The Somali Football Federation (SFF) has sacked its Belgo-Moroccan coach Abdellatif Salef after less than three weeks in charge of the team. The SFF made the move just hours before the Ocean Stars lost 1-0 to Djibouti in an international … Continued
The Pentagon is developing a proposal to send dozens of Special Forces trainers back to Somalia to help local forces combat al-Shabab, the terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda – a step that would partly reverse former president Donald Trump’s abrupt … Continued
One hundred (100) Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers graduated today from British-led Company Collective Training in Baidoa, the capital of South West State in Somalia. This is the sixth iteration of an eight-week training programme aimed at improving the SNA’s … Continued
DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR JEDDAH: An electronic portal for domestic pilgrims received more than 450,000 applications within 24 hours of opening, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said. Male registrations made up 60 percent and females 40 percent of the total … Continued
More than 4,000 camels have died of an undiagnosed disease in Ethiopia’s Somali region since May, bankrupting thousands of pastoralists. Halimo Abdi, a resident of Sagag town in Nogob zone, lost the five camels in the first two weeks of … Continued
No group claims responsibility so far, authorities blame al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab terror group Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, SomaliaAt least 20 people, including military trainees and civilians, were killed in a suicide bomb blast in Somalia’s capital on Tuesday, according to authorities. More … Continued
At least 15 army recruits died Tuesday when a suicide bomber attacked a military training camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, an officer said. “I have counted about 15 new recruits who have been killed in the blast,” said army officer Mohamed Adan, … Continued
A section of Kenyan citizens has been labelled dangerous to the main body of the country and denied a national identity and equal status with their fellow citizens. By Salah Abdi Sheikh As Kenya was celebrating her independence in 1963, … Continued
Kenya said Monday it will honour Somalia’s invitation to restore diplomatic ties and reopen its embassy in Mogadishu, marking a thaw in the often-tense relations between the Horn of Africa neighbours. Ties between the countries were severed on 15 December … Continued
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia on Monday launched a tendering process for the proposed sell-off of a 40% stake in state-owned carrier Ethio Telecom to private investors, part of the government’s broader plan to open up the Horn of Africa … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — At least 50 al-Shabab militants have been killed in the past two days as the Somali forces intensified security operations in al-Shabab bases in the central and southern regions of the country, the military said on Sunday. … Continued
WARNING: This story contains details of a violent assault Thandiwe Konguavi Edmonton Police are investigating a report that a Somali Canadian woman who was wearing a hijab was attacked Friday night, the latest in a series of attacks on Black and racialized … Continued
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