Somaliland to put captured Puntland Lawmaker on trail
Somalia’s northern semi-autonomous region of Somaliland said on Wednesday it will put a captured Puntland state lawmaker on trail in the coming weeks.
Col Salah...
ISWA denies alleged killing of civilians by AU forces
The internal minister of South west interim administration Abdirahman Ibrahim Aden has denied alleged killing of 14 civilians at Wardinle village by Ethiopian...
One man’s mission, one city’s dramatic change
For Brig Gen. Hassan Mohamed Hussein, the former Mogadishu mayor, the idea of fixing and running a major city devastated by decades of conflict...
Somalia: AMISOM readies anti-militant push
Smail Chergui, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, said on Monday that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces will flush out of...
Somali MP slams ‘mass murder’ by Ethiopian troops
A famous Somali lawmaker Dahir Amin Jesow has condemned massacre of unarmed civilians by the Ethiopian troops serving under AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)...
AU to train Somali troops before Amisom pull out in 2018
African Union said on Monday it plans to train Somali troops as to allow Somalis to take charge of their country before AU withdraws...
Abdi Qeybdid accuses Govt of failing 2016 election
Former Galmudug State president Jen Abdi Hassan Awale Qeybdid has accused the federal government led by Hassan Sheikh of failing to hold general election.
“The...
Relative calm returns to Somali town after battle
A precarious calm has returned to Dahar area in Somalia’s northern Sanaag region after fierce battle between Somaliland and Puntland troops on Monday, according...
AMISOM to probe ‘civilian massacre’ in Somalia
The African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said it will launch a probe into the death of 14 civilians killed by Ethiopian troops in...
Afghan refugee shot dead after train attack in Germany
Multiple people wounded after 17-year-old stabs and hacks passengers with an axe and knife before being shot dead.
Police stand guard outside a train near...
President Erdogan: Ready to reinstate the death penalty
Amid growing calls post-coup attempt for capital punishment, Turkey's leader says "democracy" is demanding its return.
Protesters carry an effigy of opposition figure Fethullah Gulen...
Breaking News: Somali Soldier Kills a Civilian in Mogadishu
Somali Federal Government soldier has on Monday shot and killed a local civilian in Mogadishu’s Wadajir district, the lasts in series of killings in...
Soldier killed in bomb explosion in south Somalia
One soldier was killed and another one injured in a bomb blast in Afgoye town of Lower Shabelle region, southern Somalia on Monday.
Ahmed Adow an...
Ethiopian troops commit ‘mass murder’ in Near Baidoa City
Ethiopian troops serving with the UN-mandated AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have committed a ‘mass murder’ in Awdinle area, 30Km west of Baidoa city...
Breaking: Puntland and Somaliland forces clash in Sanaag
A Fierce fighting between Somaliland and Puntland forces broke out early on Sunday morning in Sanaag, a disputed region in northern Somalia, reports said.
Reports...
New battle group from Uganda deploys in Somalia
The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has deployed a new battle group to serve under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
The new battle...
Conflicts in Africa require urgent solutions, African Union Chair
Monday, July 18, 2016
By Peter Mutai and Zhu Shaobin
KIGALI, July 17, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma...
AU summit opens with launch of African e-passport
Monday, July 18, 2016
KIGALI, July 18, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Rotating African Union chairperson Idriss Deby (L), President of the Republic of Chad, kisses his...
AMISOM asserts it is in control of Marka town
The African Union mission in Somalia on Sunday reaffirmed that it is still in control of the strategic port town in the Southern part...
Somali government and AMISOM officials visit Marka
A delegation from the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Sunday visited Southern Somalia’s third-largest port of...