Tag: Somalia
Somalia vows to intensify counter terrorism operations
Somalia on Tuesday vowed to intensify military operations against Islamist State (IS) and Al-Shabaab militants to stabilise the Horn of…
Somalia sacks police, security bosses after deadly bombing
The heads of Somalia’s police and national security have been sacked after a bombing targeting a hotel in the country’s…
Update: Death toll in Somali bomb attack hits 230
A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday is now known to have…
30 dead in Somalia’s bomb attack
A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu has killed at least 30 people, police…
Minister calls on leaders to ensure stability in Somalia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has called on regional leaders to work together to bring lasting peace and security in…
UN Pledges To Support Progress In Somalia
UN has promised to support progress in Somalia in addressing the country’s challenges including severe drought and security.
Somalia celebrates 3 years polio-free
Somalia and the UN on Monday in Mogadishu celebrated the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the country…
Al-Shabab Former Leader Surrenders To Somali Government
Former deputy leader and spokesperson of Islamic group Al-Shabab, Mukhtar Robow has surrendered to the Somalian Government.
AU Trains 1,000 Newly-Recruited Police
African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said on Friday it would launch a new phase of training for 1,000…
50 African Teen Migrants ‘Deliberately Drowned’
Roughly 50 teenage Somali and Ethiopian migrants were “deliberately drowned’’ on Wednesday by a smuggler, who forced 120 passengers into…
Terrorists kill governor, sibling
Mr. Mohamed Dahir Elmi, the governor of Galgadud in the central Somalia region, and his sibling have been killed in…
Al-Shabaab Militants Seize Town South Of Somalia
Somalia’s militant Islamist group al Shabaab seized a town in the south of the country early on Friday after it…
AU Convoy Hits Landmine In Southern Somalia
AU Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy hit a landmine Tuesday morning in the Middle Shabelle region in southern Somalia…
US strikes on al Shabaab in Somalia
The Pentagon said it had carried out an air strike on al Shabaab in Somalia on Sunday, and Somalia said…
Al Shabaab Takes Over Somali Town
Al-Shabaab militants captured a town in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Thursday, a senior official said.