November 2018

Mogadishu, November 30, 2018—Mayor of Mogadishu, who is also the governor of Banadir Region, Honorable Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow), has met with Nairobi Governor, Honorable Mike Sonko in Nairobi and discussed with him ways of…

The US military says it has carried out drone strike against Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) terrorists in Libya, killing at least 11 militants. The strike was conducted on Thursday, November 29, 2018 in coordination with the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta says its troops will remain in Somalia to continue fighting against Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab. Kenyatta said Kenya would continue being part of the African Union mission known as…

"I didn’t realise I was shot until things calmed down," says Aden, recounting the day he was forcibly evicted from his home in an informal settlement outside the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Since January 2018, over 234,000…

MOGADISHU, Somalia —Heavily armed Al-Shabab fighters have taken control of a key small town near Baidoa, some 250km south west of Somali capital Mogadishu, after a dawn attack on army bases that left several people dead. The attack…