Tag: Ethiopia
Somali government forces say they cleared Al-Shabaab hideouts in Middle Shabelle region
Somali federal government forces, together with local militia, have cleared several areas in the Middle Shabelle region used by Al-Shabaab fighters, according ...A year on, Somalia is keen to wrap up ‘all-out’ offensive against Al-Shabaab in Galmudug
It has been a year since the first phase of the “all-out” offensive against Al-Shabaab commenced in Somalia’s central regions. With the ...President Mohamud in Italy to participate in FAO event
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Roma, Italy to attend the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment event to be ...Huge blaze engulfs popular market in Jigjiga
Late on Friday, a huge blaze ravaged the Taiwan market in Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali regional state in Ethiopia. The ...Ruto vows to ‘confront’ Al-Shabaab as terror group steps up attacks in Kenya
The President of Kenya William Ruto has vowed to “confront” the threat of Al-Shabaab militants as the terror group steps up attacks ...Aid slow to arrive for people in northern Somalia fleeing Las Anod fighting
Hundreds of thousands of people are stranded in Somalia’s drought-hit countryside after fleeing fighting in the disputed northern city of Las Anod, ...AU Military Staff Committee concludes fact-finding mission to Somalia
A delegation from the African Union (AU) Military Staff Committee who form part of the AU Peace and Security Council have concluded ...Eritrea rejoins East African bloc 16 years after walkout
Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state pulled ...ATMIS members commend ‘successful offensive’ against Al-Shabaab
Members of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have hailed Somalia security forces’ “successful offensive operations” against Al-Shabaab. This came ...Somalia Neighbouring States Summit concludes in Mogadishu
The Somalia-Frontline States Summit in Mogadishu concludes as regional leaders express support for Somalia in the fight against Al-Shabaab. Hosted and chaired ...
