Somalis fleeing Yemen war caught in nighttime sea attack
30 March, 2017 Comments Off on Somalis fleeing Yemen war caught in nighttime sea attack
Body of a Somali refugee, killed in an attack by a helicopter while travelling in a vessel off Yemen, is carried at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen March 17, 2017. /REUTERS Three rockets that fell in the darkness nearby were the first sign of trouble for 150 Somali migrants packed into a boat […]
Continue reading …Somalia holds high-level conference on social inclusion
29 March, 2017 Comments Off on Somalia holds high-level conference on social inclusion
Mogadishu, 28 March 2017 – A high-level conference to discuss ways of promoting the inclusion of minorities in the affairs of the country to help foster lasting peace and stability commenced today in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. About 100 participants are attending the three-day conference. Funded by the Danish government, the conference is organized by […]
Continue reading …KDF raids al Shabaab bases in Somalia, kills 31 militants
27 March, 2017 Comments Off on KDF raids al Shabaab bases in Somalia, kills 31 militants
A file photo of a KDF soldier during an ambush in Somalia. /ERIC BOSIRE DF killed 31 al Shabaab militants after raiding their bases in Baadhade district in Jubaland, Somalia on Sunday Kenyan forces also seized IEDs, 11 AK-47 rifles and 634 rounds of ammunition from the militants’ base. In a statement to newsrooms, KDF […]
Continue reading …IGAD Leaders to Help Send Refugees Back Home
26 March, 2017 Comments Off on IGAD Leaders to Help Send Refugees Back Home
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, right, and Ethiopia’s PM Hailemariam Desalegn and the Chairman of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government, left, listen to speeches during the special summit, in Nairobi, March 25, 2017. The leaders of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development regional grouping, meeting in Nairobi Saturday, agreed to facilitate the voluntary […]
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