Fresh clashes reported in Puntland capital, Garowe amid political tension
GAROWE, Somalia - One police force officer was injured, after a clash last night between a group of gangs and police forces in Puntland...
Somalia set to join EAC this year, says Sec-Gen Mathuki
NAIROBI, Kenya - East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General Peter Mathuki says Somalia has made a critical step towards becoming the eighth member of the...
Police arrest alleged Al-Shabaab operative with nail bomb ingredients in Kiambu
NAIROBI, Kenya - The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has arrested a man in Kiambu suspected of being a terrorist linked to the Somalia-based...
Somalia set to join EAC this year, says Sec-Gen Mathuki
NAIROBI, Kenya - East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General Peter Mathuki says Somalia has made a critical step towards becoming the eighth member of the...
Somalia: Police, military clash in Mogadishu; several reported killed
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A battle that lasted for almost 10 hours occurred in Dharkenley district within Mogadishu between the police forces and a Somali...
UN chief Appoints George Conway of Canada Deputy envoy for Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of George Conway of Canada as his new Deputy Special Representative for...
Somali president hopes to defeat Al-Shabaab in months
MOGADISHU – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said a military offensive against al Shabaab aims to eliminate the al Qaeda-linked group in the next...
Villa Somalia new chief of staff following the resignation of Hussein Sheikh
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday named Abdihakim Yusuf as the new Chief of Staff.
Mr Yusuf, an experienced international development...
US says airstrike kills five Al-Shabaab members in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The US military conducted an airstrike killing 5 al-Shabaab terrorists on Tuesday, US Africa Command said in a statement.
The airstrike was carried...
Somaliland condemns killing of prominent Somali poet Jama Kediye
HARGEISA, Somalia - Somaliland administration rejected accusations that it was behind the killing of prominent Somali poet Jama Kediye who died on LasAnod on...