KDF soldiers kill Shabaab commander Bashe Nure
An Al-Shabaab commander has been killed in battle against Kenya Defence Forces in Somalia. KDF Spokesman Joseph Owouth said the terrorists had attacked a camp...
Category : SOMALIA
Rwandans in Tanzania mark Genocide anniversary
KIGALI – As the country marks the 23rd anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi, Rwandans living abroad yesterday joined their compatriots back home in...
Somaliland jails journalist for two years
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU, Somalia — A court in Somalia’s breakaway northern territory of Somaliland has sentenced a journalist to two years in prison after...
Somali president appoints new Mogadishu mayor with high hopes for change
Across the city, people have expressed optimism over the city’s future, saying that the new mayor’s appointment may show a “fundamentally new dynamic” in Mogadishu’s...
Somalia roadside bomb kills at least 20 in minibus: Official
A roadside bomb exploded and killed at least 20 people in a minibus in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region Thursday evening, the region’s governor said,...
Somali President Shakes up Security Agencies, Urges Militants’ Surrender
MOGADISHU Â – Somalia’s president replaced his security chiefs on Thursday and called on al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents to surrender within 60 days in return...
7 Somali men arrested over human trafficking ring in Kenya
Seven Somali men have reportedly been arrested for allegedly operating a Human trafficking ring at a refugee camp in Kenya. The suspects had been smuggling refugees...
Car bomb kills at least 7 at restaurant in Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Police in Somalia say a car bomb blast at a restaurant in the capital has killed at least seven people. Col. Ahmed...
Somali pirates seize Indian ship, 11 crew members
MOGADISHU: Somali pirates have seized an Indian vessel carrying 11 crew members, the ship’s owner said Monday, the third such hijacking in less than a...
Mogadishu-Nairobi direct flights resume
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre has launched direct flights between Mogadishu and Nairobi. The ceremony was held Wednesday March 29, at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle...
