Somalia News

MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 22, 2014/African Press Organization / - The National Union of Somali Journalists protests the sudden approval of Puntland Media law by Puntland parliament, and criticized the proposed legislation as a "blow to press freedom".

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, on Friday held discussions with IGAD's Executive Secretary, Ambassador Mahboub Maalim and IGAD's Special Envoy to Somalia, Ambassador Mohammed Affey.

A discussion on female genital mutilation takes place at Sheikh Nuur primary school in Hargeysa, Somalia, on February 19, 2014.

Chairperson of Somalia's Independent Review and Implementation Commission Asha Gelle Diriye has called on the Somali government to fund the constitutional review process, Radio Bar-Kulan reported Thursday .

Zimbabwe says it is ready to host the 34th SADC summit, with a report saying, however that the cash-strapped government is banking on financial support from the private and corporate sectors to host the meeting.

MOGADISHU/MOMBASA: Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on a bus on Kenya's northern coast that killed seven.

Doha: Qatar Charity's Somalia office held a honouring ceremony for 145 outstanding students from among its sponsored orphans.

An 18-member Technical Committee on the Formation of Interim South West Administration has been approved at a ceremony held in Mogadishu.

By Pascal Kwesiga The trial of Brig. Micheal Ondoga, and over 10 other senior UPDF officers has stalled.

The brother of a 12-year-old refugee Somali girl who is being refused life-saving surgery will turn to the North Gauteng High Court for an urgent order forcing the health authorities to give her the heart operation she desperately needs.

The Governor of Lower Shabelle, Abdikadir Nur Sidi, revealed that his forces have detained and arrested an Al-Shabaab insurgent whom he alleges wanted to commit a suicide bombing in Mogadishu.

Zimbabwean prostitutes are reportedly collecting sperm from their clients to export to SA where there is "high demand" by sangomas who use it in their traditional rituals.

Three Kenyans are still missing after their merchant ship was reportedly hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, Kenya's Daily Nation reported Monday .

Kadija Mohamed cooks for her children in a camp for internally displaced people in Dinsoor, Somalia, where 4 million people need aid.

Mogadishu/Nairobi - Militant group Al-Shabab has lived up to its promise to step up attacks in Somalia, mainly against government installations and personnel, during the holy month of Ramadan, which began on 29 June.

A US father has laid claim to a tract of land between Egypt and Sudan so his daughter can be a princess, a report says.

Rebels pinned the attack on the Ukrainian air force. The government swiftly denied blame but was not immediately able to offer an alternative explanation.

A United Nations panel that monitors compliance with U.N. sanctions on Somalia has accused the country's president, a former minister, and a U.S. law firm of conspiring to divert Somali assets recovered abroad, according to a new report.

A US father has laid claim to a tract of land between Egypt and Sudan so his daughter can be a princess, a report says.

Authorities say a man and woman were killed in an early morning house explosion in a rural area of western Pennsylvania.