AU force in Somalia says not involved in ex-al-Shabab arrest
NAIROBI, – The African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia says it had no part in the arrest of the former No. 2 leader of the al-Shabab...
Category : SOMALIA
Ethiopia troops raid, torture ex-Al Shabaab deputy – Somali media
Media outlets and journalists in Somalia are reporting that Ethiopian forces in the country had arrested the former al-Shabaab leader, Mukhtar Robow during a raid....
Eritrea president in Somalia for official visit, will proceed to Kenya
President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, is expected in Somalia today, December 13, 2018; on an invitation by his counterpart, Mohamed Abdulahi Farmaajo. The presidency, Villa...
2 attacks in Somalia; Islamic cleric who played music killed
NAIROBI, — Somalia was hit by two violent attacks Monday, one killing an Islamic cleric and 17 of his followers for playing music and a...
Al Shabaab gunmen kill cleric, 9 others at religious centre in Somalia – police
MOGADISHU, – Al Shabaab gunmen and a suicide car bomber struck a religious centre in central Somalia on Monday, killing a cleric and at least...
UPDF plans joint military operations with Somali army
Mogadishu. Uganda’s Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF), General David Muhoozi is in Somalia on a routine visit to Ugandan troops deployed in the country, under...
Latest US airstrikes in Somalia kill 6 al-Shabab extremists
NAIROBI, — The U.S. military on Thursday announced the latest of several deadly airstrikes this week against al-Shabab extremists in Somalia as it targets a...
Eritrea sanctions lifting: Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia, AU welcome move
Major players in the Horn of Africa region have all reacted to United Nations Security Council’s sanctions removal on Eritrea. The African Union has also...
