Somalia: Kenya Says 3 Militants Killed, 2 Officers Wounded in Attack

Kenya police say three suspected extremists were killed by border police whose vehicle was blown up by an improvised bomb. Read more »

Somalia: Jubaland Leader Holds Meeting With UN Envoy in Kismayo City

The United Nations has said the attacks by al-Shabaab will not deter the progress achieved by the Somali government and its people. Read more »

Somalia: Foreign Minister Meets Irish Counterpart in Dublin

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad, met on Thursday (July 11th) in Dublin with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for… Read more »

Somalia: UN Security Council Condemns Al-Shabaab Attack

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack of 12 July 2019 in Somalia's port city of Kismayo which killed and injured… Read more »

Somalia: Roadside Bomb Hits Ethiopian Military Convoy in Somalia

A bomb has ripped through a military convoy carrying Ethiopian troops serving under African Union Mission in Somalia [AMISOM] in Hiran province, killing and wounding at least 20… Read more »

Somalia: 5.0-Magnitude Quake Hits 171 KM NNW of Bereeda, Somalia - USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 171 km north-northwest of Bereeda, Somalia at 19:12:24 GMT Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10… Read more »

Somalia: Mogadishu Mayor Lauds Fight Against Robbery in the Somali Capital.

The mayor of Mogadishu Abdirahman Omar Osman has vowed to end armed robbery incidents in the Somali capital. Read more »

Somalia: Hirshabelle State Leader Arrives in Galmudug Capital

The leader of Hirshabelle regional state of Somalia, Mohamed Abdi Waare reached in Dhusamareb, the administrative capital of Galmudug state on Monday. Read more »

Somalia: Trudeau Condemns Hotel Attack That Killed 26 Including Somali-Canadian Journalist

In a statement issued Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned an extremist attack in Somalia which killed 26, including a prominent Somali-Canadian journalist and her… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Forces Kill 15 Al-Shabaab Militants After Hotel Attack

At least 15 al-Shabab militants were killed on Saturday in a military operation in Somalia's southern regions barely a day after the terrorist group claimed more than 20 lives in a… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Army Retakes Fresh Areas From Al-Shabaab After Offensive

Somali National Army has taken new areas from al-Shabaab in Lower Shabelle region on Sunday. The troops seized Yaaqbari Weyne, MadaxMarodi and Lego villages during operation. Read more »

Somalia: One Killed, Several Wounded in Dhusamareb Blast

One Somali government soldier was killed and five other people were injured following a blast at a tea shop in Dhusamareb on Sunday. Read more »

Somalia: Security Forces End Militant Attack On Hotel

Somalia's security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant group on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayu that killed at least 13, a… Read more »

Somalia: NUSOJ Mourns the Deaths of Two Journalists in Suicide Bombing

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) deeply mourns the deaths of two journalists following a car bomb went off in a popular hotel in Somalia's port city of Kismayo… Read more »

Somalia: UN Chief Condemns Attack On Hotel

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns the terrorist attack on a hotel in southern Somalia, which killed at least 10 people, his spokesman said Friday. Read more »

Kenya: Govt Denies Maritime Talks With Kenya

Somali Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Ahmed Isse Awad has dismissed maritime talks between his country and neighboring Kenya. Read more »

Somalia: Somaliland Amasses Troops Near Northern Town As Anti-Govt Rally Continues

Somalia's northern self-declared breakaway region of Somaliland has sent massive reinforcements to areas around Erigavo town in the disputed Sanaag region. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Rejects Claims It Changed Position On Sea Border Row With Kenya

The Federal Government of Somalia has said that its position regarding the maritime border dispute with Kenya has not changed. Read more »

Somalia: Somali PM Receives Warm Welcome in Galkayo City

Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Kheyre has met the representative of youth organizations in Galkayo on Monday. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Executes 3 Over Deadly 2017 Hotel Attack

Somalia's military says it executed three men convicted of carrying out a deadly attack on a hotel in the capital in 2017. Read more »

Somalia: Russia Sends New Ambassador to Somalia

The Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hersi Haji Olosow , received on Wednesday at his office in the ministry a copy of… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Troops Retake Small Villages From Al-Shabaab Militants

A senior Somali military commander says the troops have launched a massive operation against Al-Shabaab militants in Bakool region, south of the country. Read more »

Somalia: At Least 4 Civilians Killed in IED Blast in Near Somalia-Kenyan Border

A witness says at least four civilians have died and two others wounded in a roadside bomb explosion struck a passenger vehicle near Somalia's border with Kenya. Read more »

Somalia: Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Meets With Turkish Ambassador

The Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Republic of Somalia Sadik Warfaa held a meeting with Turkish ambassador Mehmet Yilmaz at his office in Mogadishu on Monday. Read more »

Somalia: UN Envoy Decries Tensions Between Regional States in Somalia

The UN top envoy in Somalia on Monday visited Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland where he discussed the ongoing tensions between Somaliland and Puntland over the Sool and… Read more »