Somali journalist Ahmed Abukar killed in Mogadishu
A 27-year-old Somali journalist has been killed by a car explosion in Mogadishu. Yusuf Ahmed Abukar was driving through the capital's Hamarweyne district on...
Somali troops retake presidential palace
Somali troops have retaken the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu after al-Shabab fighters forced their way in and exchanged heavy gunfire with soldiers...
Djibouti President tells Minnesota Somalis to rally behind government
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh who was among more than 50 African head of states who attended US-Africa summit has urged Somali Diaspora in...
President of Puntland declares war on Somaliland after seizure of Taleh
Boosasso (RBC) The PPresident of Somalia’s Semi-autonomous State of Puntland Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas has declared war against the break away region of Somaliland...
Turkey Funded Sayla Djibouti Road Commences
SAYLA (Somalilandsun) – The road linking Somaliland with Djibouti is to be tarmacked.
This was informed by the Selel regional governor Abdirizaq Waaberi Roble while...
Somalia’s al-Shabaab kill African Union soldiers in Bulo-burde
At least two soldiers with the African Union force have been killed in Somalia following an attack on a military base by militant Islamist...
Uganda Defense Forces dispatched additional soldiers to Somalia
The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces dispatched additional 1,440 soldiers to serve in Somalia under the African Union Somalia Mission (AMISOM).
Henry Abbo deputy army spokesman...
Al-Shabab killed scores of AU troops in attack
Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia have killed "scores" of African Union troops in an attack south of capital, Mogadishu, a spokesman for the armed group...
Somali piracy: ‘Roads better than warships’
Building roads and harbours in Somalia is a better way of tackling piracy than deploying warships, a study says.
Local elites and communities protect pirates...
Djibouti, Somalia, Guinea, Egypt and Sierra Leone have highest FGM rates
Female genital mutilation and child marriage still prevalent in parts of global south, but Kenya making 'huge progress' on FGM through community action.
Girls in...