Tag: Somalia
Rickshaws throw lifeline for thousands in Mogadishu
Besides minibuses, known by Somalis as caasi, the other major means of public transport in Somalia are rickshaws. Commonly known as bajaj, ...African Union urges nearly $90 million for its Somali force
The African Union appealed for nearly $90 million Wednesday for its peacekeeping force in Somalia, which is providing support to its military ...Somalia set for full debt relief by end of 2023: IMF
Somalia will qualify for full debt relief from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other multilateral lenders by the end of this ...Somali forces repulse Al-Shabaab attack on army camp
The Somali army on Monday repulsed an Al-Shabaab terrorist attack targeting an army camp in Daru-Na’im village in Middle Shabelle region. The ...‘You are ready to defend your country,’ Somali president tells army grads
The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has hailed new Somali army graduates at a graduation ceremony in Uganda for their readiness ...Somalia’s Premier Bank to acquire 62.5% stake in First Community Bank
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has approved the acquisition of a 62.5 percent stake in First Community Bank (FCB) by Somalia’s ...Military court executes three men over Al-Shabaab ties
Somalia’s Mogadishu-based military court on Wednesday executed three men by firing squad after it ruled that they were guilty of belonging to ...Puntland State contradicts Somalia’s blue economy strategy
Somalia’s Puntland State is once again on a collision path with the country’s government in Mogadishu over a blue economy strategy seen ...At least 10 killed in Al-Shabaab attack in Gedo region
At least five people including soldiers have been killed early Tuesday following an Al-Shabaab suicide bombing in Baardheere town in Somalia’s Gedo ...Somalia executes 2 ex-police officers for murder
The armed forces court in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has on Monday executed two former members of the Somali Police Force by a ...
