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...
Somalia asks U.S. to step up drone strikes against Qaeda-linked fighters
By Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Abdi Latif Dahir / NY Times
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is weighing a request by Somalia that the...
ATMIS fetes Ugandan troops for pacifying Somalia
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on Thursday honored the outgoing Ugandan soldiers for their contribution to peace and stability efforts in...
MSF warns of measles, cholera outbreaks at Kenya refugee complex
By Lisa Schlein / VOA
Geneva - The charity Doctors Without Borders said Thursday that Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Complex faces a high risk of measles...
17 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in new operation in Somalia
By - Mohammed Dhaysane /Anadolu Agency
The Somali intelligence, backed by international partners, killed 17 al-Shaabab terrorists in a new operation, authorities said on Wednesday.
The...
Somalia: Four lessons from past experience of dealing with famine
By Guido Alfani and Cormac Ó Gráda / The Conversation
Since 1990 the world’s famines have been classified as small – with the glaring exceptions...
Somalia seeks UN support against al-Shabaab
Somalia has the support of the United Nations (UN) to win the war against al-Shabaab.
Al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-affiliated group, has been fighting to topple the...
