UN Security Council to vote to end Somalia arms embargo after three decades
The embargo was placed on Somalia in 1992 to cut the flow of weapons to feuding warlords in the country.The United Nations Security Council (UNSC)...
Somalia’s Stalling Fight Against Al-Shabaab and America’s Wobbly Strategy
Somalia's Stalling Fight Against Al-Shabaab and America's Wobbly Strategy - African Union News Today - EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for global...
Exhausted Nations
[ad_1] Bob LastHead, UK Mission Political and Human Rights Team 16th October 2023 Geneva, SwitzerlandIf anyone sensible was trying to design a system to get...
AU Envoy Seeks International Support for Somali Army
The head of the African Union Mission in Somalia has called for international support for Somali government forces who are battling the al-Shabab militant group...
International terrorists must be defeated in central Somalia | Opinion
In the heart of Somalia, a battle of immense consequence is unfolding. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at the helm of Somalia's leadership for a...
Fierce forest combat kills dozens of Somali forces and militants
MOGADISHU - At least 30 pro-government fighters and dozens of al Shabaab militants were killed in Somalia in some of the bloodiest fighting of a...
Somalia Claims Killing Hundreds of Militants Amid Recent Setbacks
The Somali government on Wednesday said government troops have killed hundreds of militants during military operations in the last two months. In a statement posted...
East African Countries Request Delay of Troop Withdrawal From Somalia
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — The five nations contributing troops to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, or ATMIS, are urging the U.N. Security Council to...
Suicide attack on tea shop in Somalia capital kills at least seven
Al-Shabab group claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day after a deadly car bombing in Mogadishu.A suicide bomber blew himself up at a...
Atmis should exit Somalia with caution
Ever since the announcement of the exit of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) towards the end of next year, several questions arise....