Tag: Somalia
Election deadlock may push Somaliland towards uncertainty
In recent years, Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has been hailed as a beacon of democracy in the Horn of Africa region. ...IRC calls for urgent support to East Africa as famine looms
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has called on donors need to provide urgent support to save lives in East Africa and not ...Japan to provide $14 million for the export of Ukrainian wheat to Somalia
Japan has pledged an Emergency Grant Aid of $14 million to provide food support to Somalia in light of the devastating drought ...Somalia bans use of ‘al-Shabaab’ when referring to terror group
The Somali government has prohibited the use of “al-Shabaab” when referring to the al-Qaeda-linked terror group based in Somalia. In a statement ...Thousands of Somali refugees arrive in Dadaab camp amid drought
Over 55,000 refugees from Somalia have flocked into Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp in the last two months as extreme drought in Horn ...Five killed in Al-Shabaab attack on military camp in Mogadishu
A suicide bomber struck a military training camp in Mogadishu on Saturday, killing at least five people and wounding 11 others, according ...Mohamud meets Arab leaders, UN chief on margins of Arab summit
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has met with Arab leaders on the margins of the 31st Arab Summit in Algeria on Wednesday. ...Three people kidnapped by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Mandera rescued
Three people taken hostage by suspected Al-Shabaab militants Tuesday evening have been rescued. The three were among four people kidnapped after an ...US sanctions Daesh members in Somalia targeting weapons trafficking
The United States has imposed sanctions targeting Daesh in Somalia, designating members of the group and others it accused of being involved ...Outgoing ATMIS Force Commander hails SNA capabilities
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) outgoing Force Commander has hailed the growing capabilities displayed by the Somali National Army (SNA) ...