[East African] The Kenya-Somalia border "interference" dispute is far from over as the latter last week rejected a report by the Djibouti-led fact finding mission exonerating Kenya, calling it biased.

[East African] Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has called for an urgent meeting with federal state leaders in the latest attempt to agree on a common electoral calendar.

[Dalsan Radio] Al-Shabaab has said that they have been targeting former Somalia military commander Mohamed Nur Galal who was killed accusing him of being involved in organizing battles against Al Shabaab

[Dalsan Radio] The Turkish government has condemned the hotel attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, which claimed 9 lives Saturday according to the police.

[RFI] At least five people were killed in an hours-long Al-Shabaab attack on a Mogadishu hotel which ended around midnight on Sunday, Somali police said.

[UN News] The United Nations envoy for Somalia has strongly condemned Sunday's terrorist attack on a hotel near the international airport in capital Mogadishu that left at least five people dead and dozens more wounded.

[DW] Somalia security forces have fought armed gunmen to end a siege at a hotel in Mogadishu. It is unclear at the moment whether there are casualties.

[Dalsan Radio] At least 9 people have been killed and more than 10 others wounded after four Al-Shabaab fighters stormed Afrik hotel in Mogadishu's KM4 area police confirm.

[Dalsan Radio] Security in Dhusamareb, the administrative capital of Galmudug state has been beefed up ahead of the upcoming federal member states leadership forum.

[Dalsan Radio] The United Nations has supported the decision by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo to convene a meeting with the federal government and the federal member's states.

[Dalsan Radio] Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has held talks representatives of the international community in Mogadishu on Saturday and shared the government's commitment to holding transparent elections.

[Dalsan Radio] Somalia's international partners have arrived at the villa Somalia for talks with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and federal government officials.

[Dalsan Radio] Al-Shabaab militants released a video displaying the names and faces of five attackers who attacked the US military base in Manda Bay in Lamu county last year.

[Dalsan Radio] Top African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) officials, led by the Deputy Special Representative of Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) Simon Mulongo, were in Baidoa on Thursday for meetings on strengthening security a...

[Shabelle] Somali National Army (SNA) backed by southwestern state forces killed five al-Shabab fighters on Friday in an operation on the outskirts of Dinsor town in the southern region of Bay, an official confirmed.

[Dalsan Radio] Al-Shabaab militants have stormed Afrik hotel near the heavily fortified Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu on Sunday.

[Dalsan Radio] Qatar government has called for investigation over SNA soldiers sent to Eritrea for training but reportedly taken part in fighting between Ethiopia and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).

[Shabelle] A deafening explosion was heard on Sunday afternoon after a car bomb went off at Afrik hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, police said.

[Dalsan Radio] Somali National Army (SNA) killed five al-Shabab fighters in a security operation in Bay region outside a village in Dinsor town, a military officer confirmed.

[DW] Somali women's rights activists and politicians want a 30% quota for female lawmakers to be enshrined in law. Ahead of upcoming elections, female candidates and campaigners are apprehensive.

[Dalsan Radio] Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister who also doubles up as the Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen and Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak have met in Addis Ababa.

[East African] Under intense international pressure to participate in the February 8 election, Somalia regional states Puntland and Jubbaland have now nominated eight members each to the electoral committee.

[PR Newswire] London -- Ben Wallace travelled to the two East African nations to enhance security cooperation in the battle against terror group Al Shabaab and other shared threats.

[Nation] Mogadishu -- Somalia's Puntland and Jubbaland States have finally nominated members to the Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (IEIT).

[IPS] United Nations -- Central African Republic and in Niger held their presidential and parliamentary elections on 27 December 2020 to round up a challenging year where despite fears of disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries in Afric...

[Dalsan Radio] UN Envoy to Somalia James Swan has visited in Jowhar in Middle Shabelle region on Thursday.

[Nation] Mandera's residents find themselves between a hard place and a rock following sustained terror activities in the far-flung county.

[Dalsan Radio] Somali police have arrested a man for allegedly raping and murdering an 8-year-old girl in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region.

[Dalsan Radio] Somalia has threatened to withdraw from IGAD after the group ruled in favour after a diplomatic tiff between Somalia and Kenya.

[Dalsan Radio] Puntland and Jubaland states have appointed their much-awaited regional election commission to Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT).