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Four suspected Al-Shabaab have been killed by Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) on Friday, Kenyan army spokesman said. Lt. Col. Paul Njuguna says other extremists escaped Friday’s firefight in the Hulugho…

President Barack Obama has requested a review of all cyberattacks that took place during the 2016 election cycle, the White House said Friday, amid allegations of Russian interference. “The president…

The elections of Lower House in the semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland are expected to resume on Tuesday. The state-level Indirect Electoral Implementation team (SIEIT) has earlier announced the resumption of…

The nation’s first elected Somali-American lawmaker says she was harassed and called “ISIS” by a taxicab driver in Washington, D.C. Minnesota Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar detailed the incident on her Facebook…

Saudi Arabia has again imposed a ban on the import of livestock from Somalia, livestock traders in Jeddah confirmed. Somali traders in Jeddah shared with VOA Somali service a copy…

Uganda sent 2745 new troops in the latest deployment to the volatile Somalia ahead of the presidential elections. The new troops deployed under Uganda Battle Group 20 will be charged…

The Somali army killed at least ten Al-Shabaab fighters and injured several others on Thursday during fighting in Goof-Gaduud area. Ibrahim Yarow, Somali National Army commander in the area told…

Somali parliament will elect a new president December 28 in yet another deadline set by the country’s leadership as fears of a spill over into 2017 abound. The National Leadership…

UN body has said displaced over 25, 700 people have been displaced in the heavy fighting between pro-Islamic State (IS) militants and Somalia’s Puntland state forces for the control of…