Kenya acquires armoured vehicles to fight terror
Over 30 state-of-the art armored vehicles were on Sunday offloaded at the GSU headquarters in Ruaraka, Nairobi. The fighting wagons were imported last week and were dispatched to Nairobi at…
Announcing political ‘breakthrough,’ UN envoy says Somalia’s success depends on managing threats
Troops of the Somali National Army and the African Union Mission in Somalia, line up in a convoy on the road leading up to the Al-Shabaab stronghold of Barawe. Photo:…
Nigeria, Somalia leaders join Uhuru at service for fallen KDF
Eldoret was Wednesday sucked by an unprecedented whirlwind of protocol as three presidents landed for a requiem service for Kenya Defence Forces. Host President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William…
Veteran Somali journalist dies, aged 80
MOGADISHU (HOL) – One of Somalia’s most celebrated veteran journalists has died suddenly at a hospital in the Somali capital Tuesday, family announced. Abdi Haji Gobdon, a pioneering long-time journalist…
Kenya Defence Force jets and ground assault troops continued to bombard al Shabaab strongholds in Gedo
Kenya Defence Force jets and ground assault troops continued to bombard al Shabaab strongholds in Gedo region a week after the January 15 El Adde camp attack. The process of…
DUTCH-SOMALI MASTERMINDED MOGADISHU BEACH BOMBINGMOR 20 KILLED
terrorist Guled &his wife The Ministry of Foreign Affairs could not confirm the arrest to the broadcaster. Guled is also believed to have been involved in an attack on the…
Somalia: UN condemns deadly Al-Shabaab attacks against civilian targets in Mogadishu
The United Nations Security Council condemned in the strongest terms today’s attack in Mogadishu perpetrated by Al-Shabaab, “which has resulted in a number of deaths and injuries of innocent civilians…
US imposes new visa rules on some travellers with Mideast ties
The United States on Thursday began enforcing new visa rules on some travellers who have visited or who have dual nationality with states considered seedbeds of terrorism. The Department of…
Over 20 killed as Somali forces end siege of restaurant
Somalia’s security forces ended a deadly siege of a beachfront restaurant in the capital, with more than 20 people killed in the attack, a police official said Friday. The security…
Somalia: Gun and bomb attacks at Lido beach in Mogadishu
Popular beachfront restaurants have been hit by car bombs and gunmen in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The first car bomb went off in the early evening, followed soon after by…