Humanitarian agents have welcomed the 6 July move by Somalia’s militant Al-Shabab group to pull out of the capital, Mogadishu,…
August 9, 2011 | by Hanad Askar
As aid agencies attempt to scale up assistance to thousands of people in south-central Somalia, controlled by Al-Shabab militia, IRIN…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr.Augustine Mahiga, has welcomed the news that Al-Shabaab insurgent elements have
begun to leave Mogadishu and have already vacated key strategic points throughout thecity, including Baakara Market.
The Somali National Army, with the support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), has today succeeded in liberating…
By Thomas C. Mountain ASMARA, Eritrea—The lies used to justify the NATO war against Libya have surpassed those created to…
Two suicide bombers dressed in Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) uniform were killed today before they were able to detonate…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, has welcomed the fast approval given by Parliament to the new Somali Cabine
PRESS RELEASE 28 July 2011 A new Minister of Security has assumed office in Puntland State of Somalia. Gen. Khalif…
AMISOM and TFG forces have this morning (28 July) mounted highly targeted security operations to contain and remove the threat…
PRESS RELEASE 27 July 2011 Following a limited amnesty extended to armed groups by the President of Puntland State of…
The Transitional Federal Government of Somalia has condemned the reinstatement by extremist insurgents of a ban on international humanitarian agencies at a time when the country is suffering catastrophic famine.
Somali Prime Minister welcomes help given so far but highlights ongoing conflict as fundamental cause of famine ( Mogadishu, Wednesday…
A Toronto man has been jailed in Senegal, allegedly on suspicion of financing terrorist activity, CBC News has learned.
Doctors from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are helping to tackle an outbreak of measles at a camp for Somalis displaced by the drought ravaging the country.
East Africa’s hunger crisis has been described by a US official as one of the worst humanitarian crisis in decades…