President welcomes EAC’s verification of Somalia request to join the bloc
MOGADISHU - The president of Somalia HE Hassan Sheikh said he welcomed the verification of his nation's application to join the 7-member East African...
Al-Shabaab, AU forces exchange mortar fire in Qoyoley district
QORYOLEY - Al-Shabaab militants and AU troops exchanged mortar fire in the southern town of Qoryoley, a week after a deadly attack on the...
Somali minister of interior meets with Finish delegation in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SMN) –Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, the interior of the interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation held a meeting with a delegation from the Finish government...
Puntland bars Trade Envoy to Somali president from leaving Garowe
GAROWE - The authorities of the Puntland state barred a senior presidential envoy from leaving Garowe for Mogadishu on Wednesday amid a brewing...
Somali president phones Erdogan following election victory
MOGADISHU - The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud phoned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following his victory in the presidential elections.
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Be Bold and Conquer fear, Uganda’s Land Forces boss tells UPDF in Somalia
MOGADISHU - The commander of Land Forces, Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga has urged UPDF soldiers in Somalia not to be taken aback by the...
ATMIS commander visits wounded UPDF soldiers at hospital
MOGADISHU (SMN) - The Force Commander Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding today visited soldiers injured in the recent attack on Buulo Mareer Forward Operating Base...
Don’t bow to Al-Shabaab pressure – Gen Muntu to peacekeepers in Somalia
MOGADISHU - Bush war hero and former Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) commander Maj. Gen Mugisha Muntu has asked Ugandan soldiers who are part...
AU troops return to Bulo-Marer base days after Al-Shabaab attack
BULO-MARER - African Union troops returned to the Bulo-Marer base 5 days after Al-Shabaab attacked the camp occupied by Ugandan troops of the...
Southwest Security dominates talks between Lafta-Garen and House speaker
BARAWE - The leader of Southwest State Abdiaziz Lafta-Garen hosted the speaker of the Lower House chamber of the Somali Federal Parliament in Barawe...