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Revealed: Kenya, Somalia tiff simmers amid 'offensive maps'

Waagacusub.com- A mere promise by Somalia to "revisit" the actions of an international company at the core of maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia is at the centre of the diplomatic row between the two neighbours. According to minutes of a meeting on April 3, with Foreign Affairs Cabinet…

Somali spy agent arrested at JKIA while transiting bulk cash to Ethiopia

Waagacusub.com- Security agencies at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have tonight arrested a secretariat of Somalia Intelligence boss Abdullahi Kulane alias (Jiis Marihan) who is also among the senior most Nisa officials. Sources confirmed to Mogadishu Online (MOL) that officials…

Terrorising the victims of terror in Somalia. "One wonders what Somalis might have accomplished if they were not sandwiched between pernicious local terrorists, a failed elite, and the Western 'War on Terror'."

Somalis are victims of domestic terrorism, and the international community is compounding their misery by undermining their livelihoods as part of their own so-called 'War on Terror'.

Ethiopia's foreign ministry lists 2 Somali regions under category of independent countries - A deliberate decision or another blunder?

MOGADISHU – Just days after Ethiopia's ministry of foreign affairs apologized for an incorrect map it posted online that showed Somalia as a part of its country, its website is curiously listing two Somali regions under the category of independent countries where Addis Ababa has full diplomatic…

Anger, shock over map showing Somalia as part of Ethiopia

MOGADISHU – Somalis expressed anger, disbelief and shock over an incorrect Ethiopian map showing their country as a part of their arch-foe, calling it "an act of aggression" that lays bare Addis Ababa's "expansionist tendencies and colonialist mentality."

Dispute over oil deposits raises Somalia-Kenya tension

Waagacusub.com- The Somali government says it's not ready to take any action that could threaten its relationship with its neighbor Kenya. The announcement comes amidst simmering tensions over potential offshore oil deposits and an incident where Somali government officials and diplomats were denied…

Suicide car bomb kills at least 6 in Somalia's capital

Waagacusub.com- Islamic extremists exploded a suicide car bomb and killed at least six people near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital on Wednesday, police said.

7 Kenyan Towns Blacklisted By The UK in New Travel Advisory

Waagacusub.com- The Kenyan tourism industry suffered a major blow on Tuesday after the UK issued a fresh travel alert cautioning it's citizens against travelling to 7 major towns within the country. In the new directive, the UK government highlighted the high risk of kidnapping as a key reason behind…

Somalia minister, lawmakers denied entry into Kenya

Waagacusub.com- Three senior Somalia government officials were refused entry at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi for lacking visas. The officials were part of a government delegation scheduled to attend the launch of an European Union-sponsored cross-border conflict management programme…

Somalia's Al Shabaab changes tactics, uses home-made explosives

Waagacusub.com- The findings are a blow for internationally backed efforts to fight the al Shabaab insurgency, which has repeatedly carried out attacks in East Africa and launched dozens in Somalia this year despite a dramatic increase in U.S. air strikes.

Somali President Farmajo Has No Legal Base to Force Galmudug Presidential Election in 2019

WAAGACUSUB.COM - As a caveat, I would like to state here that my argument against the involvement of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) in any presidential elections of the federal member states (FMS) should not be interpreted as an approval of state elections.…

AU commends progress in securing peace, stability in Somalia

Waagacusub.com- The African Union (AU) on Wednesday commended the "significant progress" made to secure peace and stability in Somalia under the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

UPDF soldiers kill themselves in Somalia

Waagacusub.com- The army is investigating the circumstances under which one of its soldiers deployed in Mogadishu, Somalia, shot his administration officer dead before killing himself.

Somalia: Social media shut down over exam leakages unjustified

Responding to reports that Somalia's education minister has announced that social media may be shut down for five days from 27 to 31 May as one of the ways to stop cheating in the national secondary school exams, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and…

Bomb-laden vehicle hits district HQs in Mogadishu

Waagacusub.com- A vehicle loaded with explosives has rammed into the headquarters of Warta Nabada district headquarters in Mogadishu.

WhatsApp urges update after 'serious' security breach

Waagacusub.com- WhatsApp on Tuesday encouraged its users to upgrade the app to plug a security breach that allowed sophisticated attackers to sneak spyware into phones, in the latest trouble for its parent Facebook.

Video Somalia has cancelled national secondary school examinations after papers were sold and leaked via social media.

Waagacusub.com - Students have been sitting their final year exams since Saturday, but the leakage of papers at an examination centre forced Education Minister Abdullahi Godah Barre to go on national television on Monday night to announce their cancellation. The exams would now be retaken from 27 to…

Chinese Bank Loans 200 Million And Takes Full Exclusive Fishing Rights Over The Coast Of Somalia

The bank and the Government of Somalia today agreed to a loan of $200million for the rebuilt of Mogadishu port. In trade for that, the bank will have exclusive fishing rights over the coast of Somalia and maintain part ownership of the port until the loan has been fully paid.

Saudi crown prince defends China's right to put Uighur Muslims in concentration camps

Waagacusub.com- Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia''s crown prince, on Friday defended China's use of concentration camps for Muslims, saying it was Beijing's "right". "China has the right to carry out anti-terrorism and de-extremisation work for its national security,"…