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 […]
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Somalia Sentences 43 Terrorists to Death
A court in Somalia has sentenced 43 al-Shabaab militants to death this weekend, local media reported. The prosecutor of the court in northern Somalian town […]
UN Needs More Time to Repatriate Somali Refugees
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi met with Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday to discuss solutions for Somali refugees in Kenya. The Kenyan […]
Somalia: 110 al-Shabaab Militants killed in Raids
The African Union AMISOM troops in Somalia have killed 110 militants of al Shabaab Islamist group in the early hours of Thursday. “AMISOM forces killed […]
Kenya, Somalia Start Talks on Refugee Camp Closure
Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somalian counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met on Tuesday to agree on the impending closure of the world’s largest refugee […]
Somalia: MPs among 15 Killed in al-Shabaab Raid
Gunmen have stormed a hotel in the center of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday evening, killing at least 2 MPs and 13 other people. […]
Kenya Threatens to Withdraw Troops from Somalia
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned that his country might withdraw its troops from Somalia if the international community does not plug funding gaps for […]
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: French Navy Seizes Weapons Cargo
French navy on Monday seized a large quantity of weapons hidden in a small ship said to be heading towards the Horn African Somalia, the […]
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 […]