Somali nationals are uncomfortable about allegations making the rounds that their sons are being sent to the Eritrean military. The boys, aged between 19 and 22…
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Somalia had stopped the importation of miraa last year when international flights were suspended due to fear of the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, but when international air travels resumed, miraa importation from Kenya was still restricted while a different variety from Ethiopia was allowed into the country.
Somalia has threatened to withdraw from a regional bloc after the group ruled in favour of Kenya in a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. The…
Fighting broke out between Somalia National Forces and regional Jubbaland fighters, which Somalia claims were trained in Kenya.
The ministry did not, however, identify the entities and quantity of ammunition intercepted nor did he provide any proof to back up the report either.
Somalia’s Ministry of Information, Posts and Telecommunication says investigators have begun investigations into origin of the sophisticated weapons and ammunition which it intercepted while being smuggled…
No fewer than 11 people have died and 14 others injured in heavy fighting that broke out overnight in a Somali town near the Kenyan border.…
No immediate details have however been given concerning casualties, but the information ministry asserted that Somali forces were in control of the town.
Osman Abukar Dubbe, Somalia’s Minister for Information Culture and Tourism, has denied reports that Somali soldiers trained in Eritrea took part in the fighting between the…
“This strike targeted known al-Shabaab leaders who facilitated [operations of] finance, weapons, fighters, and explosives.