Make Road Accidents Topmost Security Concern – Irbard
Bringing down motor accidents should be the number one security priority of the country, security analyst Irbard Ibrahim has said. ...
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Somalia Says 110 Dead In Last 48 Hours Due To Drought
Some 110 people have died in southern Somalia in the last two days from famine and diarrhea resulting from a ...
Amnesty Report Says Kenya Tops Africa In Extrajudicial Killings
Kenya has been ranked top in Africa in cases of police shootings and killing of civilians according to a report ...
Somali President Calls On Al Shabaab To Surrender
Somalia’s new president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, during his inaugurated on Wednesday in the capital, Magadishu promised his people that the ...
Somali President Says No Quick Fix For Nation’s Woes
Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed sought to downplay high expectations of his new administration at his inauguration Wednesday, saying ...
$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 to the prevention of a ...
Suicide Bomb In A Market In Mogadishu Kills 18
At least eighteen people were killed on Sunday by a suicide car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu, according to ...
Mogadishu Car Bomb ‘kills At Least 14’
At least 14 people were killed on Sunday when a car packed with explosives blew up near a busy intersection ...
Somalia’s New Leader Faces Delicate Balancing Act
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's victory in Somalia's presidential election last week brought joyous crowds into the streets of Mogadishu, a testament ...
Somalia’s Mogadishu Hit By Mortar Attacks As MPs Elect President Today
Al Shabaab insurgents have long threatened to scuttle the process which they are against Somalia is holding its presidential elections ...
Al Shabaab Executes Four Alleged Spies In Somalia
Al Shabaab militants beheaded four men accused of spying for the country's Western-backed gov't Al Shabaab militants in Somalia publicly ...
Somali President Vows To Restore Security and Political Stability If Re-Elected
Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud has outlined his top priorities if the country’s parliament grants him another term, in presidential ...
Al Shabaab Executes Somali Man and Teenager For Homosexuality
A Somali man and teenager were publicly executed by Somali Islamist group al Shabaab on Tuesday for committing a homosexual ...
Al Shabaab Militants Shoot Prosecutor Dead In Somalia’s Puntland
Al Shabaab Islamist militants shot dead a military prosecutor in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday, witnesses and officials said, ...
Economic Growth Slows As Agriculture, Industry Activity Lag
Kenya’s economic growth has slowed to 5.7% in the third quarter of 2016, compared to six percent posted in the ...
UN Member States Asked To Stop Human Trafficking
The UN Secretary-General yesterday (December 20, 2016) pleaded with Member States to take steps to help victims of human trafficking ...
Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal From Somalia Exposes Peacekeeping Problems
Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the international community’s funding of military ...
Suicide Car Bomb Explodes At Checkpoint In Mogadishu
A suicide car bomb exploded on Thursday at a checkpoint near Somalia's national theater in the capital Mogadishu, killing the ...
Car Bomb Leaves At Least 20 Dead
At least 20 people have died, while 15 have sustained injuries, after a car bomb exploded in Somalia on Sunday ...
Somalia’s Presidential Elections Postponed Again
The elections have been postponed to a later date Somalia’s presidential elections scheduled for November 30 have been postponed for ...