Sabahi
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 08:05
Somali gunmen reportedly kidnapped two Kenyan engineers working for a construction company in Mogadishu, and demanded a $1 million ransom for their release, Secretary General of the Seafarers Union of Kenya Andrew Mwangura told reporters Sunday (February 23rd).
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 08:04
Hundreds of Mogadishu residents took to the streets Sunday (February 23rd) to take part in a demonstration denouncing al-Shabaab's terror attacks against the government and civilians.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 08:01
Rather than take up arms and join al-Shabaab's fight against Ethiopian troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), residents of several towns in central Somalia are instead fleeing their homes in the dead of night.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 09:37
French forces in Djibouti on Wednesday (February 19th) donated military vehicles and equipment to the Djiboutian contingent expected to join the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Djiboutian Information Agency reported.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 09:35
Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto and Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed renewed their commitment to fight al-Shabaab during bilateral talks in Nairobi Wednesday (February 19th).
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 09:33
Al-Shabaab is in position to take over control of Mogadishu's Huriwa district after the group recently deployed many militants there, District Commissioner Omar Abdulle Jaafan told the media on Wednesday (February 19th).
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 09:31
When General Dahir Adan Elmi was appointed commander-in-chief of the Somali National Army in March 2013, he had a tough task ahead of him.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 09:29
Al-Shabaab militants ambushed a convoy of government forces and Ethiopian troops passing through the Kured area of Gedo region, Somalia's Shabelle Media Network reported Thursday (February 20th).
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 09:28
Tanzania will send troops to South Sudan as part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Bernard Membe announced Thursday (February 20th).
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 09:37
At least six people were killed and many more wounded Thursday (February 13th) in an al-Shabaab suicide car bomb attack targeting a United Nations convoy near the entrance of Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport.