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By Reuters Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States on Friday and pledged to end “American carnage” of social and economic woes in an inaugural…

Somali armed forces have killed four Al-Shabaab fighters in a security operation in tBakool region in southern Somalia, authorities said Friday morning. Armed forces conducted the operation on Thursday night…

Burundi has dropped its bid to withdraw its troops serving under Amisom in Somalia as it strikes deal with the African Union to pursue a compromise deal with the European…

A group of teenage boys who posted a video online of themselves raping two girls must not be allowed to evade jail by paying for their crime in camels, campaigners…

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is alarmed at reports that children may constitute a large part of the force recruited and used by Al-Shabab group in Somalia. Guterres said it…

Somali government forces have launched security operations in number of suburbs in Afgooye town following Al-Shabaab’s attack on town located southwest of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, official said. The soldiers have nabbed…

  Al-Shabaab on Thursday night raided a key Somali town Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu but were repulsed after fierce fighting, a senior military official has confirmed. Mohamed Mursal, a military…

Deputy defence minister Mohamed Ali Hagaa has been elected MP in the ongoing Lower House elections for Somaliland as the exercise comes to its penultimate end. Hagaa garnered 50 votes…

By Reuters Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz flew to Senegal to meet with President Macky Sall after last-ditch talks in Gambia aimed at resolving a crisis over the transfer…