Explosion kills and injures in Mogadishu
At least five people are dead and 23 others were injured after a huge explosion rocked the Somali capital Mogadishu early on Thursday, officials and […]
Al Shabaab
Somalia: Prime Minister and President Farmaajo in contradiction with the suspension of Fahad Yasin
Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble on Monday suspended Intelligence agency chief Fahad Yasin and named Bashir Mohamed Gobe acting director. But he got a […]
Terrorist threat in Mozambique: SADC holds a virtual summit today on the issue
Southern African heads of state are meeting in a virtual summit on Monday 17 August. At the centre of their concerns: the terrorist threat in […]
Somalia: US airstrike kills four al Shabaab fighters
The US Africa Command best known as AFRICOM Wednesday said it killed four members of al Shabaab militant group in Somalia, in an airstrike. “U.S. […]
Somali states to form joint force to fight Al-Shabaab
Federal Member States in Somalia have announced the creation of a new force to fight the activities of Al-Shabaab in the country. According to a […]
White House: Uhuru Kenyatta to visit USA
United States President Donald Trump will meet his Kenyan counterpart later this month, specifically on August 27, The White House announced in an official statement. […]
Somalia: 27 Al-Shabaab militants killed in US airstrikes
The United States Special Forces have killed about 27 al-Shabab terrorists in northern Somalia, US Africa Command (Africom) said in a statement. According to Africom, […]
Somalia ready to take over security tasks from AU
Somalian government has called on African Union (AU) and United Nations to believe in the country’s ability to take over security responsibilities. The war-torn nation’s […]
U.N. extends arms sanctions on Eritrea, Somalia
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday extended the arms embargo imposed on Eritrea and Somalia. Eleven members of the council voted in favor of […]
Turkey sends 450 locally made MPT-76 assault rifles to Somalia
The Turkish government has sent 450 of its first locally designed MPT-76 assault rifles to Somalia to fight al Shabaab, weeks after the militant group […]