Armed men attack presidential residence in Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU, — A Somali police officer says at least five heavily armed men attacked security forces stationed outside the presidential palace in what appears to...
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Abiy Ahmed fanning instability in Somalia, S. Sudan: UN reports
Just months after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Ethiopia’s reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is fighting accusations of his interfering with the affairs of neighbouring...
Jambojet delays Somalia entry, launches Rwanda flight
Low-cost carrier Jambojet launched its flights to Kigali, Rwanda, but failed to take off for Mogadishu on Sunday due to a delay in securing all...
Beyond the hype: One Somali bank’s tech revolution strives to narrow Africa’s digital gap
As phone apps take over day-to-day global banking, the bank says that its cloud-based apps make majority of their daily banking traffic through which customers...
UN team says Somalia prolonging arms embargo on itself
The continuing reluctance by the federal government of Somalia to co-operate with UN investigators may further delay the lifting of an arms embargo that was...
Somalia telco Hormuud denies Shabaab links
Somalia’s largest telco is fighting back claims it aided militant groups to attack communication structures in Kenya in exchange for protection. Instead, Hormuud Telecom says...
UN links Kenyan military to attacks on Somalia’s top telecom
NAIROBI, A United Nations report says it has corroborated evidence of five attacks allegedly carried out by Kenya’s military on communication masts belonging to neighboring...
Dusit attack report reveals Shabaab’s plan in recruiting Kenyans
Three Kenyans and two Somalis linked to the Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Garissa County carried out the January attack claimed by Al-Shabaab on the...
Direct flight to Kismayu sparks another Somalia-Kenya row
Somalia has protested what it said is the violation of its airspace by Kenya after an aircraft flew from Nairobi directly to Kismayu instead of...
Extremists attack US military base in Somalia
MOGADISHU, — A Somali official says a suicide car bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives at the gate of a military airstrip which is...
