The Helsinki District Court has found a 23 year-old man guilty of illegally operating as a taxi driver in Helsinki. The man, who worked for three and a half months as a driver with the ride-sharing service Uber, received a 25-day fine amounting to 150 euros and was also ordered to surrender his ill-gotten gains […]

Soomaalida badankeeda ayaa aaminsan in Mashruuca Burcad Badeeda soo afjaridiisa aynan daacad ka ahayn ciidamada Nato, iyadoo la aaminsanyahay in qorshuhu ahaa in la keeno xeebaha Soomaaliya ciidamo shisheeye. Laakiin Musharaxa Daacaddaa ee Donal Trump ayaan fahansanayn siyaasadaha iyo qorshayaasha siyaasadeed taasi oo ku tusinaysa in aannu odagu siyaasi ahayn, marka uu leeyahay Burcad Badeedda […]

Update • The months of January and February usually experience the lowest amounts of river flow along the Shabelle River. • This year however has seen significantly below normal levels along the river sinceMid February. • This has been necessitated by below normal rains experienced in the upper parts of the Shabelle basin during the […]

Busia,Kenya: A Kenya Defence Forces soldier hanged himself at his Bukalama village home in Busia County. Family members said the 52-year-old Joash Ochieng Magar, who was due to retire on March 12, was sent on indefinite leave after developing mental problems. He had just returned from an operation against the Al-Shaabab militia in Somalia. His […]

Report pooling studies of ‘literate behaviour characteristics’ from around the world puts the Nordic country first, 16 places ahead of the UK Finland is the world’s most literate nation, according to new research, with the UK coming in 17th, behind countries including the US, Canada and Australia. Home to Tove Jansson, the author of the […]

Exclusive: A leaked UN document has revealed the Africa director of Soma Oil, chaired by the former Conservative leader, was being investigated for “possible links” with terror groups including al-Shabaab. The company has denied the allegation. Michael Howard (left), former home secretary and Conservative party leader, chairs Soma Oil and Gas. Hassan Khaire (right), the […]

Leaked letter reveals Soma Oil and Gas is the subject of an inquiry into alleged bribery of Somalian government officials . An executive of an oil company chaired by former Conservative leader Michael Howard is being investigated by the UN over “possible links” to the Islamist group al-Shabaab. A leaked letter, from the UN’s Somalia […]