January 2016
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Somali-born man handed 9 years in U.S. prison for al Shabaab support
Jan 30, 2016A Somalia-born man who U.S. prosecutors said abandoned Britain where he had been a citizen to return to the country of his birth and joined the Islamist militant group al Shabaab, was sentenced to nine... -
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Al-Shabab and Islamic State: A Rivalry in East Africa
Jan 29, 2016Earlier this month, al-Shabab attacked an African Union (AU) base deep into AU controlled territory. This was followed up last week with an attack on civilians in AU-controlled Mogadishu. The attacks reminded the world, again, that... -
Kenya’s bomb experts to detonate IEDs along Somali border
Jan 29, 2016Kenya’s authorities have deployed a team of bomb experts to detonate improvised explosive device (IEDs) planted along the roads near Kenya-Somalia border in Lamu by Al-Shabaab militants. The personnel with Armoured vehicles were dispatched following frequent... -
Clan dominant seekers are scapegoating 4.5 for their failure
Jan 29, 2016Since the collapse of the government in Somalia in early 1991, numerous conferences were held in an attempt to restore some sort of government in Somalia. However, with the exception of the Arta, Djibouti conference of... -
Massacre at Lido beach and public defiance
Jan 29, 2016by Muuse Yuusuf The massacre of civilians by terrorists at Lido beach is a telling story. As a sign of the return of normalcy and hope to this troubled city, thousands of Mogadishu residents have been... -
Announcing political ‘breakthrough,’ UN envoy says Somalia’s success depends on managing threats
Jan 29, 2016The Security Council heard today from the top United Nations official in Somalia that success in the country this year will depend upon managing threats, notably those posed by the terrorist groups Al-Shabaab, while announcing... -
U.N. praises Somalia deal on model for electoral process
Jan 29, 2016United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised an agreement by Somalia’s government on Thursday on a model for the electoral process to establish a new, bicameral federal parliament in 2016, a U.N. spokesman said. “He particularly... -
UAE Ambassador to Somalia meets Somali official
Jan 29, 2016Mohammed Ahmed Othman Al Hammadi, UAE Ambassador to Somalia has met with Somalia’s Galmudug Region President, Abdi Karim Hussein Gulled, at the Embassy. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the UAE and Somalia....
