Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia, At least 16 people were killed and several wounded in three separate bomb blasts Wednesday in Somalia, police and military officials confirmed. Twelve soldiers and two civilians were killed and several others injured when a bomb … Continued
NANCY AGUTU Somalia has rejected the IGAD report that found that Kenya was not interfering in its neighbour’s affairs. In a statement on Wednesday, Somalia claimed that the report is “biased, partisan, unfair, compromised and predetermined to exonerate Kenya.” “It … Continued
UN special envoy James Swan on Wednesday warned that Somalia was approaching “unpredictable territory” should its political leaders not broker an urgent settlement over how to proceed with delayed elections. Somalia was scheduled to hold indirect parliamentary and presidential elections … Continued
By Mohammed Yusuf NAIROBI – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), a press freedom group, says at least 14 journalists have been arrested and a radio station attacked in the country in just three weeks. The group condemned the latest attacks on … Continued
Kenya on Monday wrote to the African Union (AU), raising security concerns after Somalia’s federal and regional forces renewed fighting at Bula Hawa in Gedo near Mandera County. Nairobi said the fighting is likely to create a security crisis for … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Heavy fighting broke out overnight in a Somali town near the Kenyan border between Somali forces and those from the state of Jubbaland, as Somalia’s election troubles spill over into violence. Somalia’s information ministry in a statement … Continued
Fourteen years ago, in January 2007, Somalia President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed set foot in Mogadishu for the first time since taking office in 2004. His triumphant entry in the capital symbolised victory for Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and indeed … Continued
Biden has rescinded Trump’s travel restrictions, but it will take years to undo the damage. By Ty McCormick On May 30, 2019, Mohamed Abdulrahman Ahmed should have been in class preparing for exams. Instead, neighbors found the gifted high school senior … Continued
Press release On a three-country tour of East Africa, one year on from the UK’s Africa Investment Summit, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met with political leaders, NGO’s and civil society in Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia for important talks on tackling … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia– At least five people including soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Saturday when a bomb blast hit a vehicle carrying a former Somali lawmaker in the capital Mogadishu, an official said. The roadside bomb explosion took … Continued
By RISDEL KASASIRA The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent under African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has killed atleast 189 Al Shabaab fighters in a raid that could be the biggest ever since UPDF deployed in Somalia. According to … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Pressure is growing on Somalia´s government amid allegations that Somali soldiers have been sent to fight in neighboring Ethiopia´s deadly Tigray conflict. Mothers have held rare protests in Somalia´s capital, Mogadishu, and elsewhere, demanding to know … Continued
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