President Kenyatta commends KDF’s efforts to boost security
President Uhuru Kenyatta visited Somalia and patted Kenya Defence Forces soldiers on the back for their efforts in fighting terrorist group Al-Shabaab in order to...
Category : SOMALIA
Somalia ship hijack: ‘Pirates’ release vessel without ransom
Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. The announcement came hours after the pirates and naval forces...
Somali pirates release hijacked ship – Somali marine force, pirates
Somali pirates released a hijacked oil tanker and its eight Sri Lankan crew on Thursday, a Somali security official and the pirates said, bringing the...
Somali regional police threaten to use force to free hijacked tanker
Maritime police in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland said on Thursday they would attack hijackers holding an oil tanker to free the vessel if efforts...
Somali pirates back on the radar
The seizing of the Aris 13 tanker and its Sri Lankan crew on Monday — the first successful attack by Somali pirates since 2012 —...
Somali pirates hijack first commercial ship since 2012
Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew onboard, a Somali official said on Tuesday, the first time they have successfully taken...
Car bomb blast kills 6 near hotel in Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – A suicide car bomber detonated near a hotel in Somalia’s capital Monday morning, killing at least six people and injuring four...
Sudan Provides Humanitarian Aid to South Sudan
President Omar al-Bashir has directed the dispatch of 10,000 tons of sorghum in humanitarian assistance to famine-affected South Sudanese. The Rapporteur of the High Committee...
UN chief Antonio Guterres in Somalia, appeals for $825m
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Somalia Tuesday morning on his first field visit since he took office in January in what he...
AU’s Somalia mission faces danger of donor fatigue
In recent years, donor fatigue and failure by the 22000-strong force to deliver on its mandate remained key challenges for African Union heads on the...
