African Union troops in Somalia not paid for six months
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
By Catherine Byaruhanga
Amisom troops are not being paid properly despite the high risks involved with serving in Somalia/ EPA
The allowances for...
Heavy tribal fighting erupts west of Beledweyne city
A fierce battle between two armed clan militiamen has erupted west of Beledweyne, the provincial capital of Hiiraan in central Somalia on Tuesday.
The clan...
UN urged to fund KDF mission in Somalia
Tetu Member of Parliament and chairperson of the Parliamentary Defence Committee Ndung’u Gathenji says his committee will petition the United Nations Assembly to fund...
US, Somalia Launch New Chapter in Relations
The United States has filled a diplomatic void in Somalia, swearing in its first ambassador to that country in 25 years.
Ambassador Stephen Schwartz took...
The timetable of Somalia’s electoral process
Somalia is expected hold parliamentary and presidential elections this year. After the conclusion the National Consultative Forum, the Somali government issued the schedule of...
Tension High In Bosaaso
Reports from the city of Bosaaso say tension is high in the area after the government removed the Deputy Police Commissioner of Bari region,...
Mauritania Foreign Minister visits Mogadishu
Mauritania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Khalid Omar Ali, has paid a visit to Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu on Monday.
During his short visit to the...
ISWA Defense Forces retakes Goof-Gaduud Village – INO
ISWA Army recaptured Goof-Gaduud, 30 kilometers West of the capital Baidoa on Monday Idale News Online Reports.
Goof-Gaduud which is located in Bay region, Southern...
Ex minster links Security Agencies to Al Shabaab
Former Somali defense minister Salad Ali Jelle has accused the security agencies of the federal government of having links with Al Shabaab, helping them...
Al Shabaab attacks KDF camp in Gedo with mortars
Al Shabaab has launched again an overnight mortar attack on Kenyan military camp at Dhamase village in Gedo province, the latest in series of...
UN condemns attack on Naso Hablod Hotel in Mogadishu
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, condemned in the strongest possible terms yesterday’s attack on the Naso Hablod...
Somalia marks Independence Day
Somalia has celebrated the 26the June last night, with a ceremony to commemorate to event being held at the administrative headquarters of Benadir regional administration.
The June...
ISWA forces carry out security sweep in Bardaale
The forces of the Somalia’s Interim South West Administration (ISWA) have conducted a massive security sweep in the town of Bardale in Bay province on...
Somalia will never surrender to the terrorists, says president
Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said his government and its people will not surrender to the terrorists, a day after deadly Al Shabaab attack...
Somali lawmaker among those killed in Mogadishu Hotel attack
The State Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office for Environment, Buri Mohamed Hamza, is confirmed to have been a victim of the violent terrorist...
Al Shabab deadly attack ends with 17 (VIDEO)
A view of the Nasahablod Hotel, destroyed after a bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, June 25, 2016. A Somali police officer says a...
Al Shabaab militants attack hotel in Mogadishu: police
Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist group launched a suicide bomb attack on a hotel in the center of Mogadishu on Saturday before militant fighters stormed...
Somalia leaders agree to election timetable
Following critical talks in Southwestern Baidoa town, Somali political leaders have agreed on an election timetable on Saturday, Idale News Online reports.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Parliament...
Breaking News:Attack on Mogadishu hotel underway
A hotel on the main road to Mogadishu port is under attack from AlShabaab fighters.
According to Somali security sources near the incident, an unidentifiable...
Security force nab three suspects for murderin Afgooye
Three people have been apprehended in connection with the murder of five people in Afgooye town, 30 Km south Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu.
Afgooye district commissioner,...