U.S. forces in coordination with the Somali government conducted an air strike in Somalia’s northeastern Bari region over the weekend, killing 27 al-Shabaab militants, the U.S. Africa Command Africom said Monday. The airstrike took place southwest of the coastal town of Bosasso, the capital of Bari, on June 2, Africom said in a statement. Africom

  Somali President HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed opened the Baidoa conference in Baidoa on the National Security Conference, which was attended by heads of state governors regional administrations, government official ministers. conference agenda includes the security of the electoral process in 2020, the Federation, the mix and upgrade the constitution and other factors. President Mohamed

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abi Ahmed Ali, addressed the meeting with the leaders of the National Defense Force, and this is part of Ethiopia’s plan to develop its troops. “After our efforts to build our capacity, we want to build our Marine , because we have already built the strongest force in Africa and the Horn

Photo/Somali Times Baidoa-President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, .Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed on Sunday went to Baidoa town, the Interim Administrative capital of Southwest State in Somalia where he is due to open National Security Forum. Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire, Southwest State governor, Sharif Hassan Aden and other officials welcomed the President and

Baidoa – The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia HE Hassan Ali Khaire arrived in Baidoa for a two-day visit. The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Ali Khaire, today welcomed the UN Security Council’s commitment to upholding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia. His Excellency Prime Minister

Kenya’s president ordered all state procurement personnel on Friday to undergo lie-detector tests as part of measures to tackle graft after dozens of officials and business people were detained for alleged theft of public funds. On Monday, 54 people, including the public service ministry’s principal secretary, were named to face charges related to the stealing

Moscow: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed the cooperation and friendship ties between the two countries along with an array of regional and international issues of common

Eng Abdihakin Abdullahi Omar, who is touring the town of Buuhodle in the disputed region of Sool region, has declared that their administration is committed to sustaining the offensive aimed at liberating the town of Tukaraq from ‘occupation by Somaliland forces’. Eng Abdihakin cautioned that the conflict will persist so long as Somaliland continues to

The World Health Organisation has described the Ebola outbreak in the DRC as sitting on an “epidemiological knife-edge”, as the virus ravages through the country. The government has confirmed nine deaths but it is widely believed a total of 22 people have been killed by the virus so far. Leading Ebola expert, Håkon Bolkan said:

According an official, the consignment is believed to have come from Benin Republic but that authorities were yet to ascertain their destination. The incident occured in a town located in the southwestern Ogun State. Occupants of the vehicles fled after they were stopped, security forces are currently on their trail, Brigadier general Olaniiyi Olatunde told