Shabaab ‘takes Somali town’ after Ethiopia troop pullout
Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group said Sunday they had retaken control of a town in central Somalia after hundreds of Ethiopian troops serving with...
Category : SOMALIA
Somaliland’s main opposition party faces split in dispute over flagbearer’s deputy
Wadani, one of the leading opposition parties in the enclave failed to break a tense deadlock on who’d become its deputy flag-bearer By Jamal Ibrahim,...
In Somalia, U.S. Escalates a Shadow War
President Barack Obama’s administration has intensified a clandestine war in Somalia over the past year, using special operations troops, airstrikes, private contractors and African allies...
SPECIAL REPORT: Corruption allegations rattle Somaliland’s government
In Somaliland, political and corporate influences play a key role in evading public scrutiny by Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI– The finance minister of the breakaway...
Diplomats: UAE pushes for incumbent Somali president’s re-election
by Alastair Angus, alastair.angus@alleastafrica.com DJIBOUTI – The United Arab Emirates government has joined a long line of Arab and western governments supporting dozens of candidates vying for Somalia’s...
EXCLUSIVE: Returning Somali refugees feel trapped, betrayed by UNHCR
by Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com KISMAYO – For Ambaro Hassan, the reality of leaving Dadaab camp in which she lived for more than 13 years was...
Amid security challenges, Somalia removes 1,500 intel officers
by Jeff Mwaura, jeff@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – Somalia’s intelligence chief fired 1,500 intelligence officers including the Mogadishu chief in a new major shakeup of the country’s...
Amid UAE rivalry, Turkey to open first Africa military base in Mogadishu
NAIROBI – Turkey has set up its first African base in the Somali capital to train the fractured Somali army after more than two decades...
One million people in Somalia now face malnutrition
Over one million people in Somalia are currently facing acute food shortage due to the poor performance of long rains earlier in the year, even...
Amid frustrations, donors push for AMISOM replacement initiative
by Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – Last week, the European Union has agreed to pay out more than 178 million Euros to the African Union...
