Somali National Army kills 24 al-Shabaab fighters in operations
At least 26 al-Shabab fighters have been killed in a security operation conducted on Monday by Somali National Army (SNA) in Middle Shabelle region.
Major...
Djibouti announces first space launch base in Africa
A surprise announcement, but not so surprising. The President of Djibouti, Ismaël Omar Guelleh, revealed, in early January, on Twitter, a project to build...
AU says Israel’s observer status suspended
The African Union said Sunday that Israel’s observer status at the bloc was suspended and therefore it had not been invited to its weekend...
EAC council ministers to consider report on Somalia’s verification to join bloc
The East Africa Community (EAC) Council of Ministers will meet to consider the Report of the recently concluded Verification Mission assessing Somalia’s readiness to...
More than 600 Al-Shabaab fighters were killed in weeklong fighting
At least 600 al-Shabaab fighters have been killed and hundreds were wounded in weeklong fighting with Ethiopian forces near the Ethiopian border with Somalia,...
Villa Somalia recants remarks to refute Somalia-Egypt talks over Nile dispute
The spokesperson for Somalia’s Presidency, Abdikarim Ali Kaar has retracted the July 27th statement in which he had denied President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s...
Somali President urging public to help millions hit by drought
By Mohamed Dhaysane
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on the Somali public to join the government's effort to help millions...
Ethiopian airstrikes hit terrorist-controlled border region in Somalia: Local media
By Mohammed Dhaysane /Anadolu Agency
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A fighter plane believed to belong to the Ethiopian military on Saturday carried out an airstrike in...
Ethiopian Forces reportedly killed three key Al-Shabab leaders
Ethiopian forces reportedly killed three key Al-Shabab leaders in the latest operation in the South Eastern Part of the country bordering Somalia region.
A joint...
Report: Facebook approved hate speech calling for ethnic violence in Kenya
By - Mohammed Yusuf / VOA
NAIROBI — Kenyan authorities have called on Facebook to do more to rid the platform of hate speech ahead...
