UNHCR seeks US$210 million to help refugees risking death, rape, arbitrary detention, forced labour and starvation as they travel towards the Mediterranean. (more…)
New UN envoy lauds AU troops for stabilizing Somalia
MOGADISHU, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The newly appointed UN envoy in Somalia on Wednesday lauded the critical role played by the African Union troops in ongoing efforts to stabilize Somalia. (more…)
Kenya risks being ‘land locked’ if Somalia has its way
Kenya risks risks losing a huge maritime territory if Somalia has its way on the maritime boundary dispute before the International Court of Justice. (more…)
EX-HOSTAGE SUGGESTS TRUMP TREATMENT OF MIGRANTS WORSE THAN HIS CAPTORS: ‘SOMALI PIRATES GAVE ME TOOTHPASTE AND SOAP’
Journalist and author Michael Scott Moore has suggested that his treatment at the hands of Somali pirates who held him hostage was, at least in some ways, better than how President Donald Trump's administration thinks migrants should be treated. (more…)
Author kidnapped by Somali pirates absolutely destroys Trump and ex-DHS Sec Kirstjen Nielsen
Journalist Michael Scott Moore, who was held hostage by pirates for 32 months, offered a damning observation on American politics in the age of President Donald Trump. (more…)
Egypt condemns terrorist attack in Somali’s Mogadishu
CAIRO - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Tuesday the terrorist attack that hit central Mogadishu and killed ten people and injured several, according to a statement released by the ministry. (more…)
Car bomb kills eight in Somali capital: emergency services
Mogadishu (AFP) - A car bomb exploded near the Somali parliament Saturday, killing eight people, emergency workers said, hours after militia executed nine civilians from a clan with suspected links to the Islamist Al-Shabaab. (more…)
Roadside bomb kills several police officers in east Kenya
At least eight Kenyan police officers have died after their car hit a roadside bomb near the Somali border. (more…)
Resolve Kenya, Somali row amicably, says Duale
National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has called for an amicable end to the ongoing diplomatic spat between Kenya and Somalia. (more…)
3 al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia
MOGADISHU-- Somali forces on Sunday killed three al-Shabab militants in the country's southern region of Gedo, officials said Monday. (more…)