AU endorses plan to increase AMISOM force to 17,000 plus
The AU Peace and Security Council endorsed the recommendation for increasing the level of AMISOM personnel by 5,000, so as…
Saturday, January 7, 2012 @ 11:59 pm
Al-Shabaab
Kenya: Hunt for a British terror suspect
Jan 4 – Kenyan police have obtained a warrant of arrest against a British woman they accuse of having links…
Friday, January 6, 2012 @ 10:47 pm
Kenya-Somalia: Progress in the north, causality in the central fronts
Kenya’s military operation (Operation Linda Nchi) against Al-Shabaab was launched in mid-October in three directions, as reported previously in this…
Sunday, January 1, 2012 @ 11:48 pm
Ethiopia, Somalia troops captured Beledweyne from Al-Shabaab
On Saturday afternoon, Ethiopian and TFG (Transitional Federal Government of Somalia) troops captured Beledweyne, a strategic town located 30 kilometers…
Saturday, December 31, 2011 @ 11:25 pm
Somalia: Djibouti troops join AMISOM | AFP
Dec. 20, 2011 (AFP) — The first Djiboutian contingent of 100 soldiers landed in Mogadishu Tuesday to join the African…
Sunday, December 25, 2011 @ 11:07 pm
Somalia: Rape on the rise amid “climate of fear” in Mogadishu IDP camps
The number of reported rapes in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, has risen sharply,…
Friday, December 23, 2011 @ 5:10 am
Al-Shabaab militants fled Afmadow town | Kenya media
Al-Shabaab militants have fled the key town of Afmadow fearing attacks from the Kenya Defence Forces, military sources said on…
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 @ 7:21 am
Now Asmara puts blame on Russians as well as Americans
[from: A Week in the Horn of Africa - Dec. 16, 2011] Since the tightening of sanctions last week the…
Sunday, December 18, 2011 @ 6:01 am
Ban Ki-moon visits Somalia, UN office relocates to Mogadishu
Dec. 9, 2011 (UN News Center) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid an unannounced visit to Mogadishu today together with the…
Saturday, December 17, 2011 @ 6:07 am
Somalia President in Addis Ababa for security talks
A delegation of Somali politicians and military officials led by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed arrived in Addis Ababa on…
Friday, December 9, 2011 @ 10:56 pm
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