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The Somali Federal Government has secured its borders with neighbouring countries and reopened the entry points with full functioning immigration services. The government also re-established embassies and consulates overseas. These now have the capacity to issue visas for foreigners travelling to Somalia, renewing national passports and legalizing many other types of documents from marriages to […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Islamic militant group al Shabaab has carried out an attack on US airbase in Belidogle, in the south of the capital, Mogadishu. The attack started with a suicide car bomb explosion at the gates to a US drone base before gunmen swarmed inside the base. It unclear how many were killed […]
A Somali official confirmed reports of an attack on a U.S. base in the country on Monday. Yusuf Abdourahman, a security official with the Lower Shabelle regional administration, told The Associated Press that a suicide car bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives at the gate of a military airstrip that serves as a base […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A roadside bomb explosion has ripped through an Italian armored personnel carrier on Monday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The explosion targeted a European military convoy in the capital, causing an untold number of casualties, a witness said. He says the explosion had partially damaged the armored vehicle. Italy’s defense ministry confirmed […]
Foreign Affairs PS dismayed that countries hit the most by Al-Shabaab did not support Kenya’s proposal. Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau dismayed that the countries that have been hit the most by Al Shabaab and other extremist groups did not support Kenya’s proposal.The Security Council on Wednesday rejected Kenya’s request to designate al-Shabaab under Resolution […]
The East African region will be keenly watching the build-up to the August Jubaland presidential election, as leaders assess its impact on the region’s stability. Several candidates have declared interest and more are expected to do so in the coming days in an election that will be a litmus test for the African Union Mission in Somalia […]
The United States military said it killed a militant in an airstrike near Tortoroow in Somalia. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said no civilians were killed or injured in the latest airstrike but it would release more details as appropriate as a post-strike analysis continues. The airstrike, which took place on Wednesday, is the first […]
Election results left uncertainty for how to form a coalition. Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders has been tasked with helping to form the next government, along with fellow official Johan Vande Lanotte | Benoit Doppagne/AFP via Getty Images Belgian King Philippe appointed two officials Thursday to look into potential options for forming a federal government […]
Somali refugee Saeed Salim Sa’ad Barshaid prepares to return home on a ferry from Aden, Yemen. © UNHCR/Ahmed Abdullah Bahulais Ground down by conflict and worsening conditions, 125 Somali refugees opt for UNHCR-assisted return, bringing total departures via scheme to 4,298 since 2017. Gathered at the quayside in Aden, Yemen’s largest port, 125 Somali refugees wait […]
The United Nations says 149 refugees and asylum seekers have been safely evacuated from the Libyan capital to Rome. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the evacuees — nearly half of them children — were moved Thursday from a U.N. refugee agency facility in Tripoli “after surviving for months in dire conditions in detention centres” […]