Somalia counting the cost amid mysterious raids by Kenyan army
Regional analysts that are still struggling to make out of the latest development have suggested that faulty intelligence and inaccurate targeting might have led Kenyan...
Category : SOMALIA
With new leadership committed to reforms, Somalis must make 2018 ‘year of implementation’ – UN envoy
Grappling with turbulent politics, persisting terrorism and the risk of famine, Somalia must make 2018 a year of carrying out reforms, a senior United Nations...
3 Al-Shabaab fighters killed in central Somalia
MOGADISHU — Somali security forces backed by Africa Union troops on Wednesday killed three Al-Shabaab militants and injured several others during a heavy fighting in...
Somalia reiterates appeal to lift arms embargo
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –Â Somalia has appealed to the United Nations and the United States to lift the arms embargo they imposed during the civil war....
Somali president sacks Mogadishu mayor, names replacement
By Reuters Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi sacked the mayor of the capital Mogadishu and appointed his information minister to replace him on Sunday. The president,...
Somalia welcomes 41 nationals released from Indian jails, more to follow
The Federal Government of Somalia on Friday welcomed home forty-one nationals who had been in Indian jails for piracy related offences. The returnees were welcomed...
Somaliland signals expansionist military resolve amid dwindling tax revenues
As tension rises in the region even with mysteries surrounding what the recent crisis has been about from the very beginning, Â security experts argue that...
US sees ‘encouraging’ progress in Somalia, pledges greater support
Al Shabab is currently facing a greater pressure by the U.S military which has shifted its attention towards Somalia’s security in recent months, having conducted...
In remarkable turnaround, Mogadishu moves to provide free education in decades
Extremely high rates of poverty in communities across Somalia make it difficult for parents to afford school fees. In many areas, parents are required to...
Look no further: Experts call for overhaul in Somali spy chief’s hiring process Â
Somali government which grappling with a deadly insurgency by the Al-Qaeda linked Al Shabab group is expected to appoint a new intelligence chief in the...
