay Dhulkaa Dad Iyo Duunyo?

Safarkaygii Gobolka Gardafuu:  Maxaan Ku Soo Arkay Dhulkaa Dad Iyo Duunyo?

W.Q. Cabdifitaax Maxamed Sugulle Waxaan ka safarnay aniga iyo wafdi wasiirro Punlqnd ahi caasimadda Garoowe subixii Jimcaha 30kii Oktoobar, 2022, 6dii aroornimo. Waxaannu tagnay magaalada Baargaal 7:30 fiidnimo oo aan u soconnay in kabadan 12 saacadood. Jidku waa dheeraa, badankiisuna waa fiicnaa. Waxaannu ka leexannay Kalabayr, Bari oo ay magaalada Baargaal isu jiraan 295km. Waddadu sidii aan soo sheegay, inta...

Following The Path of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Following The Path of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

 BY: ZIN EDDINE DADACH “You are the best community (Ummah) raised up for (the benefit of) humanity; enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong and believing in God.” (Quran; 3:110) 1 As a Muslim, I belong to my Ummah (Muslim community). Muslims around the world are like one family from different backgrounds and ethnic groups. The purpose of a Muslim’s life is...

Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo safar degdeg ah ku gaarey magaalada Kampala

Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo safar degdeg ah ku gaarey magaalada Kampala

Muqdisho, Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Md. Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa wada-hadallo ku aaddan xoojinta iyo garab istaagga kacdoonka dalka lagaga saarayo maleeshiyaadka argagixisada ah ee Alshabaab, kula yeelanaya magaalada Kampala ee caasimadda dalka Uganda madaxweynaha dalkaas Yoweri Musevini, si uu taageero heer gobol ah ugu helo howlgallada ciidamada dawladdu wadaan  ee ka dhanka ah Alshabaab. Madaweyne Xasan Sheekh ayaa si...

Ethiopia May Allow Overseas Lenders to Own 30% of Local Banks

Ethiopia May Allow Overseas Lenders to Own 30% of Local Banks

Fasika Tadesse and Bella Genga Ethiopia plans to allow overseas lenders to acquire up to 30% in its commercial banks, the latest step by the government to encourage investment in one of Africa’s biggest economies. A draft by Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers circulated to domestic lenders on Oct. 5 and seen by Bloomberg stipulates the amount of equity that foreigners...

Somalia: It will take longer to bring down Shabaab terrorist group

Somalia: It will take longer to bring down Shabaab terrorist group

By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Somalia officials say total victory against al Shabaab militants may take longer to be routed from the villagers, in spite of crucial gains registered by a joint force of the national army and vigilantes against the terrorists. On Sunday this week, officials were given a brutal reminder after the group hit back just as authorities were cheering...

Dawladda Soomaaliya oo mamnuucdey baahinta wararka Alshabaab, kana joojisey Xasan Daahir adeegsiga baraha Bulshuda

Dawladda Soomaaliya oo mamnuucdey baahinta wararka Alshabaab, kana joojisey Xasan Daahir adeegsiga baraha Bulshuda

Muqdisho (WDN)- Wasiir ku xigeenka Wasaaradda Warfaafinta Xukuumadda Soomaaliya Md. Cabdiraxmaan Yuusuf Alcadaalla, ayaa sheegay in xukuumadda Soomaaliya ay amar kasoo saartey baahinta wararka la xariira kooxda Alshabaab isla markaana ay beegsan doonaan cidwalba oo amarkaasi ka hor timaada. Wasiirka ayaa sheegay in amarka xukuumaddu yahay in aan la baahin karin wararka la xariira kooxda Alshabaab, faafinta wararka kooxdaasina uu...