Tag: Somali
Sports
17-years-old footballer retires to marry girlfriend ; she leaves him right after announcement
Somali footballer Abdihafid Mohamed Abdi (17) has announced his retirement from the sport, reportedly at the insistence of his fiancée.According to reports from...
Independent Africa
U.S. to establish 5 military bases for Somali Army
In a bid to enhance the capabilities of the Somali national army amidst persistent threats from extremist groups, the United States has announced plans...
World
Journalist for Somali TV killed in suicide attack
The Somali public is expressing reverence and admiration for a prominent TV journalist from Somalia who was killed in a restaurant bombing in the...
Independent Africa
43 people killed in Somali clash – Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has reported the retrieval of 43 bodies from the front line of recent conflict in a...
Independent Africa
Uganda, Rwanda implements opposing strategies to protect their economy
Starting from August 2022, the Somali military has been actively involved in an offensive operation against the Shebab, a group with affiliations to al-Qaeda....
Independent Africa
Kenya hesitates to reopening Somali border over attacks
The Kenyan government has announced a delay in the planned reopening of its border with Somalia, citing recent attacks attributed to the Islamist militant...
Independent Africa
Somalia: Security troops end Al-Shabaab-claimed hotel siege
Somali state television said early Saturday (June 10) that security troops had ended the siege of a hotel in Mogadishu. According to authorities, six...
Independent Africa
60 Shaabab militiamen killed by Somali National Army in Haradhere
The killing of numerous Al-Shabaab fighters, according to the Somali National Army (SNA), has boosted the insurgent group's morale.Haradhere District Commissioner Mohamed Yusuf Kulmiye...
Independent Africa
Trial continues for seized Somali press union boss
The head of one of Somalia’s union of journalists has appeared in court for a third time in an ongoing trial on charges of...
Independent Africa
Somali army pushes militants out of key town
The Somali army and allied militias have driven al-Shabab fighters out of a strategic town in the country's centre that the Islamist militant group...
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