GAROWE, Somalia -Dozens of people have been killed in clashes between troops of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland and its semi-autonomous region of Puntland, medical workers and military officials from both sides said on Wednesday. (more…)

Somalia security forces have beefed up security in major urban centers in the restive capital city, Mogadishu ahead of Islamic holy month of Ramadan which begins worldwide this week. (more…)

Present were Members of Parliament, religious leaders, civil society and international partners, according to information provided on Monday.

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 At least two gunshots were fired in downtown, Nairobi, on Saturday in a feud over who should run public toilets in the city. (more…)

JOHANNESBURG — The U.S. military says the head of Special Operations Command Africa has suspended a regional commander and an enlisted adviser over alleged misconduct and sent them back to the United States. (more…)

WASHINGTON — Clashes between Somali army troops backing local villagers and al-Shabab militants have left at least 13 of the militant fighters dead, witnesses and officials said. (more…)

WASHINGTON — Clashes between Somali army troops backing local villagers and al-Shabab militants have left at least 13 of the militant fighters dead, witnesses and officials said. (more…)

“We started with the initiative of the Hawthorne Education Center, finding the need or trying to find the need of helping the community, the students specifically,” assistant researcher Graciela Porraz said.

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RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center signed a joint agreement today, planning to improve access to potable water, and sanitation for refugees in Somalia. The agreement is in cooperation with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), at a total cost of $2 million. (more…)

U.S. and Somali commandos seized three men thought to be commanders with the al-Shabab extremist group during a deadly raid in a village in Lower Shabelle region, Somali intelligence officials said Thursday. (more…)