Al-Shabab Claims Attack on African Union Base in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A suicide truck bomber struck an African Union base in central Somalia on Tuesday, and extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for...

Somali extremists retake town in central Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic extremist rebels recaptured a town in central Somalia after African Union and Somali troops pulled out Sunday, according to residents.   Heavily...

Al-Shabab seizes Somali town after peacekeeper pullout

Fighters from al-Shabab have seized control of yet another town in central Somalia after it was abandoned by African Union peacekeepers, according to a...

SOMALILAND: SONSAF, SSE Joint Press Statement on Elections

Press Release Somaliland Non- State Actors Forum (SONSAF) and Somaliland Society in Europe (SSE) held extensive discussions during the months of September and October of...

Somaliland: Indefinite detention of twenty four people without court order or trial

HARGEISA– Human Right Centre calls on Somaliland government to release 24 people who are in detention since 17th June 2016 without charges.  The 24...

Somaliland’s main opposition party faces split in dispute over flagbearer’s deputy

HARGEISA– The main opposition party in the breakaway northern Somalia republic of Somalia is in danger of splitting amid standoff over the prospective candidate...

Somaliland hopes Brexit will pave way for UK to grant international recognition

Britain’s looming departure from the EU may be a fraught issue at home, yet in one corner of the Horn of Africa hopes are...

Somali security forces apprehend Aljazeera journalist

MOGADISHU , (HargeisaPress) —The Somali security forces arrested Aljazeera journalist, Hamza Mohamed together with three other journalists who were on assignment with him.   The reason...

Ethiopia announces new curbs as part of state of emergency measures

Ethiopia imposed curbs on its opposition, travel restrictions on diplomats, and a dusk-to-dawn curfew around major projects in new measures announced on Sunday that...

26,000 Somali refugees confirm intention to return home

The UN refugee agency said a total of 26,819 Somali refugees have confirmed their intention to voluntarily return home and are waiting to be...

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