Kenya steps up Somalia border surveillance to contain Al-Shabab raids
NAIROBI - The government has enhanced surveillance along the border with Somalia to curtail infiltration of the outlawed Al-Shabaab terror group.
North Eastern Regional Commissioner...
AU delegation concludes fact-finding mission in Somalia ahead of ATMIS troops drawdown
MOGADISHU - A delegation from the African Union (AU) Military Staff Committee which form part of the union’s Peace and Security Council has...
US Africa Command chief visits Jubaland state during Somalia trip
KISMAYO - The President of the Jubbaland state, Ahmed Madobe received in Kismayo the head of US Africa Command, General Michael E. Langley,...
At least 12 killed in separate al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya
GARISSA, Kenya -- At least 12 people, including six soldiers, were killed Tuesday in two separate attacks linked to the al-Shabaab terror group in...
Somalia attends 2nd Arab Forum for Equality in Beirut
Beirut - Somalia participated in the 2nd Arab Forum for Equality organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in...
Somalia Foreign Minister Partipates in Global Coalition Forum in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh (SMN) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abshir Omar Jama, participated in the ministerial meeting of the Global...
Bomb blast hits security checkpoint in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SMN) - A witness says a deafening explosion was heard on Friday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu amidst tightened security.
The blast from an Improvised...
New UN envoy Kicks off her first visit to Somali Federal States
Jowhar – Kicking off her initial round of meetings with the leaders of Somalia’s Federal Member States, the new top United Nations official in the...
Somalia, Saudi Arabia discuss military, defence cooperation
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, the defense minister of Somalia is on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as...
Ethiopia says it foiled al-Shabab attack near border with Somalia
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia says it foiled a suicide attack by the armed group al-Shabab at a border town with Somalia.
The Ethiopian army...