MOGADISHU, Nov. 26 -- Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire on Sunday appointed Mohamed Mursal Sheikh as the new minister of defense following the resignation of former defense minister Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed in October (more…)
Oromia – Ethiopian Somali conflict: Over 100 suspects arrested – govt
The Ethiopian government says 103 people have so far been arrested in connection with deadly regional conflict in the eastern part of the country. (more…)
Migrant crisis: Boat sinks off Libya, killing at least 31
At least 31 migrants have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Saturday. (more…)
Ethiopia arrests 103 relating to regional states conflict
ADDIS ABABA — The Ethiopian government has arrested 103 individuals relating to recent conflict along the border of Somali and Oromia regional states, an official said on Saturday. (more…)
Al-Shabaab recruits flee Somalia over U.S. airstrikes: Kenyan official
MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Kenyans who have been recruited by Al-Shabaab are fleeing Somalia following sustained airstrikes by the U. S. forces, officials said on Friday. (more…)
US airstrike in Somalia kills more than 100 al-Shabaab militants
(CNN)More than 100 al-Shabaab militants were killed Tuesday in a US airstrike on a camp in Somalia, US Africa Command said in a statement, the latest in a series of strikes against the al-Qaeda-affiliated group and ISIS fighters in the war-torn country. (more…)
Somali pirates caught at sea, transferred to Seychelles
An armed pirate on the coastline in northeastern Somalia. Italian navy have arrested six suspected Somali pirates. (more…)
EU naval force arrests 6 Somali pirates, seize vessels
MOGADISHU -- The European Union naval force (EU NAVFOR) confirmed Tuesday its Italian warship arrested six suspected Somali pirates and seized their vessels after a chase in the piracy-infested Southern Somali Basin. (more…)
After Huge Truck Bombings, U.S. Steps Up Attacks Against Somali Militants
WASHINGTON — The United States has sharply increased attacks against Qaeda-backed Shabab militants in Somalia in recent days, conducting a flurry of airstrikes in the wake of the country’s deadliest terrorist assault last month and President Trump’s approval of new military authorities to hunt down insurgents around the world. (more…)
Scarred by Islamist terrorism & civil war, Somalia is failing to feed 6.7mn citizens
Somalia has been gripped by a perpetual cycle of drought, famine, and violence for decades, but 2017 could mark a tipping point in the nation’s fortunes, as the twin threats of climate change and an Islamist insurgency threaten an impending cataclysm. (more…)