Covid-19: Fifteen African countries threatened by a food crisis, FAO and WFP warned
According to a joint analysis by the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 15 “at-risk” African countries are threatened by […]
Somalia
Somalia: head of the defense forces survived Shebabs attack against his convoy
Shebabs carried out an attack against the head of the defense forces, General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh. In Mogadishu, his convoy was targeted by a suicide […]
Somalia: Shebab attack on Turkish military training center
The Somali terrorist group on Tuesday carried out a suicide attack on the TurkSom military academy near Mogadishu, killing at least two people and injuring […]
Somalia: Women to make thirty percent of parliament members soon
The lower house has just approved a bill providing for a 30% quota for women in the Somali parliament. Although the parliament has yet to […]
Reconciliation dialogue started between Somalia and Somaliland in Djibouti
The presidents of Somalia and the former province of British Somalia that seceded in 1991, called Somaliland, met face to face for the first time […]
Ethiopia admits to have shot down ‘by error’ the Kenyan plane in Somali
Ethiopia admits that it shot down the Kenyan plane carrying humanitarian aid in south-west Somalia. The crash took place early last week and all six […]
Kenyan plane carrying medical supplies crashes in Somalia
A Kenyan cargo plane crashed on April 4 in southern Somalia where it was on a humanitarian mission, killing all six people on board. The […]
Somalia, world’s most corrupt nation – Report
Transparency International has released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) this week and Sub-Saharan Africa is perceived among the most corrupt regions with an average […]
Somalia: Car bomb leaves 79 people dead; UNSG condemns a horrendous attack
A car bomb exploded Saturday at a busy checkpoint in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, leaving at least 79 people dead and scores more wounded. Many […]
Somalia: US special forces base, Italian army convoy attacked
Somali militants on Monday staged twin attacks on a base where US special forces train Somali commandos, while an Italian military convoy was hit in […]