Letter from Mogadishu: Morocco hosts talk on piracy as India sentences Somali pirates

A major conference on African Maritime Forces has been taking place in Rabat, Morocco at a time when piracy in the Horn of Africa seems to be making a comeback.

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Somalia peacekeeping force in jeopardy as Trump cuts funds

The cuts impacted many projects which America funded including in the health sector as well as in other sectors

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Kenya gets tough, deports top Somali politician

Deputy Prime Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji landed at JKIA bearing his diplomatic passport with a valid visa, but he was detained overnight at the Terminal 2 VIP lounge before deportation.

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Mohamud in surprise visit to Nairobi as Somalia mediators set to arrive

Little information was shared on the discussions the two heads of state held in the quiet, rural set-up, except for a photo of the two riding in a high-end SUV driven by Ruto on his vast farm.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Turkey joins Somalia talks as Hargeisa bubbles

The new initiative by Turkey aims at supporting dialogue and fostering political understanding between Somalia and opposition groups amid ongoing political tensions.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Heartbreak as EAC representative to the World Cup is turned down

For the men and women in black who officiate at the matches, it is the apex of their careers for you to be named as either a referee, linesman, third official or even a match commissair.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: EAC mum as Somalia slides into chaos

While international actors and regional organizations such as IGAD have actively called for dialogue in Somalia, the EAC has remained conspicuously silent despite Somalia being a member state.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Concern as piracy picks up off Somalia coast

Renewed pirate activity off Somalia's coast has raised concerns among maritime security agencies and regional trader.

By David Okwembah 3 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Scramble for the traditional elder's attention

With just two weeks before his four-year mandate comes to an end, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has gone on a charm offensive to woo Somalia’s clan elders to his corner.

By David Okwembah 4 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Morocco hosts talk on piracy as India sentences Somali pirates

A major conference on African Maritime Forces has been taking place in Rabat, Morocco at a time when piracy in the Horn of Africa seems to be making a comeback.

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Somalia peacekeeping force in jeopardy as Trump cuts funds

The cuts impacted many projects which America funded including in the health sector as well as in other sectors

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Kenya gets tough, deports top Somali politician

Deputy Prime Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji landed at JKIA bearing his diplomatic passport with a valid visa, but he was detained overnight at the Terminal 2 VIP lounge before deportation.

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Mohamud in surprise visit to Nairobi as Somalia mediators set to arrive

Little information was shared on the discussions the two heads of state held in the quiet, rural set-up, except for a photo of the two riding in a high-end SUV driven by Ruto on his vast farm.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Turkey joins Somalia talks as Hargeisa bubbles

The new initiative by Turkey aims at supporting dialogue and fostering political understanding between Somalia and opposition groups amid ongoing political tensions.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Heartbreak as EAC representative to the World Cup is turned down

For the men and women in black who officiate at the matches, it is the apex of their careers for you to be named as either a referee, linesman, third official or even a match commissair.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: EAC mum as Somalia slides into chaos

While international actors and regional organizations such as IGAD have actively called for dialogue in Somalia, the EAC has remained conspicuously silent despite Somalia being a member state.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Concern as piracy picks up off Somalia coast

Renewed pirate activity off Somalia's coast has raised concerns among maritime security agencies and regional trader.

By David Okwembah 3 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Scramble for the traditional elder's attention

With just two weeks before his four-year mandate comes to an end, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has gone on a charm offensive to woo Somalia’s clan elders to his corner.

By David Okwembah 4 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Morocco hosts talk on piracy as India sentences Somali pirates

A major conference on African Maritime Forces has been taking place in Rabat, Morocco at a time when piracy in the Horn of Africa seems to be making a comeback.

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Somalia peacekeeping force in jeopardy as Trump cuts funds

The cuts impacted many projects which America funded including in the health sector as well as in other sectors

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Kenya gets tough, deports top Somali politician

Deputy Prime Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji landed at JKIA bearing his diplomatic passport with a valid visa, but he was detained overnight at the Terminal 2 VIP lounge before deportation.

