Somalia
Somalia - 12 February 2016
Al Shabaab Changes Tack, Plans Attacks Disguised As Peacekeepers Somalia militants Al Shabaab are planning to attack liberated areas disguised in uniforms stolen from the African peacekeepers. The Special Representative of the Chairperson …
Somalia - 2 Feb 2016
Child killed in mortar attack on Somalia presidency A child was killed and six others wounded in Mogadishu on Monday after mortar shells targeted Villa Somalia, the main government complex which includes the presidential palace, police …
Somalia - 10 November 2015
Settle Yemen crisis to help Somalia PM tells UN Ending the crisis in Yemen is crucial to prevent Islamic State jihadists from shoring up Somalia’s weakened Shabaab, Somalia’s prime minister said on Monday. Prime Minister Omar Sharmarke told …
Somalia - 27 October 2015
Somalia: People With Disabilities Abused, Neglected People with mental health conditions in Somaliland are increasingly forced into institutions, where they face serious abuses and poor conditions. The Somaliland authorities should provide …
Somalia - 20 October 2015
Somalia Clan Clashes Kill 14 At least 14 people were killed and 20 others injured on Monday in deadly clashes in central Somalia, witnesses and officials said. Rival clan militias engaged in street battles in the town of Beledweyne …
Somalia - 13 October 2015
Senior al-Shabaab commander captured in Somalia A top al-Shabaab commander and two other senior members of the Islamist group have been captured by Somali and African Union troops in the Horn of Africa country, intelligence sources said on …
Somalia - 30 September 2015
Communique At High-Level Meeting for Somalia A high-level meeting on Somalia held in New York on Monday 28th September 2015 and addressed by the UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon has welcomed recent political developments in the country …
Somalia - 16 September 2015
Kenya to Clear Al-Shabab Fighters From Forest Near Somalia Kenyan security forces have launched an operation to oust al-Shabab militants from the Boni Forest, along the Kenya-Somalia border. Officials say the group has established camps in …
Somalia - 1 September 2015
Al Shabab ‘storms AU base’ in Somalia Militants from Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabab group rammed a suicide car bomb into an African Union army base and stormed inside. There were no immediate reports on casualties, and the rebels …
Somalia - 25 August 2015
UN Envoy: Somalia Can’t Afford More Political Bickering The United Nations envoy to Somalia, Nicholas Kay, is criticizing an effort by some Somali lawmakers to impeach the president. He said with an election coming up and al-Shabab …
Somalia - 19 August 2015
Uganda Deploys More Police Officers to Somalia A new contingent of Ugandan Individual Police Officers (IPOs) has been deployed in Somalia to serve on the peacekeeping mission. The contingent comprising of 14 police officers has been fully …
Somalia - 29 July 2015
US President Barack Obama rules out sending troops to Somalia US President Barack Obama said that his government would not consider sending troops to Somalia, as he sees regional allies Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda as being highly qualified …
Somalia - 16 July 2015
Somalia takes Kenya to ICJ over sea border The Somali government has submitted its dispute with Kenya over their sea border to the International Court of Justice. The disputed ocean territory stretches for more than 100,000 sq km. Tests …
Somalia - 2 July 2015
Somalia Celebrates 55 Years of Independence As Somalis celebrate 55 years of independence, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has urged them to dedicate themselves to defending the country’s freedom and sovereignty. On this day Somalia …
Somalia - 25 June 2015
Al Shabaab claims responsibility for Somalia suicide attack, official says A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into the entrance of a Somali intelligence training center Sunday, a government official said. And armed …
Somalia - 18 June 2015
Kenyan president says troops will stay in Somalia Kenya’s president vowed Wednesday to keep troops in Somalia to fight Islamist Shebab rebels, apparently dismissing suggestions the country may be drawing up an exit strategy in order to …
Somalia - 11 June 2015
Kenya seeks UAE cash to fight Shabaab in Somalia Kenya is working with rich Arab nations to stabilise Somalia as it seeks to stop attacks by Al-Shabaab militants trained in the lawless country. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina …
Somalia - 3 June 2015
Clashes in Somalia leave 35 dead At least 35 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in a week of clashes in villages near Somalia’s border with Ethiopia, officials and traditional elders said on Sunday. The sources said the …
Somalia - 26 May 2015
Dozens killed in al Shabaab fighting in Somalia, attacks in capital Fighting in south Somalia between al Shabaab militants and government forces killed at least 24 people, while a rebel attack in the capital killed three Transport Ministry …
Somalia - 1 April 2015
Somalia hotel siege ends; U.N. diplomat, 19 others killed “A siege that started with gunmen detonating a bomb and spraying bullets in a hotel in Somalia ended Saturday with at least 20 people dead, authorities said.” CNN Rise in Illegal …