Huge blasts target Kenyan security forces in Mandera
Two simultaneous explosions are reportedly ripped through a military convoy carrying Kenyan security forces in Mandera town, near Somali border on Friday.
Reports from Mandera...
Security units block main roads in Mogadishu ahead of IGAD heads of state Summit
Many roads in Mogadishu have been blocked this morning ahead of IGAD heads of state Summit in Mogadishu on 13th of September.
Early morning on Friday, police and elite...
IGAD Summit an endorsement of Somalia’s stability- Foreign Affairs Minister
Eight heads of states and governments from the regional trade bloc IGAD will gather in Mogadishu Tuesday, a first in more than 30 years...
Unidentified Warship Destroys Boats, Kills People near Kuda Island of Somalia
Two people killed and nine others wounded when unidentified warship fired boats transporting fishermen near Kuda Island of Jubbaland state of Somalia on Wednesday night....
Planning Minister: unilateral decisions are not unprecedented in Somali-Kenyan Relations
Somali Planning and International cooperation Minister Abdirhamn Aynte played down the Significance of Khat Suspension on Somali-Kenyan Relations, adding that unilateral actions is not...
Somalia forces repel Al Shabaab attack in Qoryoley
A Somali official says government troops have repelled an attack by Al Shabaab militants on their bases in Qoryoley district in Lower Shabelle province...
My life is in danger over miraa ban, claims Meru Governor Peter Munya
By Francis Ngige and Phares Mutembei
Thursday, September 08, 2016
Meru Governor Peter Munya: FILE PHOTO
Meru Governor Peter Munya has expressed fears for his life following...
Mortars land near Somali palace in Mogadishu
Several mortar rounds have landed on Tuesday around the heavily fortified Somalia’s presidential palace in Mogadishu, injuring at least seven people.
A witness has confirmed...
Ethiopia: Fire at Addis Ababa prison ‘leaves 23 dead’
State-controlled broadcaster says 23 people killed in blaze at Adis Ababa jail housing opposition figures.
Oromo and Amhara demonstrators are calling for more rights.
At...
Afghanistan declares end of Kabul charity siege
Security forces say all three attackers killed, 11 hours after they took over Pamlarena's offices in a residential area.
The siege came after at least...
Four Al-Shabaab senior officials killed in Lower Shabelle
Somali government troops have killed four senior figures of Al-Shabaab group in Somalia in raid by Somali special forces.
According to SONNA , the elite forces backed international ally have...
Leaders meet in Mogadishu to wrap up poll talks
The National Leadership Forum will meet in Mogadishu today in what is likely to be the last meeting before the elections which are set...
Presidential aspirant: Govt puts pressure on my election campaign
Abdirahman Abdishakur, who is one of the Presidential candidate for 2016 Election has accused the federal government of Somalia for oppressing the Presidential aspirants...
Somalia: Clan fighting kills 15 people in Mudug region
At least 15 people are confirmed to have been killed, and 30 more others wounded in deadly clan fighting broke out Monday parts of...
Barack Obama cancels Rodrigo Duterte talks after insult
Philippine president expressed "regret" after calling US leader "son of a whore" ahead of planned talks.
Duterte was elected in May after a promise to...
PM calls for end political crises ahead of election
The premier of the federal government of Somalia HE Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke has called for a solution for the long-standing political crises in...
US SAYS ‘EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE’ AGAINST ETHIOPIA PROTESTERS
Monday September 5, 2016
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says her country has raised "grave concerns" about what it calls excessive use of...
Somalia suspends khat imports from Kenya
Somalia will bar flights transporting the stimulant leaf, khat from Kenya with effect from tomorrow, a move that could deal a blow to Kenya’s access...
Somali PM announces run for president
The outgoing Somali prime minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke has on Monday announced he will run for president in the upcoming presidential election expected to...
Car Bomb in Mogadishu wounds Businessman
A Somali businessman was critically wounded after a bomb concealed under his car seat exploded in Mogadishu on Monday morning, Eyewitnesses said.
The witnesses said...