US military confirms airstrike against Al-Shabab in Somalia
The United States military has confirmed conducting a new airstrike against Al-Shabab militants in the Middle Juba region of southern Somalia. The airstrike took place...
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Somalia seizes military shipments bound for Al Shabaab
Somalia’s National Intelligence Agency (NISA) on Thursday said that it had seized two illicit shipments of military hardware and explosive materials that were apparently bound...
Inside Somalia’s hidden world of sex work
Two women in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, have been talking to the BBC about how they got drawn into the underground world of sex work in...
Museveni Speaks to Somali Leader on Building a Powerful National Army
By ChimpReports President Museveni has urged the people of Somalia to consider building a People’s National Army with the correct ideology of defending their country...
Somalia lauds Museveni for support in training army
By Daily Monitor Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who is currently in Uganda, has lauded his Ugandan counterpart, President Museveni, for the unwavering support in fighting...
Somali leaders fail to agree on agenda for crucial elections meeting
— Somalia’s leaders have failed to agree on the main agenda for a crucial electoral meeting, reflecting the unattended fissures between them. Publicly, they promised...
Al Shabaab militants attack two army bases in Somalia
  — Al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked two Somali National Army bases on Saturday and the army said there had been casualties on both sides...
New swarms of locusts breed in Ethiopia and Somalia
The formation of new swarms of desert locusts in Ethiopia and local breeding in northeastern Kenya means the region is not out of the woods...
Farmaajo seeks to mend ties with federal leaders
Somalia’s President Mohamed Farmaajo has taken a step further to mend relations with federal member states and put the electoral programme back on track. On...
Somali president appoints new military commanders
The Somali head of state on Wednesday appointed new military commanders as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to “improve security and reform the armed...
