Kenya Must not Close World’s Largest Refugee Camp – High Court
Kenyan High Court on Thursday quashed a government decision to close the Dadaab refugee camp, the world’s largest. They High Court argued that the government’s […]
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Somali Lawmakers to Elect New President Today
The 275 Somali MPs and 72 senators are electing this Wednesday a new president after several postponements since last year. There are 23 candidates in […]
U.S. Okays Possible Military Aircraft Deal with Kenya
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $418 million sale to Kenya of aircraft with weapons and related support, a Pentagon agency told Reuters […]
Burundi reaches agreement with AU over troops in Somalia
Burundi and the African Union reached an agreement on Thursday on payment of Burundian soldiers troops deployed in Somalia as part of the AU mission […]
AU to Pull out all of its 22,000 Troops from Somalia by 2020
The African Union on Thursday announced its intention to begin withdrawing its 22,000 strong peacekeeping force from Somalia by October 2018. The announcement comes as […]
Somalia Executes al-Shabab Journalist Hassan Hanafi
Somalia on Monday executed publicly Hassan Hanafi, a former media officer for the Somali Islamist group al Shabab, after he was found guilty for ordering […]
Somalia: Six Injured in Laptop Bomb Explosion at Airport
At least six people including two African Union soldiers were injured Monday in an explosion at the airport in Beledweyne, Somali authorities said. According to […]
Boko Haram Fighters Trained in Somalia, Somalian President
Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, on Sunday, said members of the extremist Islamist Boko Haram group were trained in Somalia before returning to West Africa […]
Somalia: Al-Shabab claims ‘scores’ killed in attack on Beachside Restaurant
Heavily armed Islamic fighters attacked a beachfront area popular with Somali locals on Thursday night, killing more than 20 people, reports said. A car rigged […]
Somalia holds National Consultative Forum for 2016 polls
Somalia regional authorities have started consultations in a bid to prepare for elections in 2016. The current government was mandated to lead Somalia into general […]