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East Africa: Regional Conflicts Add to Somalia's Security Concerns
ISS, 15 December 2020
Kenya and Ethiopia have been key allies in Somalia's peace and security matters for over a decade, especially in the fight against terror groups such as al-Shabaab. Besides their… Read more »
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Somalia: Somali Military Convoy Hit By Roadside Bomb in Mogadishu
Shabelle, 12 December 2020
A military convoy transporting government forces came under a bomb attack in Mogadishu on Saturday morning, police and witnesses said. Read more »
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Reveals Names of Dusitd2 Hotel Attackers
Radio Dalsan, 13 December 2020
Al-Shabaab militants have for the first time released the names and photos of the men who attacked the DusitD2 Hotel in Kenya. Read more »
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Somalia: Senior Al-Shabaab Foreign Fighters Killed in Lower Shabelle
Radio Dalsan, 13 December 2020
The Special Forces squad, Danab killed 17 Al-Shabaab militants including two foreigners in the Lower Shabelle region in operation conducted on Sunday. Read more »
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Somalia: At Least Six Killed As Somali Troops Clash in Mogadishu
Radio Dalsan, 15 December 2020
At least six people were killed and eight others wounded on Tuesday when Somali government forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu. Read more »
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Kenya: Al-Shabaab Displays Dusit Attackers in Video
Nation, 14 December 2020
Al-Qaeda linked terror group Al-Shabaab has for the first time released a video displaying the names and faces of five assailants who attacked the DusitD2 complex in Nairobi last… Read more »
Somalia's Peace And Security Suffers Amid Regional Conflict
Somalia became a failed state due to a protracted civil war after the demise of president Siad Barre, a dictatorial ruler, in 1991. Kenya and Ethiopia have been key allies in Somalia's peace and security matters for over a decade, especially in the fight against terror groups such as Al-Shabaab. Both countries are major troop-contributors to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). However, Kenya's diplomatic ties with Somalia are challenging Nairobi's role in the country, while Ethiopia's focus on Somalia seems to be shifting to the war in Tigray. Both issues threaten the operational capabilities and effectiveness of AMISOM in implementing its mandate. This could give al-Shabaab the chance to boost its activities in Somalia and beyond writes Institute for Security Studies.
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Somalia has announced that it has severed its diplomatic ties with Kenya, citing interference and violation of her sovereignty and territorial integrity. This move is linked ... Read more »
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Somalia has suspended the visa-on-arrival plan for Kenyans, with travellers now required to apply for permits at the Somali embassy in Nairobi, as the relationship between the two ... Read more »
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Ethiopia is a key political and economic state in the Horn of Africa, which is also home to Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. One of those countries in the Horn is ... Read more »
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Despite a UN-brokered deal to enter the Tigray region to help civilians and refugees after the recent conflict, most aid agencies are yet to get access to the area, writes Deutsche ... Read more »
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Prime Minister Abiy's struggle for full control of Ethiopia has come at a huge cost with considerable bloodshed - for which he blames the Tigray People's Liberation Front. He has ... Read more »
