Tag: Somalia
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…