Al Shabaab’s Record of Resilience
Wednesday, November 02, 2016
Al Shabaab, the militant Islamist group in Somalia, has taken over more territory over the past few weeks. With African Union...
Somalia remains the global capital of unsolved murders of journalists
Wednesday, November 02, 2016
By Yomi Kazeem
The Sept. 2016 funeral of Abdiasis Ali Haji, a slain Somali journalist. (Reuters/Feisal Omar)
With militant group al-Shabaab waging war and...
K’Naan wraps HBO series pilot set in Somali community
For Somali-Canadian rapper K’naan, the story he is trying to tell in his proposed HBO series Mogadishu, Minnesota is one he has lived: an...
BREAKING: Al Shabaab captures key area near Baidoa town
Somalia National Army forces have withdrawn from Gofgadud area, 30Km from Baidoa town, the provincial capital of Bay region, residents said.
The reportedly vacated the...
Turkish Gov’t donates $4 million for Somalia elections
Turkish Gov’t on Tuesday declared an electoral budget which it said would support Somalia’s election, which is set to be hold this year.
Turkish Ambassador...
NATO warships approach Puntland Sea to attack ISIL base
A Puntland official has said that NATO warships on Tuesday approached Qandala port to attack ISIL bases in the village. The group which had...
BREAKING: Puntland and Galmudug ink peace pact in Abu Dhabi
Puntland and Galmudug have struck a deal to end hostilities in Galkaayo which has cost many lives and displaced thousands of people, a wire...
Document reveals Puntland President distributing women quota among clans
In unofficial document signed by the President of Somalia’s northeastern region of Puntland, shows the clans that are picked to be represented by women...
Al shabaab parades Elder surrendered in Somalia
Al shabaab militants in central Somalia have on Tuesday paraded an elder whom they said has surrendered to them after escaping from Adado city,...
MP: Al shabaab ‘beheads 5 civilians’ in Tiyeglow town
A member of Somali parliament Mohamed Hussein Isack known as (Afarale) said Al shabaab fighters have beheaded five men in Tiyeglow, days after they...
Somalia’s Southwest State Ready For Upcoming Lower House Elections – FIEIT Chairman
The Chairman of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT), Mr. Omar Mohamed Abdulle, has expressed confidence in the electoral preparations of the southwest...
Presidential candidate: Govt failed to rebuild SNA
Abdirahman Abdishakur, a presidential candidate for 2016 Election has accused the term-ended federal government of failing to rebuild the country’s national army.
Mr Abdishakur has...
Puntland’s SIEIT shed light on the delayed parliamentary election
In a press conference held in the state capital of Garowe, the State Indirect Electoral Implementation team (SIEIT) has discussed the progress in the...
Somali Police in Southwest State to provide security for Candidates in Somalia polls
Somali police forces in Southwest state have vowed to provide security for all parliamentary candidates in the upcoming poll throughout the campaign period.
There have...
Al shabaab accused of abducting elder in Somalia
The militant group Al shabaab linked with Al Qaeda has been accused of kidnapping a renowned traditional elder in the town of Afmadow in...
IS claims credit for attack at US embassy in Nairobi
A follower of Daesh was responsible for an attack last week on a Kenyan police officer outside a US embassy in Nairobi, the group’s...
Kenya speeds completion of security wall at Somalia border
The Kenyan government will fast track completion of a 30-kilometer security wall along the border with Somalia to ward off infiltration by Al-Shabaab militants,...
International Community: we are concerned Corruption and Election delay- Statement
The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are deeply concerned...
Two killed in motor shell attack in Southern Somalia
Two civilians have been killed in Southern Somalia on Sunday night when a volley of mortar shells landed residential houses in Hudur town, witnesses...
Somali Troops Recapture Village from al-Shabab
Somali government troops recaptured Goofgaduud in southern Somalia after al-Shabab militants briefly took control of the village Sunday, officials and witnesses said.
“The militants attacked...