A group of Muslims thwarted a terrorist attack planned against Christians in Northern Kenya, saving nearly two dozen believers from death, a persecution watchdog has revealed. (more…)
Save the Children highlights ‘shocking’ abuses facing kids in Somalia
Children in Somalia suffer from one of the highest rates of abduction, recruitment, and conflict-related sexual violence in the world, analysis from Save the Children reveals. (more…)
Somalia, U.S agree to intensify security operations against al-Shabab
MOGADISHU-- Somalia and the United States have agreed to intensify security operations to flush out al-Shabab militants in the Horn of Africa nation. (more…)
Name-calling, violence on the rise as Jubaland polls beckon
With three weeks to the elections, Jubaland has seen heightened political temperatures as political leaders and former army chiefs battle the end of Sheikh Ahmed Madobe’s eight-year reign. (more…)
Somali man jailed weeks after being granted right to work in UK following five-year battle
Abdi-Mahad Osamon, who hails from Somalia, finally earned the right to work in the UK after a five-year struggle (more…)
In Shock and Tears, Mogadishu Mourns Loss of Slain Mayor
FILE - Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman is pictured in Mogadishu, Somalia. The mayor died Aug. 1 of injuries suffered in a suicide bombing July 24. (more…)
Mayor of Mogadishu dies as result of al-Shabaab attack
Abdirahman Omar Osman was a naturalised Briton who once worked as a council housing manager in London. (more…)
Show of resilience as attacked hotel reopens in Nairobi
January 15 attack on Kenyan hotel complex by al-Shabab-linked gunmen killed 21 people and wounded many others. (more…)
UN calls on youth to advance peace, political progress in Somalia
MOGADISHU -- The UN has called on the youth to help advance peace and political progress in Somalia. (more…)
AU condemns militant attack on its troops in Somalia
MOGADISHU -- The African Union on Tuesday condemned the attack by al-Shabab militants on its peacekeeping troops in Somalia that resulted in the death of six Burundian soldiers outside Mogadishu on Saturday. (more…)