Puntland's President, Said Abdullahi Deni, has refused to attend the upcoming National Consultative Conference [NCC] set to take place on May 1 in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.The conference, which ...

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre unveiled a significant cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, appointing new leaders to key positions as the country grapples with escalating political and security ...

Kenya and other countries contributing troops in Somalia have called for UN financing of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia. It faces a Sh96 million shortfall and needs ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Defense and foreign affairs ministers from troop-contributing countries to the African Union (AU) ...

Somalia's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre reshuffled the government, appointing Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Ahmed as the new defence ...

Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Ahmed, who previously served as foreign minister and national security chief, was appointed defense ...

Somalia’s Defence Minister, Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi, thanked Uganda and TCCs for their ongoing support in Somalia’s fight ...

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The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) is tasked with combating the Al-Shabaab Islamist ...

The African Union’s interim representative, Rahmon Adebayo, has arrived in Mogadishu after Somalia expelled his predecessor, ...

Al Shabaab fighters clashed with Somali troops over control of a strategic army base in Wargaadhi, central Somalia. The base, ...