Category: Al-Shabaab
Ethiopian PM changes Cabinet to give Ethnic balance
(By: William Davison) Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn appointed two new deputy premiers to share.
UN Security Council extends AMISOM’s mandate
On Wednesday (November 7th) the United Nations Security reauthorized the African Union Mission in Somalia.
Somalia: Al-Shabaab bans Islamic Relief aid group
Somalia’s Shabaab insurgents on Monday banned the aid agency Islamic Relief, one of the very.
Eritrean prevarications and evasions
The Eritrean regime has a habit of selective reading of texts to fit them into.
Somalia: Security improving after Kismayo’s capture
The long efforts by the TFG and other pro-government forces, including AMISOM and Ethiopian units,.
Somalia: Al Shabaab retreats from Kismayou city
Islamist militants in Somalia say they have withdrawn from their southern stronghold of Kismayo, following.
Kenyan, Somali forces capture parts of Kismayou city
African forces pushed al-Qaeda- linked militants from some positions in Somalia’s coastal city of Kismayo.
Somalia: Hizbul Islam quits its alliance with al-Shabaab
There are reports today that Hizbul Islam, one of the extremist factions allied with Al-Shabaab.
The UN Security Council’s latest resolution on Somalia
On Tuesday this week the UN Security Council met to consider Somalia, unanimously adopting Resolution.
Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected President
Somalia’s Parliament on Monday elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, aged 56, as President of Somalia for.