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...
Somali govt hails US sanction on al-Shabaab funders
Somali government commended US government’s move impose sanctions on several al-Shabaab funders amid ongoing war against al-Shabaab fighters in south-central Somalia.
In a statement, Somali...
Ethiopia federal troops enter strategic rebel city
Ethiopian federal troops and their allies have entered the Tigrayan city of Shire - a major gain since fighting resumed in August shattering a...
Adan Dual calls for equal treatment of Kenyan Somalis
Kenya’s Defence Minister, Adan Barre Duale, who is also Garissa Town MP Aden Duale has called for equal treatment of Kenyan Somalis amid alleged profiling...
Somalia expects to get debt remission next year
Somalia expects to get debt remission in early next following a staff-level agreement between the horn of Africa nation and the international Monetary Fund...
US slaps al-Shabab finance facilitators with sanctions
US government has imposed sanction high-ranking al-Shabaab members who as interlocutors between the group and local companies in Somalia.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign...
Somalia drought: Witnessing a two-year-old’s death from hunger
By Andrew Harding / BBC
After two days in a small Somali hospital, Abdiwali Abdi seemed to be groping his way towards some sort of...
