Tag: Somalia
Somali Islamists shoot dead fifth lawmaker this year
Somalia’s Shebab insurgents said they had assassinated a lawmaker in Mogadishu as he left prayers at a mosque on Friday,…
African Union troops kill Shebab commanders
African Union troops in Somalia said Friday they had killed two “senior” commanders of the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents, in the…
Several killed as suicide car bomb explodes near Somali parliament
Several people were killed when a powerful suicide car bomb exploded near Somalia’s parliament in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday,…
UNICEF: 200,000 Kids May Starve To Death In Somalia
The United Nation’s children’s agency said Tuesday that 200,000 children may die of starvation this year in war-ravaged Somalia if…
Large explosion, gunfire heard near Somali parliament
Several people have been killed, including at least four attackers, in an ongoing Shebab rebel assault against Somalia’s parliament, police…
Nigeria 8th worst place to be a mother on Earth, says report
Nigeria, considered a fragile state, has been ranked the eighth worst place on Earth to be a mother, according to…
Terrorism: US warns on Shebab, Boko Haram threats
The worldwide terror threat is evolving as Al-Qaeda linked groups and other militants become increasingly violent and Syria spawns a…
Insurgents assassinate Somali lawmaker, second in 24 hours
Insurgents assassinated a Somali lawmaker Tuesday 22 April, police and witnesses said, the second such killing in 24 hours and…
Terrorism killing Kenya’s tourism industry, says Kenyatta
(Reuters) – Kenya’s vital tourism sector is “on its knees” after attacks by al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants carried out in…
Somalia’s presidential palace hit by car bomb, gunmen
The presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, home to the country’s internationally-backed government, was hit by a massive car bomb…
6 killed in Mogadishu airport bombing
At least six persons were killed and many more wounded Thursday in a car bomb attack close to the entrance…
Somalia gets first fibre optic link to the world
Somalia, conflict-ridden nation in the Horn of Africa now has a fibre optic link to the world. African fibre optic…
Storm batters Somalia, over 100 feared dead
At least 100 people are feared dead in a ferocious storm battering Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region, the local government said…
Report: West Africa now world’s piracy capital
West Africa has overtaken Somalia as the world’s piracy hot-spot with 966 sailors attacked last year, a report by the…
Multiple suicide bombers kill 34 civilians in Mogadishu
A nine-man suicide commando blasted its way into Mogadishu’s main court complex Sunday, some blowing up their explosives vests while…