US military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete

Local Coronavirus Informations

Monday, January 18, 2021

Home
News
- News
  US military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete
  Staff Reporter - January 17, 2021
  The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency.Some experts have...
  News
  Iraq Issues an Arrest Warrant for President Donald Trump
  Staff Reporter - January 7, 2021
  An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi...
  News
  Turkey provides commando training to Somali soldiers
  Staff Reporter - January 5, 2021
  Some 150 Somali army soldiers are receiving special commando training in Turkey under a military cooperation pact between the two countries, the Turkish National...
  Horn of Africa
  Turkish nationals killed, many injured in Al-Shabab terrorist attack in Somalia
  Staff Reporter - January 2, 2021
  Five people, including two Turkish nationals, were killed and more than a dozen others injured on Saturday after a suicide bomber carried out an...
  Horn of Africa
  Al-Shabab ‘collects more revenue than Somali government’
  Staff Reporter - October 27, 2020
  Using intimidation and violence, Somalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab raises as much revenue as the country's authorities, a report says.The militants collect at least...
Somali News
- News
  US military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete
  Staff Reporter - January 17, 2021
  The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency.Some experts have...
  News
  Turkey provides commando training to Somali soldiers
  Staff Reporter - January 5, 2021
  Some 150 Somali army soldiers are receiving special commando training in Turkey under a military cooperation pact between the two countries, the Turkish National...
  Horn of Africa
  Turkish nationals killed, many injured in Al-Shabab terrorist attack in Somalia
  Staff Reporter - January 2, 2021
  Five people, including two Turkish nationals, were killed and more than a dozen others injured on Saturday after a suicide bomber carried out an...
  Horn of Africa
  Al-Shabab ‘collects more revenue than Somali government’
  Staff Reporter - October 27, 2020
  Using intimidation and violence, Somalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab raises as much revenue as the country's authorities, a report says.The militants collect at least...
  Articles-Op
  October 14 tragedy: Why Somalia needs a national biometric system
  Staff Reporter - October 14, 2020
  By Thabit MohamedFormer Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Benadir RegionOn October 14, 2017, a terrorist operative belonging to Al-Shabaab drove off from Somalia’s breadbasket...
World News
- News
  Iraq Issues an Arrest Warrant for President Donald Trump
  Staff Reporter - January 7, 2021
  An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi...
  News
  Trump Demands Plan to Pull Hundreds of U.S. Troops From Somalia
  Staff Reporter - October 13, 2020
  President Donald Trump has told top advisers he wants to withdraw U.S. troops from Somalia, according to people familiar with the matter, allowing him...
  News
  Former Islington mayor Rakhia Ismail quits Labour party over racism
  Staff Reporter - October 11, 2020
  The UK’s first hijab-wearing mayor has resigned from the Labour party citing racism and a “system that allows white men to have what they want, when...
  News
  Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power
  Staff Reporter - September 24, 2020
  US President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses November's election."Well, we'll have to see what...
  News
  lhan Omar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: ‘This is my country’
  Staff Reporter - September 23, 2020
  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday night fired back at President Trump, who went after her at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.Trump on Tuesday said Omar, a refugee from Somalia...
Africa
- Africa
  Alshabab Extremists release two Cuban doctors kidnapped in Somalia
  Staff Reporter - October 7, 2020
  The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab has released two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped in Kenya and held for a year and a half in...
  Africa
  Kenyan Silverstone cargo plane crashes at Airport in Mogadishu crew members rescued
  Staff Reporter - September 19, 2020
  A Kenyan cargo plane on Saturday crashed at Mogadishu’s main airport in Somalia, injuring two of the five crew members.Following the accident, the Aden...
  Africa
  Mali President Keita arrested by mutinying soldiers
  Staff Reporter - August 18, 2020
  Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was arrested on Tuesday by mutinying soldiers in the capital Bamako, two security sources told the Media.Their actions began...
  Africa
  Ethiopia reads mischief in Egypt plan for Somaliland military base
  Staff Reporter - July 29, 2020
  Ethiopia on Monday warned Egypt against establishing any military base that would pose a security threat to the East African region.The reaction comes days...
  Africa
  Uganda’s Museveni seeks re-election to extend rule to four decades
  Staff Reporter - July 22, 2020
  Uganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni has collected papers to seek nomination as the ruling party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election, the party said...
- Horn of Africa
Featured
- News
  Feared Shabab Exploit Somali Banking and Invest in Real Estate, U.N. Says
  Staff Reporter - October 12, 2020
  The Shabab, the Somalia-based militant group that is Al Qaeda’s most powerful ally in Africa, is not only collecting millions of dollars in tariffs...
  News
  As Somalia chooses delegate voting system, outsider sees his chances rise
  Staff Reporter - September 21, 2020
  For most of the Somalia presidential aspirants the Nation has interviewed so far, the aspect of replacing an incumbent who has ‘failed’ in his mandate seems...
  News
  The rape and murder that shook Mogadishu
  Staff Reporter - September 16, 2020
  There are many violent incidents in Mogadishu that often go unnoticed. But when Hamdi Mohamed Farah was tossed over a six-storey building in the...
  News
  Somalia election: Old rivals unite to fight Farmaajo
  Staff Reporter - September 6, 2020
  In Somalia’s political scene, the revolving door is brutal and not even presidents can be safe.Every sort of election held in and out of...
  News
  Iman Elman: ‘I feel like I can do just as much if not more than any of the men’
  Staff Reporter - August 24, 2020
  When Iman Elman decided to enlist in the Somali National Army in 2011, the officer distributing uniforms gave her one shirt and two pairs of pants....
Articles
- Articles-Op
  Resignation of President Farmajo is the Right Option before Somalia Falls Apart
  Staff Reporter - January 3, 2021
  by: Dr. Mohamud UlusoThe high level of political antagonism, public agitation, insecurity, and fear for violence afflicting Somalia demand the immediate resignation of President...
  Articles-Op
  October 14 tragedy: Why Somalia needs a national biometric system
  Staff Reporter - October 14, 2020
  By Thabit MohamedFormer Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Benadir RegionOn October 14, 2017, a terrorist operative belonging to Al-Shabaab drove off from Somalia’s breadbasket...
  Articles-Op
  Save Somalia from Farmajo, rogue MPs
  Staff Reporter - July 30, 2020
  By MICHAEL MUGWANG'ASomalia is on the brink of civil war once again.The Horn of Africa nation seems to be cursed with unrealistic and vengeful...
  Articles-Op
  The State Department spent $1.5 billion on Somali democracy and built a dictatorship
  Staff Reporter - July 27, 2020
  On July 25, Somalia’s appointed Parliament voted to oust Hassan Ali Khaire, the country’s prime minister. The move, which allows Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also...
  Articles-Op
  Somalia should allow al Shabaab to participate in polls
  Staff Reporter - July 20, 2020
  by CHARLES MWANZIASomalia is a federal, sovereign, and democratic republic founded on the inclusive representation of the people, a multiparty system, and social justice according...
Somali Diaspora
- News
  Former Islington mayor Rakhia Ismail quits Labour party over racism
  Staff Reporter - October 11, 2020
  The UK’s first hijab-wearing mayor has resigned from the Labour party citing racism and a “system that allows white men to have what they want, when...
  News
  Why a Somali-born fighter is being honoured in Rome
  Staff Reporter - August 23, 2020
  In the series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe looks at how some Italians are revaluating their colonial past in Africa.Rome's city council...
  Somali Diaspora
  Being a Premier League referee? That’s the mission, says Jawahir Roble
  Staff Reporter - August 11, 2020
  BRITAIN’S first female Muslim referee has set her sights on officiating in the Premier League.Jawahir Roble, 26, moved with her parents to Britain at...
  News
  Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action
  Staff Reporter - August 1, 2020
  President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he will act as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States, NBC...
  News
  Marist College International Student Relieved ICE Order Was Removed
  Staff Reporter - July 16, 2020
  International students around the country are breathing a sigh of relief after the Trump administration reversed an order that would remove international students from...

