Tag: Somalia
Somalia’s president in Ankara for his Turkish counterpart’s inauguration
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is in the Turkish capital Ankara for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inauguration ceremony. The Somali leader arrived ...Somali army repels Al-Shabaab attack, kills 30 terrorists
The Somali National Army (SNA) on Tuesday repelled an Al-Shabaab attack on the central town of Masagaway killing 30 of the terrorists ...Prominent Somali politicians protest at election overhaul deal
A group of leading Somali politicians denounced Monday a move to overhaul the country’s electoral system and introduce universal suffrage, charging that ...Coastline Exploration leads new charge on Somalia oil and gas
There has been renewed interest in exploration plays in Somalia, one of the final frontiers for global oil and gas development, with ...Clashes resume in Las Anod as Somaliland’s grip of eastern region loosens
Deadly clashes resumed for the second day in a row in the Somalia’s northern town of Las Anod between the forces of ...At least 40 Al-Shabaab militants killed in operations south of Somalia
At least 40 Al-Shabaab militants have been killed in a joint operation by the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and ...Somalia Launches First Census in Nearly 50 Years
The Somali government has launched its first national population and housing census in decades, which is expected to take two years. “We ...First phase of anti-terror offensives in ‘final stages’: Mohamud
The first phase of the military offensive against Al-Shabaab is in its “final stages”, Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said during a ...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 ...ATMIS representatives meet in Uganda to evaluate mission’s performance
Officials representing countries contributing troops to the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in Somalia (ATMIS) have met in the Ugandan capital Kampala ...
