Tag: Somalia
Amnesty calls for ‘urgent investigation’ in Las Anod amid fighting
Amnesty International has on Thursday called for “urgent” probe in Somalia’s northwestern city of Las Anod amid recurring clashes between forces of ...Somalia Mulls Evacuating Citizens as Fighting Rages in Sudan
The Somali government is making plans to evacuate its citizens from Sudan if the fighting between rival forces there escalates. “We are ...Somalia says ‘deeply concerned’ by fighting in Sudan
Somalia said it is “deeply concerned” by the situation in Sudan as clashes between the nation’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ...Inside Hassan Sheikh’s ‘big tent’ strategy to crush al-Shabaab
By Peter Kagwanja Chief Executive Africa Policy Institute “Men do not shape destiny, destiny produces the man for the hour,” said Fidel ...UN Chief meets Somalia’s leader in ‘historic’ visit to Mogadishu
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu in a visit described by the Somali presidency ...New batch of Uganda-trained Somali soldiers to bolster Mogadishu security
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday visited Uganda-trained national army soldiers stationed at the Hiil-Weyne camp located between the capital Mogadishu and ...Somali president says ‘defeat’ of al-Shabaab militants within sight
Somalia’s president has expressed confidence that his new military offensive against al-Shabaab will “defeat” the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group that has long terrorised ...Al-Shabaab militants reportedly clash with foreign recruits in Jilib
Al-Shabaab militants have clashed with their foreign recruits in Somalia’s southern town of Jilib, according to local media. The reports which emerged ...Al-Shabab Has Lost Third of its Territory, US Ambassador Says
The U.S. ambassador to Somalia said the Somali government’s military operations against al-Shabab have cost the militants one third of their territory. ...“We will eliminate them:” Jubaland state gears for offensive against Al-Shabaab
On March 1, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was warmly received in Kismayo, the interim seat of Jubbaland state, by the regional state’s ...














