Somalia

No civilians were killed in this airstrike STUTTGART, Germany, April 3, 2018/ -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Forces conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants near El Burr, Somalia, the afternoon of April 1, killing five (5) terrorists and destroying one...

By: Mohamed Duale Horndiplomat-Somalia and Kenya to restore relations, amid a months-long diplomatic rift between the two countries over a maritime boundary dispute along the Indian Ocean.  Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta met with Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Faramajo and discussed the relations between two countries. The...

Opinion: Weeks after hundreds were killed, another attack struck Mogadishu—stories of death that have become achingly familiar for Somali-Canadians By:Hawa Y. Mire Hawa Y. Mire is a diasporic Somali storyteller, writer, and strategist with more than a decade of experience in high-impact community-based initiatives, as well as the...

BY: ASSOCIATED PRESS The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to maintain an arms embargo on Somalia over strong objections from its government, saying the al-Shabab "terrorist group" still seriously threatens peace and stability in the...

Horndiplomat -Armed group claims responsibility for attack in capital Mogadishu that targeted base used by AU troops near airport. Two vehicles packed with explosives were detonated in Somalia's capital Mogadishu near a base for African Union troops next to the main airport, according to local...

By : Mohamed Selh Somalia on Sunday said it will kick off biometric registration of citizens to improve government planning, service delivery and security. The plan to improve civil registration and vital...

By: farmers review africa Kenya is set to export its first miraa to Somalia today. Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) announced that Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya confirmed the report and said all systems go for the resumption of miraa...

Horndiplomat.The Ethiopian government has to mediate between the United Arab Emirates and Somalia, with diplomatic disputes. The Relations between the UAE and Somalia have been steadily declining since the latter’s decision not to cut ties with Qatar, preferring to take a neutral position in the dispute between...

Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to increase Britain's support for Somalia in the fight against militant group Al-Shabaab. In her maiden speech to the General Assembly in New York, Mrs May said that Britain had played a "leading role" in the fight against the...

by J. Peter Pham Follow Twitter on TwitterL Writing in this forum, Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. and Joshua Meservey made an eloquent case for why the agreement granting Ethiopia—the world’s most populous landlocked country—naval access on Somaliland’s 740-kilometer coastline “has the...