Tag: Somalia
Trump calls Somali immigrants ‘garbage’ in cabinet meeting
U.S. media have speculated about impending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting Somali migrants in the cities of Minneapolis…
Trump orders precision strikes, claims victory over ISIS in Somalia
Trump remarked, "We will find you, and we will kill you," sending a stern warning to ISIS and any groups…
Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram
Somalia’s government has banned social media sites TikTok and Telegram, as well as an online betting app, claiming that they…
Suicide bomber in Somalia’s capital kills 13 soldiers
The bombing on Monday targeted the Jale Siyaad military academy. A soldier at Mogadishu’s military hospital who gave his name…
Somali army kills 5 al-Shabaab militants
He added that the al-Shabaab fighters were regrouping at the time of the operation even as the government said during…
US forces kill top ISIS leader Bilal al-Sudani, 10 militants in Somalia
Bilal al-Sudani is alleged to be focal to expansion ISIS network across Africa and has also been linked to the…
100 killed as two car bombs explode in market
President Hassan Mohamud of Somalia said no fewer than 100 people were killed in two-car bombings in a busy market…
Al Shabaab co-founder Abdullahi Nadir killed in Somalia
In recent weeks, Somali security forces have touted gains made against the al-Qaeda-linked group while fighting alongside local self-defense groups.
Hassan Mohamud ex-Somali president reelected five years after
The 66-year-old politician prevailed against 35 candidates in the election for the country’s highest office, including the incumbent president Mohamed…
Somalia picks new speaker Mohamed Nur amid security row
Mohammed Nur is a veteran opposition figure, perceived by analysts as a pragmatic and moderate counterpoint to President Mohamed.
Fighting between Islamist, Army claims over 100 lives in Somalia
Somalia, which has been plagued by severe crises is due to hold parliamentary and then presidential elections in November.
30 killed in Al Shabaab attack on Somali military base, Wisil town
No fewer than 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in a town…
Somali Army execute 18 al-Shabab militants
Eighteen al-Shabab militants were executed on Sunday in Galkayo town of Mudug, the Puntland State of Somalia, after being sentenced…
144 Nigerian policemen arrive Somalia to provide security
The Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has announced the arrival of a contingent of 144 police officers from Nigeria…
Somalia President Mohamed Farmaajo extends tenure by two years
Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for two years, the state news agency…
JUST IN: Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya
Somalia has broken off its diplomatic ties with Kenya after the leader of self-declared Somaliland visited Kenya earlier in the…
Trump recalls U.S. troops in Somalia
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of majority of American troops from Somalia, the Department of Defence said…
Somalia recalls ambassador to Kenya
The Somali government said it had recalled its ambassador to Kenya, Mohamud Ahmed Nur Tarsan, citing political and economic meddling…
Zimbabwe sink hard-fighting Somalia
African football minnows Somalia were eliminated from 2022 World Cup qualifying Tuesday after a dramatic 3-1 loss to Zimbabwe in…
Somalia forces end Al Shabaab siege on hotel, 13 confirmed dead
Thirteen persons have been confirmed dead after Somalia’s security forces ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant…
Update: Gunmen kill 26, including journalist in Somali hotel
At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a hotel…
Polio vaccination: UN agencies take campaign to Somalia
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have called on Somalian citizens to vaccinate their…
Somalia protests officials’ deportation by Kenya
Somalia on Wednesday criticised neighbouring Kenya for deporting two Somali lawmakers and a minister after authorities in Nairobi blocked them…
Violence: 21,000 forced to flee Somalia in October
An international charity said Thursday a spike in violence and insecurity in Somalia has forced 21,000 people to flee their…
Al-Shabaab did not kill 30 soldiers in Somalia – AU
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Tuesday said, al-Shabab did not kill 30 of its soldiers in an…
Somalis urged to seek homegrown solutions to problems
The UN senior envoy in Somalia has called on Somalis to pursue homegrown solutions to their problems amid tensions between…
U.S. airstrike kills 60 al-Shabab Militants
United States Military said on Tuesday its Special Forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Harardhere town in Mudug…
Somalia suicide bombings: Death toll rises to 20
The death toll has risen to 20 people on Sunday following two suspected suicide bombers that struck in the southern…
Cholera outbreak kills 42 in Somalia
An outbreak of cholera acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in Somalia has killed 42 people since December, a UN health agency…