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Kismayo, January 31, 2017 – The third phase of training for 201 Jubbaland State Police recruits commenced yesterday in the port city of Kismayo. The three-month training is being conducted by the Police Component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali Police. The first and second phases of the training programme […]

  27 January 2017 – Briefing the Security Council on the situation in Somalia, the United Nations envoy for the country noted today that the recently concluded election was a “mirror” to Somalis, showing them the good and the bad regarding how power is exercised, relations between elders, clan power brokers, politicians, business, ordinary citizens, […]

Washington (CNN)With just a few quick strokes of the pen, President Donald Trump on Friday banned — temporarily, for now — more than 134 million people from entering the United States. Trump barred citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US for at least the next 90 days by executive order, which a senior […]

Kenyan troops in Somalia were Friday engaged in a massive counter offensive against Al-Shabaab – on land and air – just hours after a deadly attack on their base by the Somalia-based terrorists. The attack, in which BBC says 50 Kenyan soldiers were killed, comes just days after the first anniversary of the El-Adde attack […]

Khadija Abdulkadir, Maryam Aboud, Ummulkhayr Abdulla and Halima Ali in court yesterday, they denied being members of Al shabaab. /MKAMBURI MWAWASI Four women accused of being al Shabaab members were granted Sh500,000 bond each on Thursday after being in custody for nearly two years. Ummulkhayr Sadri, Maryam Said, Khadija Abubakar and Halima Adan were released […]

25 January 2017 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) has condemned the coordinated suicide bombing attack earlier today at a hotel in Mogadishu for which Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility and which reportedly killed dozens of people. According to the United Nations, the attack, on the Dayah Hotel (known locally as the Dayax), reportedly […]

According to Sweden’s Aftonbladet tabloid, the alleged crime took place in an apartment in the city of Uppsala early on Sunday morning. The victim was reportedly close to unconscious. Josefine Lundgren, 21, alerted the police at 8.24am on Sunday morning as soon as she realised what was happening on the closed group, of which she is one […]

Mogadishu, 23 January 2017- Somalia’s Upper House yesterday elected Abdi Hashi Abdullahi the new speaker for a four-year term during a voting exercise held in the capital, Mogadishu. The veteran politician defeated his rival Mustaf Mohamed Qodah, receiving 43 votes out of the possible 52 in the first round of voting. Qodah, who got 9 […]

Damaged caused during the shootout between police and militants that targeted Jabane guesthouse in Mandera. (Photo: Courtesy) A security officer was killed early Monday morning after suspected Al Shabaab militants attacked a guesthouse in Mandera town. The militants were targeting a guest house which they suspected was hosting non locals at 2.30am. We believe the […]

Donald Trump, a 70-year-old former reality TV star, pledged to protect US borders and create jobs [EPA] Donald Trump has been officially sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, ushering in a new political era. The inauguration took place outside US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Friday, as protesters clashed with police […]