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...
Kenyan President Ruto outlines his regional diplomatic strategy
By LUKE ANAMI
By AGGREY MUTAMBO / The East African
Kenya’s President William Ruto has not always been seen as having a strong foreign and regional...
Somalia plans to prosecute military officials for Villa Rose attack
Somalia is investigating military officials for an Al-Shabaab attack on a hotel near Villa Somalia, Somali Prime Minister Hamze Abdi Barre.
In late November, heavily...
Somaliland vows to use execessive force again amid civilian killings in...
Somaliland military has vowed to use excessive forces to disperse weeks-long protests amid allegations of civilian killing in Las-Anod town of Sool region northern...
Death toll rises to 35 after Al Shabaab car bomb attack...
Two car bombs detonated by al Shabaab militants in central Somalia on Wednesday killed at least 35 people, including eight members of a single...
2,000 al-Shabaab fighters were killed in SNA operations, Somali PM says
At least 2,000 al-Shabaab fighters have been killed and thousands wounded in the last four months, Prime minister Hamze Abdi Barre confirmed.
During a meeting...
Turkey condemns twin bombings in Mahas
Turkish government has condemned the deadly twin bombings in Somalia’s central region,
In a statement, the Turkish foreign ministry has extended condolence to the families...
