Somalia

Somalia's army increases pressure on al-Shabaab ahead of elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali National Army continued an attack on al-Shabaab militants on Saturday, this time targeting the Hiraan region of central Somalia, where the militants have controlled without impunity. On Saturday morning, state media said at least six al-Shabaab soldiers were killed and several others injured…

AMISOM trains civil protection police in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - A contingent of Somali police officers has been trained in established guidelines that protect civilians in line with their tasks, as the AMISOM team strives to restore order and stability in the Horn of Africa. The exercise allowed at least 25 police officers, mainly from the Sierra Leone police unit and the FPU, to benefit…

Abducted in bright daylight, the Somali-American body was found in the morgue in central Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya - A young Somali-American engineer has been found dead, about ten days after his abduction, in what may be the most murderous in Kenya's history, and which may provoke sharp responses from the US embassy in Kenya. Bashir Mohammed disappeared about ten days ago from some leafy suburbs of…

Somalia's leaders resume talks to break a deadlock for the election MOGADISHU, Somalia - The long-awaited pre-election meeting between the federal government of Somalia and the federal member states has officially started in Mogadishu, days after the international community almost broke records with Somalia after Farmajo tried to extend his term. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble is leading…

The United States is targeting Eritrean and Ethiopian officials over the Tigray genocide ADDIS ABEBA - The Foreign Ministry is targeting an unknown number of officials in Eritrea and Ethiopia for sanctions, foreign policy reports, in connection with the massacre in several parts of the Tigray region, following reports of civilian deaths. Troops from the two countries have been pitching tents in…

Al-Shabaab raids Mandera, killing three officers in the latest Kenya attack NAIROBI, Kenya - At least three policemen were killed by al-Shabaab militants on Friday in Mandera, following an IED explosion followed by a gun battle in Banisa, a few kilometers near the border between Kenya and Ethiopia. Police reports show that the special officials specializing in dealing with terrorism ran over an…

Somalia's AU mediation efforts flopped after the FGS boycott MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Ghanaian President John Mahama has formally retired as a particular envoy to Somalia's mediation workforce, a duty imposed on him by the African Union, which relied on his skills as a licensed mediator in political conflicts. Mahama, who's revered for handing over energy after dropping to the incumbent Nana…

How Prime Minister Roble can construct confidence in Somalia's troubled insurance policies MOGADISHU, Somalia - From right this moment , Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble can have a serious process in bringing conflicting teams into Somalia's inner coverage when the nation returns to the negotiating desk, days after the collapse of essential negotiations on forthcoming elections. Surrounded…

KDF troopers killed in lethal ambush NAIROBI, Kenya - Not less than three Kenya Protection Forces troops had been killed on Tuesday in Lamu, inside the coastal area of Kenya, mentioned spokesman Colonel Zipporah Kioki, including that the attackers used IEDs earlier than ambushing the troops who had been on common patrol. The incident, the primary to happen in Kenyan soil in so many months, came…

Somali leaders have begun resuming dialogue on the worst election disaster MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's political management returns to the negotiating desk over the upcoming election, which has actually thrown the nation right into a state of limbo after the nation didn't hit the timeline in step with the Structure of the Horn of Africa nation. Outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo…