International Partners Statement on outbreak of violence in Mogadishu
International partners* strongly condemn the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu on 25 April. We have repeatedly warned that the extension of mandates would lead to...
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Somalia’s toxic political and security order: the death knell of democracy The Conversation
By the mid-1990s, it was clear to the world that Somalia had become Africa’s first failed post-colonial state. But this vast country of just 10...
AFRICOM commander tells senators that removing most US troops from Somalia has created new risks
The top general of U.S. Africa Command told a Senate panel on Thursday that the Trump administration’s decision to reposition troops outside of Somalia has...
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Somalia’s rival factions spread across Mogadishu as they jockey for power The Guardian
After months living at an upmarket inn close to Mogadishu’s airport, Somalia’s opposition leaders, including two former presidents and their armed teams, have decamped, spreading...
Somalia braces for record levels of displacement as drought takes hold
Somalia is bracing for record levels of displacement this year as drought ravages parts of the country, leaving tens of thousands of people without water...
144 Nigerian police officers arrive to support the Somali Police Force AMISOM
Mogadishu, A contingent of 144 police officers from Nigeria on Saturday arrived in Somalia, to serve under the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) for...
Roadside blast in Somalia kills top military commander AA
At least two people, including a top national army commander, were killed when a roadside bomb targeted a military vehicle outside Bal’ad, Middle Shabelle region,...
Puntland State Votes Against President’s Extended Mandate
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik ) The legislature in the autonomous Somalian state of Puntland voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to deny the national president two...
AMISOM, SNA military commanders set targets for joint operations against militants AMISOM
A two-day meeting to evaluate security sector gains in Somalia has ended in Mogadishu, the capital, with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and...
Somalia’s President Extends Term by Two Years, Drawing Condemnation The New York Times
In a highly contentious move, Somalia’s president has extended his own term in office by two years, drawing condemnation from the United States and other...