Seven al-Shabab militants killed after prison attack in Mogadishu
Somali security forces on Sunday said they had killed seven al-Shabab militants who stormed a high-security prison in Mogadishu. The ...
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Somali forces fighting al Shabaab attack on high-security prison
Somali government forces were fighting on Saturday to repel al Shabaab militants who stormed a high-security underground prison in the ...
Ethiopia launches Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam
Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while ...
Somalia’s president and opposition leaders reach historic election agreement
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and four key opposition leaders have signed an agreement concerning the upcoming elections in Somalia. ...
Camels at the heart of Somalia’s agricultural transformation
Camels have long been the backbone of Somalia's pastoralist culture, feeding families, transporting goods and standing tall in local folklore. ...
Ethiopia arrests dozens of suspected Islamic State militants, Fana broadcaster reports
Ethiopia has arrested dozens of suspected Islamic State militants, who it claimed have been trained and deployed to carry out ...
Al Shabaab captures central Somali town, presses on with advance
Al Shabaab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia's central Hiiran region and are pressing on with an ...
Somalia-Ethiopia tensions escalate as port deal talks stall
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Ankara on Friday for a high-level meeting focused ...
Blast hits military base in Somali capital, witness and al Shabaab group say
An explosion hit a military base in the Somali capital on Wednesday and was followed by gunfire, a witness said, ...
African Union helicopter crashes in Somali capital, state-run media reports
A military helicopter from the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at the airport in the capital Mogadishu on ...