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MOGADISHU — At least three people were killed and four others wounded in a bomb blast in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region on Monday. The target of the blast in Afgoye, located some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu, was Hussein Jibril, the town’s former deputy mayor, a police …

MOGADISHU — A father in northern Galkayo was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly murdered his two teenage children. The two kids, aged 12 and 13, were killed in the home they shared with their father in the Falluja neighborhood. Neighbours were alerted to the death after smelling the decomposing …

GENEVA — The UN said on Friday that up to 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region will face severe food insecurity over the next three months, the highest number since 2014, while there was also a warning about drought-induced food scarcity extending to East Africa as well. Jens Laerke, …

MOGADISHU —  At least two civilians were killed and several security personnel wounded on the outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday when a roadside bomb hit a convoy carrying the Mogadishu police chief, a spokesman said. The attack took place on the busy highway linking Mogadishu and Afgoye, …

MOGADISHU — Somali government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu has condemned this morning’s bomb blast near the Banadir intersection that targeted a vehicle carrying General Mohamed Hashi Guled. The government spokesman, in a released statement, blamed the attack on Al Shabaab. “Al-Shabaab militants this morning targeted General Mohamed Hashi, a senior …

MOGADISHU — Six people were killed Friday in a blast at a beachside Mogadishu restaurant, which was hosting Somalia’s police chief and legislators when the explosion occurred, an ambulance service said. Government officials were unharmed in the blast, which sparked a fire inside the building, sending smoke into the sky …

HARGEISA — Somaliland’s Independent Human Rights Center (HRC) has released a statement on the situation of journalists illegally detained in Hargeisa since April 13,2022. The center said it, the families and Lawyers had been prevented from meeting with detained journalists, despite repeated requests. “Article 27 (1) of the Somaliland Constitution …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations on Monday reaffirmed its support for freeing Somalia from explosive hazards and highlighted the impact that the scourge has on the citizens. James Swan, the UN secretary-general’s special representative for Somalia, said the world body is determined to bolster national capabilities to counter threats posed …

GENEVA — The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Isha Dyfan, will conduct her first official visit to the country from 28 March to 2 April 2022. Dyfan’s visit follows her appointment by the Human Rights Council in 2020 as an independent expert to assess, monitor …

BAIDOA —  Thirty-five journalists based in Southwest State (SWS) have undergone training aimed at amplifying use of media platforms to encourage peaceful co-existence and the respect for human rights and dignity. The three-day training was supported by the African Union Mission In Somalia (AMISOM) and facilitated by the SWS Ministry …