MOGADISHU -- A Somali and U.S. airstrike killed an al-Shabab terrorist and wounded two others in the southern region. (more…)
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10 dead in gun battle between Somali troops, militia
MOGADISHU, Somalia-At least 10 people were killed and several others wounded when a fierce fighting between the military forces and a militia took place in Somalia's southwest, an official said on Monday. (more…)
Diaspora has big role as Somalia rebuilds economy, global ties: finance minister
Somalia’s 2-million strong diaspora has a huge role to play as the Horn of Africa country rebuilds its economy and resets ties with major international institutions after three decades as a “failed state,” Somalia’s finance minister said. (more…)
AU welcomes progress by Somali gov’t in implementation of legislative agenda
ADDIS ABABA -- The African Union (AU) has welcomed the efforts and significant progress made by the government of Somalia (FGS) in the implementation of the legislative agenda, amid deep concern over the continuous and indiscriminate attacks by al-Shabab. (more…)
Somali schoolgirl was ‘pushed around’ before drowning, inquest told
A child at the same school as a 12-year-old Somali refugee who drowned told an inquest on Tuesday that hours before her death the girl had been “pushed around” by one of the children who went with her to the river. (more…)
Somalia edges closer to first democratic election in half a century
Landmark law expected to replace clan system and lay groundwork for long-awaited ‘one person, one vote’ poll (more…)
Somalia: AU Trains 200 Somali Police to Improve Security
The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) said on Friday it has trained 200 more Somali police officers, who will maintain law and order in Hirshabelle State in the central part of the country. (more…)
Somali President Signs Historic Election Bill Into Law
Somalia's president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has signed legislation that will allow ordinary Somalis to vote in parliamentary elections for the first time. (more…)
Somali, U.S. airstrike kills 3 terrorists in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU-- Somali and U.S. forces conducted a targeted airstrike in the Somalian capital here on Wednesday, killing three al-Shabab terrorists in the vicinity of Wadajir district. (more…)
10 Somali Soldiers, 16 Militants Killed in Al-Shabab Attacks
At least 10 Somali government soldiers and 16 militants were killed Wednesday when Islamist group al-Shabab attacked two military bases in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region. (more…)