Kenya Defense Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo and Chief of Defense Forces Samson Mwathathe have made surprise visits to Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers serving in different parts of Somalia. Mama said the visit was to appreciate the sacrifices the soldiers and their families had made to sustain a war against al Shabaab terrorists and secure

The mastermind of militant car bombs that killed 26 people and injured nearly 40 others in Mogadishu in 2017 was executed in Somalia on Monday, the prosecutor of the military court said. Abdulle Bule said al Shabaab member Abdikadir Abukar was convicted of being behind a hotel bombing that killed 10, one near the ministry

The Burundi army on Sunday said it opposed a request by the African Union that it withdraw 1,000 soldiers serving in an African peacekeeping force in Somalia by February 28. Burundi army spokesman Colonel Floribert Biyereke said in a statement that the military would ask the government to argue for a proportionate number of troops

Mogadishu, -His Excellency Prime Minister H E Hassan Ali Khaire today condemned the terrorist attack targeted in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Mr. Hassan Ali Khaire visited the wounded at Medina Hospital and  Ex-Erdoğan Digfeer hospital for the largest number of people, followed by medical conditions and access to health services. He prayed to Allah to

The African Union Peace and Security Council has now approved a new plan of operations in Somalia that will enable peacekeepers to start liberating regions that are still held by Al Shabaab. Known as the Concept of Operations (ConOps), the blueprint will enable the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) to start with Middle Jubba

Mogadishu,-Somali police say at least 17 people have been killed in attacks near the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu that have been claimed by the Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab. At least 25 others were wounded in the bombings on Saturday morning, police officer Ahmed Bashane said. Seven police officers, a prominent Somali journalist, and

Mogadishu, — Police in Somalia say a suicide car bombing near the presidential palace has killed at least six people and wounded several others. Col. Ahmed Mohamud says those killed in the Saturday morning blast include soldiers and civilians. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the bomber targeted a military checkpoint near the rear entrance of the

Mogadishu-Somalia lawmakers have abandoned a move to impeach the president over allegations he secretly signed agreements with other countries after deciding that political stability was more important than their motion, parliament’s speaker said on Thursday. A copy of the motion, seen by Reuters on Dec. 9, had listed as grounds for impeachment an allegation that

Mogadishu-The 75-year anniversary commemoration of the anniversary of the signing of the Somali Police Force was founded today large celebration of large parts of the country. Mogadishu, Garowe, Kismayo, and Beledweyne towns are one of the cities that today marks the day of the Somali Police Force foundation. Official’s Somalia’s Federal Republic of Somalia, and

Baidoa –Governors, Election Commission Governors Election Commission announced that Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagher won the election of the governor of South West after the first round with of 101 votes, while the second candidate to the post Adan Mohamed Nur Saransoor received 22 votes. Hussein Osman Hussein, Adnan Mohamed Nur Saransoor, Ibrahim Moalin Nunow, Sayid