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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,"…

Ethiopia to try ex-spy chief, Getachew Assefa

Ethiopia has formally charged a former intelligence chief widely reported to have superintended over systemic rights abuse during his tenure.

Djibouti: Guelleh, the spy of China

It is nevertheless extraordinary to see how much the colonial powers persist in reserving the right to question the sovereignty of African states. In Djibouti, the telecommunications company Huwaei, engaged in a direct battle with the United States, is now cited in a case of espionage, whose main actor…

UNDP sanctions 18 Somali entities and individuals over graft, collusion and fraud

The UN Development Programme has blacklisted 18 Somali individuals and organisations from conducting any business with the UN agency over what it termed as their 'engagement in proscribed practices'.

The man behind Somalia's only free ambulance service

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's capital city - where there are frequent and deadly bomb blasts - only has one free ambulance service, which was founded by Abdulkadir Abdirahman Adan 13 years ago.

VIDEO Air strike kills Islamic State deputy in Somali region

Sunatimes.com - An air strike killed the deputy leader of the Islamic State group in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, alongside another militant, a local security official said on Sunday.

Djibouti/Somaliland : Réunion d'urgence ce matin entre le président de la Somaliland et Ahmed Osman Guelleh Arab.

Somaliland. L'interview que le président du Parti Démocrate Djiboutien — PADD —, Hassan Cher Hared, a accordé hier aux médias somaliens en ligne dénommés « WAAGACUSUB.COM » du célèbre journaliste Dahir Alasow a éclairé aux lambdas djiboutiens et somalilandais le visage caché…

Entrench NISA into law for efficiency and accountability-security expert

Waagacusub.com- The absence of a legal framework establishing the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) is an impediment in the proper functioning and accountability of the intelligence agency, a security expert has said.

Somaliland protests exclusion from IGAD task-force

Waagacusub.com- Somaliland has lamented exclusion from the newly formed IGAD Taskforce on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden despite being a major stakeholder in the Red Sea governance.

Ilhan Omar asks God to forgive Trump for mocking her hours after man arrested over death threat

Waagacusub.com- Ilhan Omar asked God to forgive Donald Trump for attacking her just hours after the arrest of a Trump supporter who threatened to kill the Democratic congresswoman.

MPs petition speaker to prioritize debate on security

Waagacusub.com- A section of MPs today petitioned the speaker to put the debate on the security of the country as a priority item in the order paper amid increasing terror attacks, especially in Mogadishu.

Military sweep change made to prompt operations

Waagacusub.com- Military sweeping change was today made in the structure of the Armed Forces, aimed to stimulate the Armed Forces into operation. Abdi Hassan Hassan Mohamed who was a military commander of the Somali embassy in Saudi Arabia was appointed as the new the deputy commander of the National…

DEADLY MARCH: Ten IED attacks, 50 lives lost, 57 injured

Waagacusub.com As the city took a deep breath from another deadly month of February which concluded with a massive bomb attack at Maka al Mukarama Street which claimed at least 25 lives and injured 131 people, another fatal wave of bomb attacks was in the offing robbing the city of dozens of lives.

Mogadishu has fallen back into the hands of terrorists

Waagacusub.com - Huge explosions have rocket the Somali capital, the last 30 days. They became incontrollable, as they occur at least twice a day, while targeting government officials and their offices.

[Car bomb ]blast 'kills 20 in Somalia's Mogadishu

Waagacusub.com- At least 15 people have killed in a car bomb explosion near a hotel and restaurants in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, according to rescue services. The blast on Thursday afternoon in the busy Maka Al-Mukarama road sent a huge cloud of smoke into the sky, causing destruction in nearby…

Countrywide polio campaign to target 3.1m children in Somalia

Waagacusub.com- A countrywide polio vaccination campaign targeting 3.1 million children under the age of five kicked off in Somalia Sunday with the Federal Government and aid agencies appealing to parents and caregivers to avail children for the crucial exercise.