UN security council lifts decades-old arms embargo on Somalia
The United Nations (UN) security council has voted to remove the restrictions…
At least seven dead after gunmen attack Mogadishu hotel
Militants stormed a high-end seaside hotel in Mogadishu on Sunday, killing at…
Islamist group al Shabaab attacks military base in Kenya’s Lamu county
Somalia’s Islamist group al Shabaab has stormed a military base in Lamu…
U.S. airstrike kills 60 al-Shabab militants in Central Somalia
United States Military said on Tuesday its Special Forces conducted an airstrike…
276 dead, 300 injured in Somali’s deadliest bombing
Desperate Somalis searched for news of missing loved-ones on Monday, after a…
AU soldiers kill 14 al-Shabaab terrorists in southern Somalia
The AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Tuesday said that fourteen fighters…
Al-Shabaab leader surrenders
The African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, on Thursday confirmed that the…
Kenyan teacher Ayub Mohamud set to win Varkey Foundation’s $1m Global Teachers’ prize
A Kenyan teacher who gives classes against violent extremism is one of…
Boko Haram fighters trained in Somalia, says President
Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, said at the weekend that the Boko…
Trial of Kenya Westgate mall attack suspects begins
The four men charged with helping al Qaeda-linked militants launch a murderous…
