Ghana to send 90 police officers to Somalia 24 Oct – Source: Bar-kulan – 75 words Ghana is to send 90 police officers to augment efforts by UN peacekeepers in Somalia. There has been civil unrest in the country, as Militant group, al Shabaab fighting the present regime. However, there are fears Ghana will be […]
Kenyan intelligence report reveals troubling al Shabaab presence in Garissa 24 Oct – Source: Sabahi Online – 137 words Facts about the extent of al Shabaab’s presence and influence in Kenya’s north-eastern Garissa County, which were revealed in a recently leaked National Intelligence Service (NIS) report, have left county leaders and residents troubled. “The high […]
AMISOM calls on Jubba administration to fight against al Shabaab fighters 23 Oct – Source: Radio Mustaqbal – 120 words A delegation from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) held a consultative meeting with the Leader of Juba Interim Administration, Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe. The delegation was tasked by the Special Representative of […]
Wounded Somali reporter in stable condition 23 Oct- Source: Radio Mustaqbal-100 Words The healthy condition of Somali TV reporter, attacked and wounded in Mogadishu by gunmen on Tuesday is reportedly improving, according to colleagues. Mohamed Mohamud Tima-cade was shot several times in the neck, chest and shoulder by unidentified gunmen in Wadajir district. He was admitted at […]
Civil war’ breaks out within al Shabaab 22 Oct- Source: IPS News-1074 Words For years the Islamist extremist group al Shabaab was seen as the most cohesive, united and powerful force in the failed state of Somalia. But it is now disintegrating like a house of cards because of internal divisions and power struggles within […]
Jubaland leader accepts to attend Mogadishu Conference 22 Oct – Source: Garowe Online/Universal TV/Kismaayo News – 124 words Following intense talks in the southern port city of Kismayo, the President of Somalia’s Jubaland Administration has accepted to attend Mogadishu Reconciliation Conference, Garowe Online reports. Speaking to the media members during Monday joint Press Conference by Jubaland Leader […]
President Hassan Sheikh to visit Kismayo 21 Oct – Source: Raxanreeb – 91 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is intending to visit the port town of Kismayo soon, senior Presidential officer told RBC. The President will visit the town to hold talks with the interim administration in Kismayo following the reconciliation conference for the […]
Al Shabaab’s regional threats after Kenyan mall attack 18 Oct – Source: AFP/News 24 – 788 Words One month after Somalia’s al Shabaab fighters stormed Kenya’s Westgate shopping mall and massacred dozens of people, the threat from regional sleeper cells or local sympathisers remains high, analysts warned. “If you haven’t learnt the lesson Westgate, more […]
Amid dangers, Mogadishu residents relish ordinary pleasures 17 Oct- Source: Reuters-779 Words Street lamps now light up some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside, scenes unthinkable when the militant al Shabaab group was in charge of Somalia. “We feel free,” said 18-year-old Samira Aden, emerging from the Indian Ocean with […]
US warns of “Westgate- style” attack in Kampala 17 Oct – Source: Daily Monitor – 109 words The United States Mission in Uganda is warning of the possibility of a “Westgate-style” terrorist attack in Kampala anytime. In a security alert issued on Tuesday, October 15, the embassy says it “continues to assess reports that a […]