Fears as stray bullets, rockets from Somalia strike Mandera
MANDERA, Kenya - Fear and anxiety rocked Mandera residents as stray bullets, rockets and live ordnance hit Kenyan soil, endangering lives and destroying property.
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Somali Cabinet Passes Mining, Employment Laws Amid Ongoing Anti-Militant Push
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Council of Ministers convened its weekly meeting on Thursday, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama, where two key legislative...
Gunfight erupts in Somali capital over forced evictions – residents
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Heavy gunfire broke out early Thursday morning in the Tarabuunka area of Mogadishu after federal government forces attempted to evict civilians...
Somali Ground Forces Chief visits frontline to boost offensive against Al-Shabaab
CEELDHEER, Somalia – Somalia’s Army Chief of the Ground Forces, Brigadier General Sahal Abdullahi Omar, paid a high-level visit to the frontline town of...
Somalia executes three al-Shabaab members convicted of deadly attacks
MOGADISHU – Somalia on Thursday morning executed three men convicted of being members of Al-Shabaab and for carrying out a series of assassinations and...
Somali Delegation Attends Africa Water Investment Summit in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – A high-level delegation from the Federal Government of Somalia, led by the country’s Second Deputy Prime Minister, Jibril Abdirashid...
Jubaland Rebukes Villa Somalia Over Gedo Conflict Allegations
Kismayo, Somalia – Jubaland state issued a strongly worded statement rebuking the Somali federal government following a late-night communique from Villa Somalia that addressed...
Somali government, opposition hold late-night talks in Mogadishu ahead of key meeting
Mogadishu, Somalia — Somali opposition leaders and senior officials from the federal government held closed-door talks late Tuesday night in Mogadishu, as political tensions...
Somali Defence Minister meets outgoing US special operations commander
Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia’s Minister of Defence, H.E. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, met on Tuesday with Colonel Ed Norris, the outgoing Commander of the US...
Somali President orders urgent humanitarian aid to conflict-hit Gedo region
Gedo, Somalia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has ordered the federal government to urgently deliver medical and humanitarian assistance to civilians affected by...
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Somali President Says Government Has No Hostility Towards Its People
MOGADISHU — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Friday that the federal government had no hostility towards any Somali citizen, insisting that the country’s...
Puntland puts forces on alert over reported Hassan Sheikh visit to Galkayo
GAROWE — Somalia’s Puntland administration said Thursday it had placed its security forces on heightened alert and warned against a reported visit by President...
Somalia, UK discuss disaster preparedness and climate risks
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) chairman Mahmoud Moallin Abdulle met with UK Development Director Chris Pycroft in Mogadishu to discuss the...
