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Disagreements between the Somali president and his prime minister are intensifying. The Prime Minister of the country has indeed dismissed the Minister of Security, a decision that the president rejected. Prime Minister Mohamed Roble sacked the minister late Wednesday but President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” rejected the move. Mr Roble replaced …

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has picked a new spy chief days after the prime minister appointed a different person for the job. The move further deepens the row between the president and the prime minister. Prime Minister Mohamed Roble sacked the intelligence head Fahad Yasin after defying his order …

In a statement marking the International Day of the Disappeared, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said more than 44,000 people, 45% of them children, are currently declared missing across Africa. About 82% of those missing are said to be from just seven countries with armed conflicts. According …

The Islamist group, al-Shabab, is reported to have seized a strategic town in central Somalia. Residents of Amara in the Galmudug region said the militants stormed an army base before over-running the town. The insurgents captured several armoured vehicles, burning some of them. Earlier this month the Somali military captured …

Somalia started administering COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday. In order to reassure the nation about its safety and efficiency, the health minister was the first to receive the jab. The country which has recently experienced a surge of cases, on Monday received its first shipment of 300,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine …

Under the covax scheme, health authorities in Somalia received 300,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. According to the health Ministry, people at highest risk of contracting the virus will be the first to receive vaccines, including health workers, the elderly and those with chronic health conditions. Official Press Release: …

Somalia’s former president, Ali Mahdi Mohamed, died on Wednesday at a hospital in neighbouring Kenya aged 82, BBC News reports. He rose to power in 1991 after the overthrow of President Siad Barre and stayed in office until 2000. He was succeeded by Abdiqasim Salad Hassan. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo …

International Organization for Migration (IOM) says at least 20 African migrants died after smugglers threw them overboard off the coast of Djibouti. The UN agency says at least 80 people were thrown off the vessel after the traffickers realised it was overloaded. According to IOM, their boat had been carrying …

Heavy gunfire has been reported in Somali capital, Mogadishu, as a group of opposition leaders defied a government ban on public gatherings and held protests. Security forces have closed most roads in the city over the planned protests. The opposition parties want President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to leave office after …

The Somali government has suspended public gatherings citing a rise in Covid-19 cases. The move is likely to affect Friday’s planned protests against the political uncertainty in the country after President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo‘s term ended before elections were held. The council of ministers met on Wednesday and was briefed …