Minneapolis voters are electing a mayor, potentially making Somali-American Senator Omar Fateh the city’s first East African mayor.
The election is a 15-way race, with Fateh facing two-term incumbent Jacob Frey.
Omar Fateh, 35, made history in 2020 when he became Minnesota’s first Somali-American senator. His campaign focuses on cost-of-living issues,...
The Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Federal Government of Somalia has taken strong legal action, after submitting a case to the Office of the Attorney General against members of the Somali Olympic Committee (GOS).
This action came after the ministry fulfilled its duty to protect the country’s sports...
The Somaliland Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Development (MOCAAD) today announced a new order requiring all civil aircraft – scheduled, non-scheduled, and commercial – to apply for an Overflight Permit before entering, transiting, or flying over Somaliland’s airspace.
The new order, which will come into effect on November 10,...
Kenyan security forces have been conducting operations against Al-Shabaab in several areas along the border with Somalia and Kenya in the past few hours.
The operation is said to be aimed at preventing activities by members of the group in the areas between the two countries.
A source told the media...
Reports from areas under the Galmudug administration indicate that a mother and her children were attacked in a horrific incident, resulting in the death of the mother and serious injuries to her children.
Witnesses said that the attack was carried out by armed groups, the official motive behind the act...
The Galgaduud Regional Court of Appeal has announced the reopening of the case of the horrific murder of three people accused of killing a mother, Safiya Dahir Wehliye, and her three daughters, who were killed in an area under Qayib last month.
The decision was made in an official statement...
Puntland has issued a strong warning to anyone carrying weapons who is not part of the security agencies, saying that action will not be taken against them from now on.
The Puntland Police Commander, Gen. Mumin Abdi Shire, said that they will take action against anyone armed who crosses their...
The new governor of Hiran region, Mohamed Hussein Mohamed, who officially took office yesterday, has promised to do more to address the insecurity in Beledweyne, the capital of Hiran region.
Governor Mohamed Hussein Arab, at the ceremony where he took office from the previous governor of Hiran region, Muse Salad...
Former Somali Foreign Minister Abdisaid Muse Ali accused the Puntland administration of using Bosaso airport as a stopover point for planes flying regularly from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Libya and Sudan.
Abdisaid said that these flights were not regular commercial flights, but were planned to deliver weapons to...
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation in Sudan and the recent massacre in the city of Al-Feshir, Sudan
The Council discussed at its meeting how to overcome the problems occurring in Sudan, and the Council called on the parties to the conflict in the country...