African Union mission in Somalia

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London Conference Aims For Stable Somalia Under New Chief

International leaders are gathering in London on Thursday to thrash out agreements with Somalia aimed at stabilising...

Headlines

Shabaab Car Bomb Attack Kills Six In Mogadishu

At least six people were killed and about 10 injured Monday in a car bomb attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu claimed...

International

52 Al-Shabab Militants Killed In Attack

Kenya's Ministry of Defense said its troops, operating under the African Union Mission in Somalia, have destroyed an...

Headlines

Trump Boosts US Military Authority For In Somalia Fighting

President Donald Trump has boosted the US military's authority to step up air strikes in the fight against Islamist...

International

$100,000 Reward For Information On Car Bomb Plots In Somalia

Somalia’s new President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmajo,’ has placed a $100,000 reward on information leading...

International

Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal From Somalia Exposes Peacekeeping Problems

Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the...

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Nov. 16 World News Summary At 0045 GMT

MOGADISHU — The Somali National Army (SNA), backed by troops from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), on...

International

‘Al-Shabab Attack’ On Kenyan Town Mandera Kills 12

At least 12 people have been killed in an attack in Kenya claimed by Somalia-based militant Islamist group al-Shabab....

Politics

Al-Shabab Attack Kenyan Theatre Group; 12 Dead

At least 12 people have been killed in an attack in Kenya carried out by Somalia-based militant Islamist group...

International

Al-Shabab ‘kills Christians’ In Kenya’s Mandera Town

Militant Islamist group al-Shabab says it has killed six Christians in north-eastern Kenya in an attack aimed at...