Tag: somalia

Somalia Parliament Picks New Speaker Amid Security Standoff

Somalia’s lawmakers elected a new parliamentary speaker on Thursday following a tense

Floods Affect At Least 214,000 People In Somalia Since October- UN

At least 214,000 people have been temporarily displaced from their homes across

Kenyan Government Goes After Financiers of Al-Shabab Terrorist Group

Authorities accused them of bankrolling al-shabab responsible for several deadly attacks which

600 Ugandan Troops Guarding UN Facilities, Personnel In Somalia Honoured By UN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has honoured 600 Ugandan troops guarding UN facilities

At least Four People Killed In Somalia Suicide Bomb Attacks

Explosions rocked the two largest cities of Somalia on Saturday as officials

Kenya Closes Borders With Somalia, Tanzania To Curb COVID-19 Spread

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, on Saturday, closed the country’s borders with

Over 2,000 Cholera Cases Reported in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia – UN

More than 2,000 cholera cases were reported in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia

UN Urges Somalia to Step up Fight Against Graft

 The UN senior envoy in Somalia on Monday called on the government

At least 17 killed in bomb attack in Somalia capital

At least 17 people were killed and 28 others wounded when a

18 people killed as al-Shabaab attacks army base in Somalia

Eighteen people were killed when Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab attacked an army

At least 10 dead in attack in Somalia, officials say

Suspected militants armed with AK47 rifles killed at least 10 persons in

Car bomb kills 11 at Somalia shopping mall

A car bomb exploded at a shopping mall in Somalia’s capital on

Gunmen kill head of Dubai-owned P&O Ports’ operation in Somalia’s Puntland

Gunmen shot dead the head of Dubai government-owned P&O Ports’ operations in

Car bomb kills two at Somalia shopping mall — police

A car bomb exploded at a shopping mall in Somalia’s capital on

U.S. opens diplomatic mission in Somalia after 28 years

The U.S. has renewed a “permanent diplomatic presence” in Somalia, the State

African Union mission leads Police recruitment in Somalia

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said on Friday that it

Death toll rises to 20 after suicide bombings in southern Somalia

The death toll has risen to 20 people on Sunday following two

Suicide car bomb rams local govt building in Somalia’s capital

A suicide car bomb rammed into a local government office in Somalia’s

Al Shabaab car bomb kills 6 in central Mogadishu – Police

Authorities on Sunday said six people were killed when a suicide car

How Crisis In Libya, Somalia Is Causing Chaos In Nigeria – APC Senator

The senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Sen.

Woman Stoned To Death For Having Eleven husbands

Shukri Abdullahi, a 30-year-old woman in Somalia was stoned to death on

Somalia Releases Jailed Ex Minister, Govt Critic

Somalia has released without charge a former minister and fierce critic of

AU, UN envoys assess security in Somalia ahead of troops exit

The UN and African Union (AU) envoys in Somalia on Friday began

UN, U.S. Condemn Saturday’s Bomb Attacks In Mogadishu, Call It Worst Attack In History

The UN and the U.S. have strongly condemned the Saturday bomb attacks

Somalia’s Puntland region captures weapons-laden boat from Yemen

Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland seized a boat loaded with weapons On

AU trains 1,000 newly-recruited police to enhance security in Somalia

African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said on Friday it would

Severe drought displaces 761,000 in Somalia, UN says

An estimated number of people who have been displaced by the severe

UN says aid worker kidnaps, roadblocks soar in famine-threatened Somalia

The UN says kidnapping of aid workers and extortion at checkpoints are

China donates $10m to tackle drought in Somalia

China granted the World Food Programme (WFP) 10 million dollars on Wednesday

Somalia executes 4 it says were al Shabaab fighters behind 2016 attack

A military court in Somalia has executed four men it said were