May 10

• Somalia: AU Envoy Appeals for Somalia

  The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif has asked members of the Somali community living... Read more »

May 9

• Somalia: Somalia Wins Cash, Military Aid At London Donor Summit

  Somalia won international pledges of extra cash and military assistance on Tuesday at a major conference convened to help the East African country cope with the twin threats of... Read more »

May 7

• Uganda: Museveni in London for Somali Conference

  President Yoweri Museveni is in London for the International Somali Conference which kicks off today (Tuesday) at Lancaster House. Read more »

• Uganda: Museveni Addresses London Conference On Somalia [document]

  President Yoweri Museveni has addressed the International Conference on Somalia at Lancaster House. Read more »

May 5

• Somalia: Security Forces Hamstrung By Corruption, Infiltrators

  Somalia's security forces need rebuilding to cement gains made by foreign troops against Islamist militants, but how to pay and arm recruits, tackle corruption and prevent rebels... Read more »

• Uganda: Professionalise Somali Army - President Museveni

  President Yoweri Museveni has stressed the need for capacity building for the people of Somalia especially in the area of professionalization of the army as one of the most... Read more »

April 16

• Somalia: Much More Is Required for Somalia [opinion]

  Although it is evident that Somalia is gradually recovering from conflict that malformed her to a failed state status, I believe she is still far from the end of the road. Indeed... Read more »

March 13

• Uganda: MPs Query Deployment of Police to Somalia

  MPs on the Defense and Internal Affairs committee of parliament have voiced their disquiet about the manner in which 140 Ugandan police officers were deployed to Somalia in August... Read more »

March 10

• Uganda: UPDF Explains Success in Somalia

  The UPDF has succeeded in defeating Al-shabaab terrorists in Somalia largely because of the ability of the Ugandan troops to win the hearts of the Somali civilian population,... Read more »

February 7

• Uganda: Nation Missing Out On New Business in Somalia

  It is early evening in Mogadishu. Although the war-ravaged city is largely dark, there are well-lit structures that look like buildings on the ocean. These structures are in one... Read more »

February 5

• Uganda: Amisom Soldier Killed Protecting Somali Workers

  AMISOM has paid tribute to one of its own who was killed on Monday in an explosion while he was protecting Somali workers in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Read more »

January 29

• Somalia: EU Extends Training Mission

  The European Union council has extended the mandate of the EU training mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) to a further two years. Read more »

January 18

• Uganda: More UPDF Soldiers Leave for Somalia

  Uganda Battle Group 11 commanded by Col. Joseph Balikudembe has departed for Somalia, replacing the departing UGABAG 9. Read more »

January 14

• Uganda: Amisom Needs More Time in Somalia - Katumba

  The mandate that authorizes AMISOM forces to stay in Somalia should be extended to enable the young country recover from over 20 years of war, General Katumba Wamala, the Uganda... Read more »

January 3

• Uganda: Rebels Recruiting in Country - UN Report

  The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels have a wide network spreading across the East African region, a UN report has revealed. Read more »

December 25, 2012

• Uganda: Somali President Has Talks With Museveni

  The Somali President Hassan Shiekh Mohamud is in Uganda to hold talks with his counterpart President Yoweri Museveni. Read more »

December 23, 2012

• Uganda: Museveni Hailed for Pacifying Somalia

  The deputy head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISON), Wafula Wamunyinyi, has lauded President Museveni for deploying troops in the war-torn country restoring semblance... Read more »

December 10, 2012

• Uganda: UPDF Captures Key Somali Town From Al-Shabaab

  The Uganda People's Defence Forces under the Uganda Battle Group (UGABAG) on Sunday captured a key town in Somalia. Read more »

November 30, 2012

• Uganda/Somalia: Somalia Dumped Out of Cecafa As Games Continue

  Somalia put up a hard fight but the effort still couldn't save the Horn of Africa state from an early exit from the CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup tournament. Read more »

• Uganda: Corrupt Officials, Drug Traffickers Targetting Journalists

  Journalists are being targeted by corrupt officials and those engaged in organised crime, a recent phenomenon that the United Nations (UN) has identified and is ready to fight. Read more »

November 28, 2012

• Uganda: Defence Forces to Deploy 2,000 Veterans to Somalia

  The army has started recalling ex-servicemen for deployment against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab terrorists in war-torn Somalia. Read more »

November 25, 2012

• Somalia: Govt Forces Kill Top Militant

  The Somalia National Army (SNA), backed by its intelligence and the Police force, have conducted a raid on Sokohola and killed the overall al-Shabaab commander for Gupta, Sokohola,... Read more »

November 21, 2012

• Uganda: US Says Uganda's Role in Congo More Crucial

  The renewed clashes in the eastern DRC between the M23 rebels and government forces have made Uganda's role in pacifying the region even more crucial, the US Ambassador to Uganda... Read more »

November 15, 2012

• Uganda: Museveni Addresses Sri Lankan Army Top Brass

  President Yoweri Museveni has attributed the success of Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) in Somalia to the discipline on which the Uganda army was formed. Read more »

November 13, 2012

• Uganda: UN Betrayed Uganda, Says Minister Oryem

  Uganda feels "gutted" and "betrayed" by a UN panel of experts' leaked report which alleges that the country supports M23 rebels fighting the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more »