Somalia

Mogadishu Attack: Al-Shabab Gunmen Take Hostages and Kill Seven at Naso-Hablod Hotel

Al-Shabab gunmen have attacked the Naso-Hablod hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu taking hostages and killing at least seven people,…

8 years ago

Donald Trump Footage Used in Al-Shabab Propaganda Video

A new propaganda video released by the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab features Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The video shows…

9 years ago

Christmas Celebration Banned in Somalia

Somalia's government has decided to ban Christmas celebration in the country, warning that such Christian festivities could threaten the nation's…

9 years ago

Kenya bombs al-Shabab camps in Somalia after Garissa massacre

Kenyan fighter jets have targeted al-Shabab camps in neighboring Somalia in response to Garissa University attack. The warplanes had bombed…

10 years ago

Kenya attack: Five suspects arrested over Garissa University assault

Five suspects have been detained in Kenya over the al-Shabab attack on Garissa University campus on April 2 which left…

10 years ago

Kenya attack death toll rises to 147 in Garissa

At least 147 people have been killed in an attack by al-Shabab Islamist militants on Garissa University campus in north-eastern…

10 years ago

Kenya: Two dead in Garissa University College hostage crisis

Masked gunmen have stormed Kenya’s Garissa University College near the Somali border, killing at least two people and injuring about…

10 years ago

Ahmed Abdi Godane dead: Al-Shabab leader killed by US airstrike in Somalia

Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, was killed following a US attack earlier this week,…

10 years ago

Somalia: Muslim woman killed for refusing to wear Islamic veil

A Muslim woman has been killed by militant Islamists in Somalia for refusing to wear a veil, her relatives say.…

10 years ago

Lamu Island shootings: At least 13 people killed in two Kenyan coastal district attacks

Two deadly shootings have been reported in Kenya's coastal district of Lamu, the scene of several attacks claimed by Islamic…

10 years ago

Mpeketoni attack: At least 15 people killed in new al-Shabab raid

At least 15 people have been killed in a new attack by Somalia's Islamist militants near Mpeketoni in Kenya. Local…

10 years ago

Somalia presidential palace attacked by al-Shabab group

Somalia's presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu has been attack by a huge car bomb. The bomb has blown a…

11 years ago

Mogadishu: Jazeera hotel hit by deadly car bombs

At least eight people have been killed after two car bombs have exploded outside Jazeera hotel in the Somali capital…

11 years ago

Tropical Cyclone 03A kills at least 140 people in north-eastern Somalia

Tropical Cyclone 03A that hit Somalia's north-eastern Puntland region at the weekend has killed at least 140 people, and the…

11 years ago

Medecins Sans Frontieres to pull out of Somalia after 22 years

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) is closing all its programmes in Somalia after 22 years working in…

11 years ago

Somalia: Islamist Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys arrives in Mogadishu after al-Shabab group split

Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a top Islamist in Somalia, has arrived in the capital Mogadishu amid reports of a split…

11 years ago

Somalia famine killed 260,000 people from 2010 to 2012

A new report by the UN food agency and the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network has found that nearly…

12 years ago

Journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim freed by Somali Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in Somalia has freed journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, who was imprisoned for interviewing a woman who alleged…

12 years ago

Francois Hollande orders security stepped up because of military operations in Mali and Somalia

France’s President Francois Hollande has ordered security stepped up around public buildings and transport because of military operations in Africa.…

12 years ago

French soldier killed in Somalia during a failed operation to free hostage Denis Allex

A French soldier has been killed in Somalia during a failed operation to free hostage Denis Allex who is also…

12 years ago

Somali and AU troops enter port of Kismayo

The first Somali government and African Union (AU) troops are reported to have entered the strategic Somali port of Kismayo,…

12 years ago

Six Somali civilians shot dead by Kenyan soldier

Six Somali civilians have been shot dead by a Kenyan soldier advancing towards the al-Shabab stronghold of Kismayo, the Kenyan…

12 years ago

Somalia’s Olympic committee officials among 7 people killed in an explosion at Mogadishu’s national theater

Members of Somalia's Olympic committee and Football Federation heads are among seven people killed in a suicide blast at Mogadishu’s…

13 years ago

EU aproves attacks on Somali pirates land bases by extending Atalanta Operation mandate

The EU has agreed to expand its mission against Somali pirates, by allowing military forces to attack land targets as…

13 years ago

British couple, David and Judith Tebbutt attacked by pirates in Kenya. UPDATES.

Kenya kidnapping UPDATES. Judith Tebbutt is searched by UK Special Forces.   A British tourist was murdered and his wife…

13 years ago