Al-Shabaab remaking Kenya into epicentre of insurgency
From late last year, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud has been waging an ‘all-out’ war against the al-Shabaab...
Sudan, Somalia leaders met Eritrean President in Asmara
Despite continued pressure from the west, Eritrea has emerged as a key actor in the Horn of Africa...
Families walking kilometres for water in Somalia’s worst drought in decades, says Saskatoon aid worker
Crops failing and livestock dying as water supply scarce As Somalia’s worst drought in almost a half century...
Somaliland Minister Calls Notion to Join Somalia Unacceptable
“The notion to join Somalia is unacceptable,” a Somaliland minister has said. Shukri Haji Ismail Bandare, the Minister...
Al-Shabab Bombing Targets Regional Officials
WASHINGTON — In Somalia multiple casualties have been reported following a suicide bombing in Bardhere in the southern...
Defying attacks, arts return to Somalia with first TV drama in 30 years
By Katharine Houreld and Mohamed Gabobe | March 12, 2023 – The bodies of three students were sprawled on the...
Somalia’s Lower House Passes Historic Anti-Terrorism Law
WASHINGTON — The lower house of Somalia’s Parliament on Wednesday approved a new anti-terrorism law that aims to...
Somali President signs crucial security laws in boost to war on Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU: President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud assented to two crucial bills seen as crucial to bolstering his campaign against...
Tens of thousands of refugees flee from Somaliland clashes
Somalis arrive in Ethiopia from disputed town of Las Anod, where at least 82 people have died in...
Somali Security Forces Overpower Al-Shabab Attackers in Mogadishu
WASHINGTON | February 21, 2023 — Somali security forces have ended a more than 7-hour-long siege of al-Shabab...