Somali Troops Recapture Village from al-Shabab
Somali government troops recaptured Goofgaduud in southern Somalia after al-Shabab militants briefly took control of the village Sunday, officials and witnesses said.
“The militants attacked...
Premier meets with Somaliland President
Addis Ababa, (HargeisaPress) — Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has conferred today with a delegation led by a Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo on issues...
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...