More than 3,000 hotel workers in Lamu County are jobless following the closure of six beach hotels. The resorts shut down due to lack of international guests, according to Lamu Tourist Association Vice-Chairman Ghalib Alwy. He said since last year, European to... More »
After decades of war in the horn of Africa nation, Somalia’s government has unveiled a new Population Estimation Survey data, paving the way for an official 2016 census in a country where militants still control large swathes in Somalia. The estimation of the ... More »
Several police officers were injured on Monday evening after Al-Shabaab attacked their convoy at Yumbis in Fafi Sub-County, Garissa County. The officers were travelling to Yumbis in four vehicles to reinforce the squad that was battling the militants who had a... More »
Two people were killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Somali capital Mogadishu, eyewitnesses have said. “Two gunmen opened fire on a car in western Mogadishu, killing two people,” an eyewitness told Anadolu Agency. According to witnesses, the driver was in... More »
Somalia’s security agencies have completed their murder investigations into the killing of a Somali MP in a drive-by shooting in Mogadishu on Saturday, officials told Sunday. According to a senior security officials, the investigations concluded that Somali m... More »
Fighting in south Somalia between al Shabaab militants and government forces killed at least 24 people, while a rebel attack in the capital killed three Transport Ministry workers and a lawmaker, officials and the group said on Saturday. Al Shabaab launched an... More »
A new international bank has been launched in Mogadishu, a latest sign of life in the city after more than two decades of civil war which engulfed the bright lights of the town, making it one of the most dangerous on earth. The commencement of this new idea ha... More »
After years in Dadaab, Ibrahim Hussein is one of many refugees facing a return to Somalia after the Kenyan government’s order to close the camp For Ibrahim Hussein, it was the final blow. When the Kenyan government ordered the closure of the Dadaab refugee cam... More »