Road accident in Kenya kills at least 48
NAIROBI, Kenya - At least 48 people lost their lives after a truck lost control at a busy road junction in western Kenya and ploughed into other vehicles.
The...
IG Koome tours Lamu following increased Al-Shabaab attacks
LAMU, Kenya - Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome toured Lamu County on Friday for an assessment visit following increased terror attacks in the...
Qatar congratulates Somalia on 63rd anniversary of independence
MOGADISHU, Somalia ( SMN) - The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Federal Republic...
Somalia, Sri Lank agree to strengthen cooperation in several sectors
ADDIS ABABA (SMN) – The ambassador of Somalia to Ethiopia Abdullahi Mohamed Warfa received at his office in Addis Ababa his Sri Lankan counterpart...
Al-Shabaab claims seizure of small town in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (SMN) - Al-Shabaab said it wrestled control of a small town in central Somalia from the national army (SNA).
The takeover came after...
ATMIS hands over military base in Gedo region to SNA
MOGADISHU, Somalia (SMN) - The African Union mission in Somalia announced the culmination of the first phase of the troop drawn down as part...
AU mission in Somalia wraps up first phase of troop withdrawal
MOGADISHU, Somalia - ATMIS today concluded the first phase of troop withdrawal with the handover of Mogadishu’s Aljazeera One Training Forward Operating Base (FOB)...
Somali president Exchanges Eid Al Adha Greetings with Qatar, Djibouti and Turkish leaders
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali president Hassan Sheikh exchanged Eid Al Adha greetings, during separate phone calls, with Turkish, Qatar and Djibouti head of...
UN Security Council extends authorization for AU mission in Somalia
NEW YORK, USA - The Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia...
Somalia’s president vows to crack down on corruption
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The president of Somalia said Wednesday that his government stands united against corruption, and those implicated in a judicial commission of...