Somalia, Qatar sign defence cooperation agreement
DOHA — Somalia and Qatar have signed a defence cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening military ties and security collaboration between the two countries, officials...
More than 200 migrants found in secret underground prison in Libya’s Kufra
BENGHAZI - Libya’s security authorities have freed more than 200 migrants from what they described as a secret prison in the town of Kufra...
Somalia Aviation Authority Under Scrutiny After Plane Carrying Somaliland President Flies to Israel
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is facing criticism after a private jet carrying Somaliland President Abdirahman Cirro transited Somali airspace en route...
Somalia cleared to fully participate in East African Legislative Assembly
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s representatives have been cleared to take their seats in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) after the East African Court of...
Jubaland intelligence agency wraps up counter-Al-Shabaab training for elite unit
RASKAMBONI, Somalia – The director general of Jubaland’s Intelligence and Security Agency (JISA), Mohamed Ahmed Sabriye, also known as Bassam, on Sunday officially concluded...
Lower Shabelle Governor, Marka District Commissioner Visit AUSSOM
MARKA, Lower Shabelle — Lower Shabelle’s newly appointed Governor, Abuubakar Abdalla Bashir, alongside the District Commissioner of Mark, Adanli Ahmed Mohamed, today paid an...
Somali army says it repelled al-Shabaab attack in central region
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s army said it repelled a heavy attack by al-Shabaab on a military base in the Middle Shabelle region of southern Somalia,...
Local militia launch offensive against Al-Shabaab in central Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia — Local militia fighters known as Macawiisley have launched a large-scale operation against Al-Shabaab militants in areas surrounding Nuur Dugle in Somalia’s...
Somali president meets Puntland elders in Las Anod, stresses unity and peace
Las Anod, Somalia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday met with traditional elders from Puntland in the northern town of Las Anod,...
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term: Electoral Commission
KAMPALA - Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, the country’s electoral commission has announced, after a tense campaign marked...
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Somalia opens national security conference to strengthen coordination
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia on Tuesday opened a National Internal Security Conference in Mogadishu, bringing together senior government officials and security stakeholders to discuss...
Somalia Defence Minister calls for Somali-led security system at Mogadishu conference
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed Macallin Fiqi on Tuesday called for a Somali-led security system that is efficiently managed, accountable and sustainable...
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh calls for global cooperation at Belgrade summit
BELGRADE, Serbia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday called for greater international cooperation to address conflicts, terrorism, geopolitical tensions and climate change,...