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Mohamud in surprise visit to Nairobi as Somalia mediators set to arrive

Little information was shared on the discussions the two heads of state held in the quiet, rural set-up, except for a photo of the two riding in a high-end SUV driven by Ruto on his vast farm.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Turkey joins Somalia talks as Hargeisa bubbles

The new initiative by Turkey aims at supporting dialogue and fostering political understanding between Somalia and opposition groups amid ongoing political tensions.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Heartbreak as EAC representative to the World Cup is turned down

For the men and women in black who officiate at the matches, it is the apex of their careers for you to be named as either a referee, linesman, third official or even a match commissair.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: EAC mum as Somalia slides into chaos

While international actors and regional organizations such as IGAD have actively called for dialogue in Somalia, the EAC has remained conspicuously silent despite Somalia being a member state.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Concern as piracy picks up off Somalia coast

Renewed pirate activity off Somalia's coast has raised concerns among maritime security agencies and regional trader.

By David Okwembah 3 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Scramble for the traditional elder's attention

With just two weeks before his four-year mandate comes to an end, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has gone on a charm offensive to woo Somalia’s clan elders to his corner.

By David Okwembah 4 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Morocco hosts talk on piracy as India sentences Somali pirates

A major conference on African Maritime Forces has been taking place in Rabat, Morocco at a time when piracy in the Horn of Africa seems to be making a comeback.

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Somalia peacekeeping force in jeopardy as Trump cuts funds

The cuts impacted many projects which America funded including in the health sector as well as in other sectors

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Kenya gets tough, deports top Somali politician

Deputy Prime Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji landed at JKIA bearing his diplomatic passport with a valid visa, but he was detained overnight at the Terminal 2 VIP lounge before deportation.

By David Okwembah 1 month ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Mohamud in surprise visit to Nairobi as Somalia mediators set to arrive

Little information was shared on the discussions the two heads of state held in the quiet, rural set-up, except for a photo of the two riding in a high-end SUV driven by Ruto on his vast farm.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Turkey joins Somalia talks as Hargeisa bubbles

The new initiative by Turkey aims at supporting dialogue and fostering political understanding between Somalia and opposition groups amid ongoing political tensions.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Heartbreak as EAC representative to the World Cup is turned down

For the men and women in black who officiate at the matches, it is the apex of their careers for you to be named as either a referee, linesman, third official or even a match commissair.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: EAC mum as Somalia slides into chaos

While international actors and regional organizations such as IGAD have actively called for dialogue in Somalia, the EAC has remained conspicuously silent despite Somalia being a member state.

By David Okwembah 2 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Concern as piracy picks up off Somalia coast

Renewed pirate activity off Somalia's coast has raised concerns among maritime security agencies and regional trader.

By David Okwembah 3 months ago

Letter from Mogadishu: Scramble for the traditional elder's attention

With just two weeks before his four-year mandate comes to an end, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has gone on a charm offensive to woo Somalia's clan elders to his corner.

By David Okwembah 4 months ago

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Galana Kulalu springs to life as investments, infrastructure drive long-awaited revival

After 19 years of false starts, the Galana Kulalu Food Security project in Kilifi and Tana River is taking shape with private firms investing millions of shillings in agribusinesses in the area.

By David Okwembah 4 months ago

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Letter from Mogadishu: Will Ruto keep his promise to re-open border with Somalia?

Communities await Ruto's pledge to reopen the Kenya-Somalia border, seen as key to boosting trade despite lingering security concerns.

By David Okwembah 4 months ago

Letter From Mogadishu: Anxiety as parliamentary mandate comes to an end

A political conundrum is slowly taking shape in Mogadishu with the expiry of the official four-year term of Somalia's bicameral Federal Parliament on Tuesday, April 14.

By David Okwembah 4 months ago

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Letter from Mogadishu: Democracy takes shape in Somalia as capital swears in new leaders

Somalia has held its first direct local elections in decades, marking progress toward democracy despite security and political challenges.

By David Okwembah 4 months ago