MOGADISHU- Kismayo airport in southern Somalia refused to allow an Ethiopian plane to land on Monday, a witness said, amid heightened tensions between the federal government and the regional leadership ahead of elections on Thursday. (more…)
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Al-Shabab attacks Somali military base; casualties reported
Government-run base in Awdheegle, in Lower Shabelle region, hit by car bombs and gunfire. (more…)
Extremists Attack Army Base in Southern Mogadishu; 5 Killed
Somali military officers say at least four soldiers and a photographer embedded with the army were killed in an attack by Islamic extremists on an army base in the town of Awdhegle, southwest of the capital. (more…)
Kenya: Muslims thwart terrorist attack against Christians, saving twenty believers from death.
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…)