Ethiopia sorry for map which wipes out Somalia
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it “sincerely regrets” that a map of Africa which incorporated Somalia into Ethiopia had “crept on its website”. The...
Category : SOMALIA
Somalia minister, lawmakers denied entry into Kenya
Three senior Somalia government officials were refused entry at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya for lacking visas. The officials were part of...
Somalia’s Al Shabaab changes tactics, uses home-made explosives
A United Nations report has revealed that Somali Islamist insurgents are making their own explosives to mount more frequent and deadly attacks. The findings are...
Spreading the net: Somali Islamists now target Kenyan recruits
A youth recruited while watching football. A Catholic school graduate. Girls desperate for cash and jobs. The al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgency is using some...
Somalia concerned by Kenya’s decision to divert Mogadishu flights
The Somali government Friday said it was ”deeply concerned” by Kenya’s decision to suspend direct flights to Mogadishu. Planes will now have to land in...
Air strike kills 13 Islamic State fighters in Somalia: US military
A US air strike killed 13 Islamic State fighters in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Wednesday, the US military said, days after another strike killed...
Ethiopia PM attends party conference of Somali regional state
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday arrived in capital of the eastern Somali regional state, Jigjiga, to attend the closing conference of the state’s...
Threat of Amisom, Kenya fallout over troop withdrawals
Anxiety is piling at the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) after the continued movement of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops from bases in Somalia towards the...
Car bomb outside hotel kills at least eight in Somali capital
MOGADISHU,– A car bomb exploded near a hotel and restaurant in the Somali capital on Thursday, killing at least eight people, police said. The afternoon...
Gun fight between Somalia security forces and Al Shabaab ends, leaving 15 dead
MOGADISHU,- A gun battle between Somalia’s security forces and Islamist group Al Shabaab’s fighters in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday has ended, leaving 15 people...
