Security forces nab senior al-Shabaab operative in southern Somalia
Somali security forces have arrested senior al-Shabaab operative following security operation in villages near Luq district in Gedo region.
According to a statement, the security...
Death toll from Pakistan blast rises to 59 as minister blames India
The death toll from a large blast at a mosque in Pakistan rose to 59 on Saturday as the government vowed to find the...
Family accuses Kenya of handing a kin to Somali govt
The family of a man suspected to be al-Shabaab responsible for procuring weaponry and explosives from foreign sources to al-Shabaab has accused Kenyan government...
ATMIS troop contributors back Somalia’s bid to delay exit
Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda, and Burundi which are the troop contributing countries to Africa Union Transition Mission In Somalia (Atmis) have backed Somalia’s request...
Hundreds of pastoralist families flee bushfires in central Somalia’s Galgadud
Huge bushfires that destroyed an important livestock grazing area in central Somalia’s Galgadud region has forced the displacement of hundreds of pastoralist families and...
UN humanitarian chief to release up to $140M in CERF funds...
United Nations humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock has agreed to allocate up to $140 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support...
UPDATE: Six al-Shabab militants killed in southern region
Somali National Army (SNA) on Wednesday killed six al-Shabab militants in an operation in the outskirts of Jamame and Kismayo towns in the southern...
President Farmaajo convenes first National Security Council meeting in two years
President Mohamed Farmaajo has convened the National Security Council meeting slated for the first week of July two years after a similar one happened...
Ethiopian parliament approves extradition treaties signed with Djioubti, Rwanda
The House of Peoples Representatives has approved proclamation of extradition agreements which Ethiopia has signed so far with Djibouti and Rwanda.
The house is holding...
Iranian-flagged vessels illegally fishing in Somalia’s EEZ – gov’t
Somali government expressed serious concern on Wednesday over reports of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Somalia’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
The government noted that...
