Kismayo airport in southern Somalia refused to allow an Ethiopian plane to land on Monday, a witness said, amid heightened tensions between the federal government and the regional leadership ahead of elections on Thursday. Somalia’s central government said on Saturday it would not recognise the result of an upcoming vote to elect a president of

Kismayo, The attempts by the Ethiopian forces which further escalate the political temperatures in Kismayo and brings to the fore the regional fight for Jubaland comes a week after Jubaland President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe turned down a plea for talks by a delegation of senior Ethiopian military and intelligence officials reportedly at the behest

UN Guard Unit soldiers in Somalia Some 529 Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers attached to United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) in Somalia returned to the country on Saturday after two years of service. The combatants returned alongside 1,406 soldiers of the 25 battle group who had also completed one year of service. The Chief

Munera Sheikh-Mao, 19, of Kensington Aldridge Academy, beat cancer and achieved a stunning 3As in her A-levels (Image: Munera Sheikh-Mao) Munera Sheikh-Mao began to feel unwell when she started sixth form and was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma A Ladbroke Grove girl who beat a debilitating rare form of cancer which struck as she started sixth

Photo/Somali Times jubaland is currently led by Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe Jubaland State in Somalia goes to the polls in an election that will have a significant bearing on the Horn of Africa region Jubaland is currently led by Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe, who for all practical purposes is seen as the front runner and

Brig Michael Kabango on Thursday visited newly captured town of Awdheegle in the North West of Somalia to congratulated UPDF troops Photo/ Africaken1 The commander of the Ugandan troops in Somalia Brig Michael Kabango has visited his troops in the newly captured town of Awdheegle in the North West of Somalia. According to the statement

The Somalia federal government Ministry of Interior has warned that it will not recognise the outcome of Jubaland election for contravening election procedures.The international community still urges the different parties to respect the rule of law and maintain peace. The Jubaland State of Somalia on Tuesday swore in a 73-member Parliament, including 11 female lawmakers

In a fresh military thrust, Somali forces recently liberated strategic town of Awdhegle from al-Shabaab At least 21 al-Shabaab militants are reported killed in Somalia’s southern province of Lower Shabelle late Thursday, as part of a renewed military campaign, the military sources said. Quoting military officials, the Somali National Army (SNA) radio network, reported that

Abdillahi Adan is only allowed to take a very specific route home and cannot “loiter” along the way (Image: Ealing Police) Abdillahi Adan has also been banned from the Havelock Housing Estate A man from Southall has been banned from the estate where he lives as well as from annoying anyone in the entire borough

Hamdaa Ali worked to support herself and sister while studying a levels at Villiers High School (Image: Submitted) She moved to the UK without her parents when she was just nine years old A Southall student from Somalia who had to work in a call centre to fund her A-level studies has said she’s ecstatic