Photo ( PA Wire/PA Images ) Police in Yorkshire have arrested 44 people over historical allegations of child sexual abuse. They were arrested as part of an inquiry centred on allegations from four women that they were abused as children, predominantly in the towns of Dewsbury and Batley, between 1995 and 2002. Three women and

RISING FROM THE ASHES A professionally trained and well-equipped Somali security force is indeed a game-changer in the fight against terrorism in Somalia. The most recent victories were recorded in Sabiid and Bariire. On 30 April 2018, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) endorsed the Somalia Transition Plan (STP). Since then, the

To ensure Somalia is fully prepared for ‘one-person-one-vote’ universal elections in 2020/2021, the African Union Mission in Somalia has organised a four-day workshop on electoral security and dispute resolution for senior government officials involved in election planning and management. The workshop, being held in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, is aimed at developing a common strategy

A Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Captain in Somalia has committed suicide after shooting his colleague. The soldier whose identity hasn’t been established reportedly turned his gun on himself after shooting his colleague for an unknown reason. Ministry of Defence and UPDF spokesperson, Brigadier Richard Karemire confirmed the incident but declined to give details. “It’s

Mogadishu_Nine civilians killed in Galkayo town, revenge attack”This was a horrible incident, a gruesome killing against nine unarmed innocent civilians in southern Galkayo. All of the civilians belong to one clan and the gunmen shot them dead in one location a few minutes after suspected Shabaab gunmen killed” a policeman, Mohamed Abdirahman, a local police

Mogadishu, In order to enhance the capacity of the Somali security forces as they intensify operations to liberate the country from militants, the African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom has donated specially-designed refrigerated containers for storage of fresh food and supplies, and for moving items required to be in a controlled room temperature. Speaking during

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto made this commitment during a visit to Mogadishu on Tuesday/file U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto made this commitment during a visit to Mogadishu on

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, prayed for the prayer at the Armed Forces of the National Army Training School in Mogadishu. After the holiday, the President spoke publicly to the army and congratulated the Eid ul-Fitr holiday, reminding the military’s importance of reviving

The Security Council has adopted a resolution that requires Amisom, a regional peacekeeping force in Somalia, to cut 1,000 troops from the over 2,500-strong force. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have called for caution following a recent United Nations Security Council resolution ordering a draw-down of 1,000 troops from the African Union Mission in

A former US special representative to Somalia who also served as Washington’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was named Thursday to be the next United Nations envoy to Somalia, replacing an emissary who was expelled four months ago. James Swan will replace Nicholas Haysom, who was declared persona non grata by Somalia’s government