Somalia

TILLERSON confirms that Trump was joking when he called Africa SHITHOLE

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, flanked by his chief of staff Margaret Peterlin (L), meets with Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 8, 2018. Tillerson Reaffirms US Commitment to Africa ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (VOA) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has re-affirmed the U.S. commitment to Africa, two months after President Donald Trump’s reported derogatory comments about the continent. “I think the United States commitment to Africa is quite clear in terms of the importance we place on the relationship,” said Tillerson at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “The president himself wrote Read More

SOMALIA: US air strikes kill 62 militants

U.S. says air strikes killed 62 militants in Somalia NAIROBI (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Monday it had killed 62 militants in six air strikes on Saturday and Read More

SOMALIA: US airstrike kills 8 al-Shabab fighters

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. military says it has killed eight members of the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike south of Somalia’s capital. The U.S. Africa Command statement says Read More

SOMALIA: Supporters of arrested ex-al Shabaab leader clash with police, 11 dead

Former al Shabaab leader Mukhtar Robow attends a news conference in Baidoa, Somalia November 4, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least 11 people were killed in Somalia’s Read More

SOMALIA hands over fishing industry to China

Somalia gives up fishing rights to China. Pic credit: Adeso By AGENCIES At a time when local fishermen in Somalia are struggling to compete with foreign vessels that are depleting Read More

SOMALIA: Former Al-Shabab No. 2 Arrested

FILE – Former al Shabaab leader Mukhtar Robow attends a news conference in Baidoa, Somalia, Nov. 4, 2018. By VOA WASHINGTON / BAIDOA, SOMALIA — The former deputy leader of Read More

SOMALIA: Mogadishu most crowded city in Africa

War, Hunger and A Housing Boom: Welcome to Africa’s Most Crowded City FILE – A Somali woman walks out from her makeshift shelter at a camp for the internally displaced Read More

SOMALIA: Motion filed to impeach president: statement

FILE PHOTO: Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed attends the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa,Read More

SOMALIA: US airstrike outside capital kills 4 al-Shabab

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. military says it has killed four members of the al-Shabab extremist group with a “self-defense airstrike” outside Somalia’s capital after partner forces were attacked. The Read More

SOMALIA: US airstrike outside capital kills 4 al-Shabab

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. military says it has killed four members of the al-Shabab extremist group with a “self-defense airstrike” outside Somalia’s capital after partner forces were attacked. The Read More

SOMALIA: US strike kills 4 militants

U.S. military says strike kills four militants in Somalia NAIROBI (Reuters) – The U.S military said it killed four militants in an air strike against al Shabaab militants in the Read More