Somalia

Al-Shabab militants have attacked some 14 villages in southern Somalia, in an apparent attempt to disrupt a planned government offensive. Most of the villages that came under attack Tuesday are located near the towns of K50 and Murri, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will send troops to Somalia as part of a humanitarian mission following prolonged drought in the country, says Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. The Defence Minister said the troops, along with assets, will be sent from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. "The decision (to send...

By: UNITED NATIONS The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern about the continued political impasse and disagreement among Somalia’s political leaders on the model for elections. The members of the Security Council recalled the significant progress made during the past decade in Somalia,...

Dismissals ordered after security forces end night-long siege by al-Shabab at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu. Somalia's government has removed the country's chief of intelligence and police commissioner, a day after an attack in the capital, Mogadishu, claimed more than 25 lives. The dismissal of...

By Mohammed Dhaysane, Horndiplomat Correspondent in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horndiplomat) Amnesty international praised the arrest of Wanted Somali State minister Abdirashid Janan who was arrested in Mogadishu by Somali police alongside with International police. He was arrested for serious crimes he committed in Gedo region according...

Mogadishu (HOL) - A military court in Mogadishu sentenced a soldier to death on Monday over the killing of a Somali cabinet minister the soldier is expected to face a firing squad. The military tribunal concluding it’s hearing on Wednesday and rendered its verdict this...

China will continue to participate in escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to protect the international lane, a spokesperson said on Friday. The comment by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang came as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised China in a...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somali Republic President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed are currently on their way to Nairobi, Kenya to meet with President Uhuru Kenyatta. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is paying special attention to reconciling the differences that have emerged between Somalia and Kenya...

By:Staff writer Foreign ministers of Somalia and Rwanda on saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost bilateral cooperation. The MoU was signed by Somalia Foreign Minister Abdisaid Muse Ali and his Rwandan counterpart Vincent Biruta, on the sidelines of the African Union Summit in...

ANKARA Several African nations offered condolences Saturday to Turkey after a deadly earthquake hit the Aegean coast. Thirty-nine people were killed and nearly 900 injured after a magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolted Izmir on Friday, the country's health minister said Saturday. Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo said: “We...