Africa

Alshabab Extremists release two Cuban doctors kidnapped in Somalia

Staff Reporter - October 7, 2020

Africa

Kenyan Silverstone cargo plane crashes at Airport in Mogadishu crew members rescued

Staff Reporter - September 19, 2020

Africa

Mali President Keita arrested by mutinying soldiers

Staff Reporter - August 18, 2020

Africa

Ethiopia reads mischief in Egypt plan for Somaliland military base

Staff Reporter - July 29, 2020

Africa

Uganda’s Museveni seeks re-election to extend rule to four decades

Staff Reporter - July 22, 2020

- Advertisement -

Africa

Surprise Qatar visit signals Turkey may employ Somalis ahead of Libya attack

Staff Reporter - July 21, 2020

A surprise visit by Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar to Qatar at the weekend may signal that Turkey is seeking to bolster an army...

Africa

Kenya’s Amina Mohamed vows to help reform WTO if given top seat

Staff Reporter - July 17, 2020

Kenya’s candidate for top post at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said she will push for reforms in the global trade refereeing body,...

Africa

Donkey blamed for crash of Kenyan plane in Somalia

Staff Reporter - July 15, 2020

A plane belonging to Bluebird Aviation company that crash-landed in Beletwein, Somalia on Tuesday 14 July 2020.A Kenyan plane owned by Bluebird Aviation crash-landed...

Africa

Al-Shabab militant killed by own bomb in Kenya border town

Staff Reporter - July 14, 2020

Kenyan police have confirmed that an al-Shabaab terrorist was killed on Monday by a bomb he was assembling to carry out roadside attacks in...

Africa

Al-Shabaab destroy communication mast in Garissa

Staff Reporter - July 9, 2020

Al-Shabaab militants attacked and destroyed a communication mast in Korakora area, in Garissa County. Locals said about 20 gunmen staged the attack on the...

Africa

US soldier killed in Kenya is identified after Alshabab attack that left 3 Americans dead

Staff Reporter - January 6, 2020

A U.S. Army specialist killed with two other Americans in an attack Sunday by al-Qaida-aligned militants in Kenya has been identified by his family.Spc....

Africa

3 Americans killed in Al-Shabab attack at Kenyan military base

Staff Reporter - January 5, 2020

One U.S. service member and two American Department of Defense contractors were killed in a terror attack on a military base in Kenya that houses some...

Africa

Al-Shabaab jihadists attack US-Kenya military base

Staff Reporter - January 5, 2020

Jihadists from Somalia's Al-Shabaab group on Sunday attacked a military base used by US and Kenyan forces in Kenya's coastal Lamu region, a government...

Africa

Kenya: Names of seven police officers killed by Al Shabab in Mandera bus attack revealed

Staff Reporter - December 7, 2019

Seven police officers returning from leave were among the eleven people killed on Friday evening by a contingent of Al Shabab militants who waylaid...

- Advertisement -

Must Read

News

US military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete

Staff Reporter - January 17, 2021

- Advertisement -

News

Africa

Must Read

Somali News

World News

Most Popular