Somalia

Somalia faces ‘rapidly worsening’ drought, says UN

Nairobi – Somalia’s “rapidly worsening” drought has left more than two million people facing severe food and water shortages, the... Read more

19 Nov, 2021

Nairobi – Kenyan police said on Monday that three terrorists escaped from the country’s highest security prison, including a “dangerous”... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

Nairobi – Five Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia have been found guilty of killing... Read more

14 Nov, 2021

Mogadishu – Somalia on Monday began electing lawmakers for its lower house of parliament, the next phase in a long-delayed... Read more

2 Nov, 2021

Nairobi – The UN warned on Tuesday of severe humanitarian problems in central Somalia after 100 000 people were displaced... Read more

26 Oct, 2021

Mogadishu – Somalia’s president and prime minister say they have struck a deal to speed up the process for... Read more

22 Oct, 2021

Nairobi – Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta slammed a ruling by the UN’s top court on Tuesday to hand Somalia control... Read more

13 Oct, 2021

Addis Ababa – The African Union says it will extend and expand its military operations against al-Qaeda-linked Islamists in Somalia... Read more

11 Oct, 2021

Nairobi – Kenya said on Friday it rejected the jurisdiction of the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ), ahead... Read more

8 Oct, 2021

Mogadishu – Somalia on Tuesday accused Somaliland, a breakaway state not recognised by other nations, of forcibly evicting hundreds of... Read more

6 Oct, 2021