somalia

U.S. airstrike kills 60 al-Shabab Militants in Central Somalia

United States Military said on Tuesday its Special Forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity…

Somalia announces first prosecution for female genital mutilation

Somalia’s Attorney-General Ahmed Dahir has announced the country’s first ever prosecution against Female Genital Mutilation…

Al-Shabaab storms southern military base, kills 27 troops – Spokesman

Fighters of the al Shabaab group attacked a military base with a suicide car bomb…

AU, UN to boost capacity of Somali police

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the UN on Tuesday pledged to develop…

AU steps up training of Somali police ahead of transition

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said it has intensified training and mentoring of…

Bomb explosion kills 5 during football match in Somalia

A bomb killed five spectators at a football match in southern Somalia, police and a lawmaker…

Justice eludes rape victims in Somalia- campaigners

Campaigners said women and girls in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland who accuse police, army…

Somalia forces capture southern town from Al-Shabaab

Somali army Thursday captured a town in the southern region and killed at least seven…

U.S. airstrike kills 4 al-Shabaab fighters

Four al-Shabaab fighters have been killed and a vehicle destroyed in a U.S. airstrike about…

Car bomb kills journalist in Mogadishu

A Somali television journalist was killed in a car bombing in the capital Mogadishu on…