April 26

• U.S. Secretary Kerry Meets With Nigerian Foreign Minister [document]

  State Department

  Excerpt from the United States Department of State daily press briefing: Read more »

• UK to Support Somalia's Intelligence Organ.

  Shabelle

  United Kingdom's minister for African affairs who addressed the media said that his government will support Somalia with intelligence to curb threats from Alshabab. The minister... Read more »

• Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Salad - Alshabab Conduct Killings in Mogadishu

  Shabelle

  The head of Somalia religious leader sheikh Bashir Ahmed Salad talking to Aljazira Arabic said that the most killings in the capital is conducted by Alshabab militia. Read more »

• U.S. Congressman Criticises Obama for Inviting Sudanese Delegation

  Sudan Tribune

  United States congressman Frank Wolf on Wednesday criticised president Barack Obama's decision to invite a high-level Sudanese government delegation to Washington, citing examples... Read more »

• General Galal Urges Change in Strategy to Fight Al Shabaab

  Shabelle

  Mogadishu (sh.M.Network) general Mohamed Nur Galal who contacted shabele media today said that the strategy to fight Alshabab needs to be reviewed. Read more »

• U.S. Secretary Kerry, Nigerian Foreign Minister Ashiru Before Their Meeting [document]

  State Department

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April 25

• Ethiopia Denies Planning Immediate Pullout From Somalia

  Shabelle

  NAIROBI, KENYA -- Ethiopia's foreign ministry has denied there are plans to immediately withdraw all troops from Somalia, despite remarks by the Ethiopian prime minister expressing... Read more »

• Sugar Imports From Somalia Fund Al-Shabaab, Kenyan Officials Say

  Sabahi

  Al-Shabaab operatives posing as traders are doing business with Kenyan merchants as a way to fund the militant group's terrorist activities, according to Garissa County... Read more »

• Ethiopia Says Preparing to Pull Troops Out of Somalia

  Garowe Online

  ADDIS ABABA ,Ethiopia 24 April,2013(Reuters) - Ethiopia will withdraw its troops from Somalia soon, its prime minister said on Tuesday, voicing frustration with the Mogadishu... Read more »

• 79 Arrested in Garissa Crackdown

  The Star

  MPs are concerned that 300 people have been killed in Garissa since KDF moved to Somalia to tackle Al Shabaab. Meanwhile 79 people have been arrested in Garissa in an ongoing... Read more »

• nation Cracks Down On Syria Recruiting Networks

  Magharebia

  Jihadist networks recruiting Maghreb youth to fight in Syria and northern Mali have found a new front. They are now setting their sights on Algeria. Read more »

• Let's Give Peace a Try [opinion]

  SSNA

  It is a privilege I will never regret to be a south Sudanese, and if I were to choose between south Sudan and one of the developed countries-say America-I would definitely choose... Read more »

April 24

• Nation Firmly Condemns Tripoli French Embassy Attack

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  In the aftermath of the attack on the French Embassy in Tripoli, Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh sent a message to France's Premier Jean-Marc Ayrault in which he conveyed deep... Read more »

• Nation Ready to Confront Terrorism, Experts Say

  Magharebia

  While many Maghreb security experts say Tunisia is prepared to take on the terrorist threat, others are warning that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) still plans to... Read more »

• Terrorists Are Roaming Around, Police Say

  Daily News

  POLICE have urged Tanzanians to be alert on terror threats, saying suspected terrorists enter the country and coordinate with their colleagues in the region. Read more »

• Six Suspected Al-Shabaab Militants Arrested in Hiran

  Sabahi

  Security forces in Somalia's Hiran region have arrested six suspected al-Shabaab members in a security operation, Somalia's Shabelle Media Network reported Monday (April 22nd). Read more »

• Heavy Fighting Between Kenyan Troops and Alshabab in Dobley

  Shabelle

  Reports from Dobley town in lower Juba region confirm that there was a heavy battle between Kenyan troops and Alshabab fighter's at the outskirts of the town. Read more »

• Security Council Press Statement On Attack Against French Embassy in Libya [document]

  UN

  The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Eugène-Richard Gasana ( Rwanda): Read more »

April 23

• Two Injured in French Embassy Bomb in Tripoli

  RFI

  French President Francois Hollande wants Libya to explain how the French embassy in Tripoli was the scene of a car bomb attack on Tuesday which left two French security guards... Read more »

• Garissa Security Chief Dismissed After 11 Officers Assisted Al-Shabaab

  Sabahi

  Kenyan police leadership dismissed the head of criminal investigations in Garissa on Sunday (April 21st) after it was discovered that 11 security officers in the area had been... Read more »

• U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Press Freedom & Nigeria [document]

  State Department

  Excerpts from the United States Department of State daily press briefing: Read more »

• Sudan's Govt Welcomes U.S. Invitation for NCP to Visit Washington

  Sudan Tribune

  The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has welcomed the invitation extended by the US administration to the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) to visit Washington for consultations on... Read more »

• More News From Bakol Fighting

  Shabelle

  More news from the heavy fighting in Bakol region report that the government troops have gained an upper hand in the fighting against Alshabab. The fighting which broke up... Read more »

• Somali Govt Troops Battle Al Shabaab Near Hudur

  Garowe Online

  At least 6 people were confirmed dead and many others injured in heavy clashes between Al Shabaab and Somali government forces on Sunday at a village near Hudur which was vacated... Read more »

• Somali Govt Forces Liberate Garas Weyne From Al-Shabaab

  Sabahi

  Somali government troops on Sunday (April 21st) took control of Garas Weyne town in the Bakol region from al-Shabaab without any resistance, Somalia's RBC Radio reported. Read more »