Somalia

Somalia: Ethiopia undecided on sending troops to Kismayo

Ethiopia on Thursday said it was yet to reach a decision on sending troops to Kismayo, Somalia a stronghold of…

The Istanbul II Conference on Somalia

The two day Istanbul Conference on Somalia, “Preparing for Somalia’s Future: Goals for 2015”, opened on Thursday. The meeting is…

Al-Shabaab plotting attack in Netherlands | Radio Netherlands

* A former commander of the Somali al-Qaeda-linked organisation al-Shabaab says dormant cells in the Netherlands are secretly preparing terrorist…

Briefing | Horn of Africa fares poorly on Minority Rights

Minority Rights Group International (MRG) is a non-governmental organization working to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities…

Below average rain in Somalia, but famine unlikely

The UN’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) in Somalia has said that Somalia’s most recent main rainy season…

Al-Shabaab militants ambush Somali President’s convoy

* Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed Sharif narrowly escaped death Tuesday when a convoy in which he was travelling was…

Somalia: The 21 Years Itch and Turkey’s Role in Somalia

(By Abukar Arman) Two decades have passed since the collapse of the Somali state. Twenty one years to be exact.…

Somalia: Kenyan army captured Afmadow, Hayo towns

Kenya’s military seized the Somali towns of Afmadow and Hayo as it prepared to capture the port city of Kismayo…

Ethiopia: National Defence Forces’ 21-years journey

Following the fall of the Derg regime on May 28, 1991 through the arduous struggle, Ethiopians shifted their full attention…

May 2012| Food Security update for Kenya, Somalia,

The US-funded FEWS Net (Famine Early Warning Systems Network) released Food Security updates for Kenya and Somalia. Here are the…

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