Tag: SOMALIA
Five Civilians Killed, Some ‘Beheaded’, In Southeast Kenya
Kenyan Police has confirmed that five civilians were killed by armed assailants who attacked two villages of Juhudi and Salama in Lamu County, which...
US Sanctions More Somali Leaders Over Delayed Polls
The United State has increased the number of Somali officials under visa restrictions for undermining the country’s democratic process.This comes after Somalia again missed...
Parliamentary Elections: Senior Somali Commander Killed As Forces Clash
A Senior Commander has been killed during a clash between the country's security forces in Somalia's central Hiiran region.Haram'ad paramilitary unit officers had a...
Somalia: At Least 10 Killed As Bus Hits Landmine
At least 10 people were killed and two others wounded on Friday when the bus they were travelling in struck a landmine in Somalia,...
Somalia: Many People Killed In Blast Near Airport
Reports say many people were killed in a bomb blast in the Somali capital Mogadishu, on a road by the entrance to a camp...
Terror Links: Somali Military Court Jails 2 Foreigners
The Somali Military Court has sentenced two foreigners each to 15 years in jail after being found guilty of recruiting foreign nationals for the...
Suicide Attack: Soldiers, 9 Civilians Killed In Somalia
Reports say nine people have died in a suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu and many civilians and members of the security forces injured.A...
Disorder As Somalia Prime Minister Sacks Security Minister
The rift between Somalia's Prime Minister and President has intensified with the latest dismissal of Security Minister Hassan Hundubey Jimale.Prime Minister Mohamed Roble fired...
Attack: Somali Soldiers Killed By Al-Shabaab Militants
A number of soldiers were killed during a large-scale attack by Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia on Saturday, according to the country’s military.The attack began...
Somalia: Bomb Explodes, Wounds 11 In Mogadishu
The car bomb which exploded at a junction
in Mogadishu, the Somali capital has wounded at least eleven people.There is no group that claims
responsibility for...
Cholera: WHO Says Outbreak Cases Drop By 60% Globally, As Nigeria...
The World Health Organisation, W.H.O says the number of cholera cases decreased globally, by 60 per cent in 2018.The organisation made this known in...
Bilateral Relations: Kenya And Somalia To Re-Establish Ties Amid Sea Border...
Kenya and Somalia
have agreed to normalise diplomatic relations despite an ongoing maritime
boundary case at the International Court of Justice.The reconciliation
will start with restoration of...
Somalia: African Union Trains Troops To Help Enhance Security
The
African Union, AU Mission in Somalia, AMISOM has completed training of military
officers from six regional countries to help stabilise the Horn of Africa
nation.The
Mission Chief...
Somalia: At Least Four Dead In Al-Shabab Assault On Mogadishu
Al-Shabab
fighters stormed a Somali government building in Mogadishu on Saturday, killing
at least four people in a suicide car bomb attack and an ensuing gunfight.A
large...
