Former senior al Shabaab leader says militants should leave group
MOGADISHU – The one-time deputy leader of Somali Islamist militants al Shabaab called on Tuesday for others to quit the group following his defection to...
Category : SOMALIA
It’s not like Hollywood: Why one Kenyan airstrike in Somalia went awry
The incident has again cast a harsh spotlight on the seeming inability of the KDF to avoid hitting the wrong targets in its air campaigns. By...
Al-Shabab seize base from rebellious faction in southwestern Somalia Â
Last month, the US State Department confirmed it withdrawing its reward offer for Sheikh Mukhtar Robow who along with hundreds of loyal fighters abandoned the...
Alshabaab Intensifies attacks In Kenya to sway election results
As Kenyans go to the polls security remains a major concern for them with the opposition NASA faulting the government of failing to put an...
Somaliland struggles to stem youth migration ahead of election
Thousands of people who traveled from horn of Africa have died making the perilous voyage and hundreds are missing. By Jamal Ibrahim, jamal@alleastafrica.com HARGEISA – The...
Car bomb blast in Somalia’s capital kills at least 5
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A car bomb blast near a police station in Somalia’s capital on Sunday killed at least five people and wounded at least...
CORRECTION: Somalia arrests photographer in Mogadishu
By Jeff Mwaura, jeff@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – Somalia’s security forces have arrested a freelance photographer as well as vlogger in the Somali capital, in the latest arrest...
FACT CHECK: Why Somalia’s UN ambassador’s case is different in diplomatic manner Â
In recent years, Somalia which is recovering from decades of war has been trying to make a diplomatic come back across the world and already...
Somalia: The diplomat with no diplomatic immunity
Under the international law, the diplomatic passport holders are granted all immunity and privilege guaranteed under diplomatic status, making it easier for them to carry...
Somalia dismisses terror finance allegations against top business tycoons
The report deemed ‘fake’ by the government and journalists in Somalia alleged that Somali prime minister Hassan Khaire admitted that he found it highly complicated...
