Abdulkadir Khalif

Somalia

Correspondent at Nation Media Group

C.E.O. of Atosh Technologies & General Supplies/ Correspondent of Nation Media Group

Articles

Somali president survives Al Shabaab bomb attack on motorcade

1 month ago | thecitizen.co.tz | Abdulkadir Khalif

Al Shabaab militants targeted Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a bomb attack on his motorcade as it travelled through the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday.
Al-Shabaab militants target presidential convoy in bomb attack

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Abdulkadir Khalif

Al-Shabaab militants targeted Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a bomb attack on his motorcade as it travelled through the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday.
US embassy warns of looming Shabaab attack in Mogadishu

1 month ago | nation.africa | Abdulkadir Khalif

What you need to know:The US is hugely involved in the war on extremist groups in Somalia such as Al-Shabaab and ISIS, employing airstrikes on insurgent positions and training and logistical support to units of Somali National Army. No other embassy in Mogadishu has publicly raised similar security or travel concerns. The US Embassy in Mogadishu has touched off a flurry of security moves after warning of a looming Al-Shabaab attack.
How ISIS found ground in Somalia

2 months ago | nation.africa | Abdulkadir Khalif

In Puntland, one of the five federal states of Somalia, authorities have realised they have a mammoth problem on their hands. As the 2024 approached its end, a group of extremists launched a suicide attack on a military base. The result was one of the deadliest in Puntland, which has often presented itself as a stable administrative region in Somalia. In the wake of that, authorities paraded photos of 13 merchants of terror, all of whom were foreigners. They had died in the attack.
Somalia seeks to join African Union Peace and Security Council

Jan 14, 2025 | nation.africa | Abdulkadir Khalif

Somalia has launched a campaign to be a member of the African Union Peace and Security Council, a 15-member body charged with deciding policy on stability of the continent. It means Somalia wants to be both a member of this body as it sits on the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member, having won the UN seat last year for the 2025-2026 term. The African Union Peace and Security Council often works with, or compliments decisions of the UN Security Council.
Traders’ dilemma as Shabaab targets businesses with CCTV cameras - The EastAfrican

Dec 5, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Abdulkadir Khalif

The attacks have paralysed key neighbourhoods, with markets in Ceelasha Biyaha, Yaqshid and Heliwa districts disrupted as traders fear violence.
In Somalia, climate change also makes political shifts difficult to predict

Nov 13, 2024 | nation.africa | Abdulkadir Khalif

On October 21, 1969, Somali military officers overthrew the post-colonial government, installing a dictatorship that eventually cost Somalia’s stability two decades later. But those soldiers who acted in the coup were helped by a stable weather pattern. In Somalia, October and November used to experience short rains known locally as Dayr.
What Somaliland’s presidential election means for Somalia

Nov 12, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Abdulkadir Khalif

The Somaliland region goes to the polls on Wednesday in its sixth presidential election. The region, legally a part of Somalia, unilaterally declared independence in 1993 but has not been recognised by any other sovereign State. The elections signal its continued ability to change regimes at the ballot box, allowing civilians rather than soldiers to decide who leads them.
US cancels $1.1bln Somalia debt in latest win for Mogadishu

Nov 7, 2024 | zawya.com | Abdulkadir Khalif

The US has written off more than $1.1 billion of Somalia’s debt, signalling Mogadishu’s continued wins in the international arena. At a brief ceremony at the US Embassy grounds in Mogadishu, Washington’s officials said Somalia would no longer be burdened by the money it owed, allowing Mogadishu to redirect its spending to urgent matters. Richard H.
US cancels $1.1 billion Somalia debt in latest win for Mogadishu

Nov 6, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Abdulkadir Khalif

The US has written off more than $1.1 billion of Somalia’s debt, signalling Mogadishu’s continued wins in the international arena. At a brief ceremony at the US Embassy grounds in Mogadishu, Washington’s officials said Somalia would no longer be burdened by the money it owed, allowing Mogadishu to redirect its spending to urgent matters. Richard H. Riley, the US ambassador to Somalia, said the debt relief was worth $1.14 billion and was a strong sign of US commitment to Somalia’s future.