Lawmaker injured, bodyguard and driver killed in drive-by shooting in Mogadishu
A Federal member of parliament has been injured and two his staff including a driver and bodyguard have been killed in a drive by shooting incident...
AMISOM ‘kills al-Shabaab commanders’ in Somalia
The African Union mission in Somalia says its forces, along with the National Army, have killed a number of al-Shabaab commanders over the past...
Kenya’s William Ruto due to hear war crimes case ruling – BBC
Kenyan Vice-President William Ruto is due to find out whether a crimes against humanity case against him will be thrown out by judges at...
Former Puntland leader announces his candidacy for Somalia’s president
Former president of the semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland, Abdirahman Mohamed Faroole has on Monday announced his candidacy for Somalia’s presidency barely a day...
Somali and AU troops retake Janaale from Al shabaab
Somali National Army (SNA), along with Africa Union forces have taken full control of Janaale town from Al shabaab militants following days of clashes...
It’s our way in 2020 if universal vote fails, Puntland asserts in agreement with...
Puntland will have its way on the elections of the Federal Parliament 2020 should the one person one vote not materialise, an agreement seen...
Puntland accepts clan power sharing formula 4.5
The northeastern semi-autonomous state of Puntland has announced on Sunday it formally accepted Somalia’s clan-based power sharing formula (4.5) following diplomatic efforts on Sunday...
Somali militants executed Tanzanian fighter over espionage
The Al-Qaeda linked extremist group in Somalia executed a Tanzanian fighter it accused of spying for the United States.
Isse James Muwaysiga, 27 from Dare...
Tunisian, Algerian and Somalian fighters arrived in Libya
Local sources in the city of Sirte said that new fighters from, Somalia, Tunisia and Algeria arrived in Sirte to join the Islamic State...
Mortar rounds land near Somalia’s presidential palace in Mogadishu
A number of mortar rounded have landed at villages near the presidential palace of Somalia in Mogadishu, the latest in series of mortar shelling...
NISA soldier killed in Mogadishu
Unidentified pistol-wielding men have shot and killed a soldier serving with Somalia’s Intelligence and security agency (NISA) in Mogadishu on Sunday, the 4th officer...
President Guled Says “We will not except daily killing by Liyu police”
The leader of Galmudug state Abdikarim Hussein Guled said his administration will not tolerate the daily cross border raids and killings by the Ethiopian...
Gunmen kill an official in Bardere town
Unknown gunmen have assassinated on Saturday evening a senior Somali official in Bardere town located in the south-western region of Gedo, police said.
Confirming the...
Puntland yields to 4.5 after Turkish diplomatic intervention
Puntland leader Abdiweli Gaas has assented to the 4.5 clan based electoral system and the international community led by UN Special envoy to Somalia,...
Obama admits US drone strikes killed civilians
President Barack Obama admitted that “civilians were killed that shouldn’t have been” in past US drone strikes, but added they were now “very cautious”...
Somalia launches a $1 pool for road construction financing
Somalia has unveiled a new financing model for road construction and reviewed its design standards and construction by launching a project dubbed “build it...
Somalia al-Shabab: US drone strike targets militant chief – BBC
The US military says it has targeted a vehicle carrying three al-Shabab militants in a drone strike in Somalia.
A Pentagon spokesman named the main...
SNA and AU forces will defeat Al shabaab, says president
The president of the federal republic of Somalia H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said his country’s national army (SNA), along with AMISOM troops stepped up...
Allied forces launch joint Demining Operations
The African Union peacekeeping forces in Somalia known as (AMISOM) have launched a joint Demining Operation in the country’s southern Lower Shabelle region.
In a...
SNA and AU forces intensify attack on Al-Shabaab
Somalia National Army backed by AU Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) forces with battle-wagons and tanks have positioned near Al Shabab controlled town of Janaale...