Al Shabaab raids Somali army base near Marka
Deadly fighting has flared up between Al Shabaab fighters and Somali government troops at several locations near the southern coastal city of Marka, the...
Electoral talks on the verge of collapse as leaders walk out
The fate of elections set to start this month is on the balance as talks among the country’s leaders at Villa Somalia hit a...
Three injured in clan clashes in Marka
At least three people were injured mostly civilians, injured after a fierce fighting broke out On Saturday in Marka town, the provincial headquarter of Lower Shabelle.
Residents...
September 11 drama on Air Force One unfolds in Bush aide’s handwritten notes
the notes are handwritten on a legal pad and provide a verbatim account of the shock, pain and grim determination aboard Air Force One...
Al shabaab ambushes KDF convoy in southern Somalia
Heavily armed Fighters belonging to Al Shabaab have launched an ambush attack on Kenyan defense forces (KDF) convoy in Southern Somalia on Sunday, reports...
Presidential candidate Farole calls on Somalia’s President to hand over power
Former Puntland President and Somalia Presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Farole on Saturday, has called President of Somalia to step down from office as his...
3 killed in foiled attack on Mombasa police station
Three terrorists were killed in an attempted attack at Central police station in Mombasa at about 10.30 am on Sunday.
County commander Peterson Maelo said...
Somali election talks on verge of collapse over row
the election talks in Mogadishu is reportedly on the brink on of collapse due to a standoff over the upper house of the next...
Southwest prepares resettlement centers for Somali refugees from Kenya’s Dadaan camp
Southwest state is carrying out plans to resettle Somali refugees coming back to the region from Dadab refugee camps, the State’s agriculture minister, Mohamed Hassan...
Three killed in Isiolo inter-community conflict
An 89-year-old woman has been killed alongside two others by Somali herders in Gafarsa area Garbatulla Sub-County, Isiolo County.
The three had been kidnapped by...
Kenya engages Somalia to lift ban on miraa
By BRIAN MUREITHI
Saturday, September 10, 2016
A miraa trader at Kiengu market in Igembe Central, Meru County, on September 6, 2016. Mr Kiraithe dismissed claims...
UN emergency fund releases 7 mln USD to strengthen protection for Somalis
Saturday September 10, 2016
The UN emergency fund has released seven million U.S. dollars in a bid to strengthen protection services to internally displaced people...
Uhuru, Kandie urged to talk with Somalia and resolve miraa ban
Saturday September 10, 2016
A miraa plant in Maua, near Meru, on August 20, 2014. The plant is grown on plantations in the highlands of...
Turkish humanitarian aid ship leaves for East Africa
Saturday September 10, 2016
11,000 tons of foodstuffs, diapers on the way to Ethiopia and Somalia
A Turkish ship carrying some 11,000 tons of humanitarian aid...
Feyisa Lilesa: Ethiopian protest runner lands in the US
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Feyisa Lilesa made the gesture as he crossed the line and again at a press conference
Ethiopian Olympian Feyisa Lilesa, who said...
Coalition Of Political Parties asks the president and premier to hand over the power
Political parties in Somalia on Friday called on Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the prime minister Omar Abdirashid to step down after their term of offices...
12 things you need to know about the Somalia elections
The four-year term of Somalia’s first internationally recognised government in over 25 years comes to an end in 2016. Somali elections do not look...
North Korea hails ‘successful’ nuclear test
Pyongyang says it carried out "nuclear warhead explosion", in latest test roundly condemned by its opponents.
North Korean state-run television showed a gathering in Pyongyang...
Top Military commander shot dead in Mogadishu
A senior Somali military commander has been shot dead in Mogadishu on Thursday night by his bodyguard, reports said.
Col Gesey Ali, the commander was...
UK pledges more peacekeeping troops for Somalia
The United Kingdom has pledged 100 more troops to South Sudan to boost the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
The UK already has...