Somalia
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:22:28 GMTKenya's Dadaab Camp Braces for Increased Somali Refugee Arrivals
[VOA] Nairobi -- Aid groups in Kenya say tens of thousands of additional refugees from Somalia are expected to arrive in coming weeks, as Somalia and the Horn of Africa deal with an ongoing severe drought and hunger.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:41:20 GMTOvercoming Somaliland's Worsening Political Crisis
[Crisis Group] Somaliland is going through considerable political turmoil. The government and opposition disagree over the sequencing of two forthcoming high-stakes elections, and both sides are digging in. International partners should push the two ...
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 07:16:10 GMTHassan Sheikh Embarks a Four-Day Visit to Eritrea
[Shabelle] ASMARA [SMN] - A high delegation headed by Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on Thursday embarked on a four-day state visit to Eritrea, Africa's isolated country.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 07:14:12 GMTPresident of Federal Republic of Somalia Arrives in Asmara
[Shabait] Asmara -- At an invitation of President Isaias Afwerki, President Hassan Shiek Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia arrives in Asmara in the afternoon hours of today for a four day official visit.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:24:13 GMTSomali PM Meets With Djibouti's Long Ruler
[Shabelle] Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre met with Djibouti's president Ismail Omar Guelleh in the presidential palace as he ends a 3-day visit to the neighboring tiny nation.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:24:05 GMTTroops Kill Al-Shabaab Bomb Planter
[Shabelle] Somali government troops say they have killed an Al-Shabaab member in the Hiran region after he was found planting a landmine on the main street.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:23:56 GMTEthiopia Reports Capture of 100 Youths Planned to Join Al-Shabaab
[Shabelle] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian defense forces reported that Al-Shabaab has exposed his repeated attempts to make Ethiopia a terrorist zone.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:23:49 GMTSomali Defense Minister Meets With Foreign Ambassadors
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU [SMN] - The defense minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama held a meeting with the German ambassador to Somalia Sebastian Groth in Mogadishu on Wednesday.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:25:21 GMTAl-Shabaab Militants Are Widening Revenue Base - Experts
[VOA] Mogadishu -- U.N. experts say the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has widened its revenue stream beyond its traditional activities, like charging tolls at checkpoints, to illegally taxing properties and construction.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:23:25 GMTSomali-American Women Score Wins in U.S. Midterm Elections
[VOA] Minneapolis, Minnesota -- At least seven Somali-American women won races in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, results show.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:18:56 GMTTroops Take Strategic Town of Wabho From Al-Shabaab
[Shabelle] Wahbo -- A spokesman for Somalia's defense ministry has confirmed the capture of the strategic town of Wabho in Galmudug state from Al-Shabaab.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:30:30 GMTJournalists Say New Directive Could Put Them At Greater Risk
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- How to describe a militant group? It's a question in Somalia where for years the government and media have tussled over how to refer to al-Shabab.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:20:08 GMTMilitary Liberates Key Town, Villages From Al-Shabab Militants
[VOA] Mogadishu -- Somalia's military says it has liberated more territory from al-Shabab, including a strategic town that had been under the group's control for 15 years.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:41:53 GMTSomali PM Hamza Abdi Barre Travels to Djibouti
[Shabelle] A delegation headed by Somali prime minister Hamza Abdi Barre jetted off to Djibouti on Tuesday, the 3rd overseas trip since he assumed office in June.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:47:27 GMTTelecommunications Center, Tower Destroyed in Explosion
[VOA] Washington -- Somalia's largest telecommunications company, Hormuud Telecom, says one of its centers and a telecommunications tower have been destroyed in an explosion in Qaayib, a village in the Galmudug state of Somalia.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:39:54 GMTSomali Military Repels Al-Shabab Attack On Army Base
[VOA] Mogadishu -- Somalia's military says it has repulsed an attack by al-Shabab militants on a military base in the country's central Galgaduud region.
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:59:40 GMTSomali Troops Repel Al-Shabaab Attack in Military Base in Galmudug
[Shabelle] At least 5 are reportedly killed and 10 others wounded after Al-Shabaab attacked a Somali military base in the Galgadud region on Monday morning, locals said.
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:59:25 GMTGunmen Kill the Brother of 2nd Deputy Speaker of Parliament
[Shabelle] Gunmen have killed a young man named Abdirahman Omar Abshirow in Dharkenley District of Banadir Region today, and then fled the scene.
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:59:17 GMTUAE Strongly Condemns Attack Targeting Military Training Facility
[Shabelle] The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a Somali military training facility in the capital Mogadishu, which resulted in the death and injury of military personnel and civilians.
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:59:07 GMTSouthwest State Leader Arrives in Elberde Town
[Shabelle] The President of Southwest state, Abdiaziz Laftagaren arrived in the Elberde District of Bakol Region, which lies on the Somalia-Ethiopia border.
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:16:00 GMTSuicide Bomb Blast in Somali Capital Kills Several People
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- A suicide bomber targeted a military training facility Saturday evening in the southern part of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing or wounding several people.
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:15:37 GMTFederal Interior Minister Arrives in Baidoa City
[Shabelle] Somalia's minister of interior Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has arrived in Baidoa city, which serves as the interim administrative capital of Southwest State.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:35:17 GMTSomali Government Says 21 Al-Shabab Militants Killed
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The Somali government Sunday said its elite soldiers have killed 21 al-Shabab militants and wounding 10 others in an operation in the country's lower Shabelle region.
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:11:09 GMTSomali PM Receives Doctors From Djibouti
[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre received at his office doctors from Djibouti who came to Mogadishu to help the Oct 29 attack victims.
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:36:52 GMTUS Strike in Southern Somalia Kills 15 Militants
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU - In support of the Federal Government of Somalia's ongoing operations against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike against al-Shabaab militants who were attacking Somali National Army forces...
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:10:13 GMTSomali Troops Capture Fresh Areas From Al-Shabaab
[Shabelle] Wanlaweyn -- Somali army regained control of key areas in the Lower Shabelle region from Al-Shabaab following military operations.
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:41:34 GMTBomb Explosion Heard Near a Military Base in Somali Capital
[Shabelle] A key military base in southern Mogadishu, the Somali capital was hit by a suicide blast on Saturday night at around 8 pm local time.
Sun, 06 Nov 2022 18:18:26 GMTClimate-Related Health Crisis Worsens As Disease Outbreaks Surge - WHO
[Africa Renewal] Seven countries in the region recorded 39 reported outbreaks, flooding and other acute public health events between 1 January and 30 October 2022
Sat, 05 Nov 2022 09:44:37 GMTSomalia Forces Kill at Least 100 Al-Shabaab Members
[DW] The heavy losses incurred by al-Shabab come after multiple car bombings were recently claimed by the group in Mogadishu.
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:44:41 GMTSomali Military Reports 100 Аl-Shabab Militants Killed
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's military says its latest offensive against al-Shabab in the central part of the country Thursday killed more 100 of the extremist group's militants. Witnesses report heavy gun battles and airstrikes.