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Al-Shabab seizes Somali town after African Union peacekeepers pullout
Fighters from al-Shabab have seized control of yet another town in central Somalia after it was abandoned by African Union peacekeepers, according to a spokesman for the group and a local official....Published: 24 Oct 2016 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Africa after Brexit
African economies may be severely affected by Britain's exitBy 6:30 a.m. on 24 June, less than 12 hours after a successful referendum on Brexit (Britai...Published: 06 Aug 2016 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Amelia Tan
Terrorism overshadows internal conflicts - As African countries scramble for solutions
Is terrorism becoming the dominant mode of conflict in Africa? This is a question many are asking following the recent surge in terror attacks across Africa. Since January about a dozen African countr...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 07:58hrs | 2 | by Lansana Gberie
Somalia attacks expose US 'hunger' to dominate Africa
On March 7 the Pentagon announced that it had killed 150 members of the Al-Shabaab guerrilla movement in a bombing operation in Somalia.These military actions are part and parcel of a broader ...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 05:29hrs | | by Abayomi Azikiwe
We will not negotiate with anyone - al-Shabab
al-Shabab spokesperson: • threatens government employees and Turkish nationals • denies al-Shabab has been ...Published: 24 Feb 2014 at 16:58hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Security Council Press Statement on Somalia
NEW YORK - The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gary Quinlan ( Australia):On 12 September, the United Nations Security Council was briefe...Published: 16 Sep 2013 at 14:26hrs | | by APO
Communique of the 375th PSC meeting on the situation in Somalia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 375th meeting held on 10 May 2013, adopted the following decision on the situation in Somalia:...Published: 16 May 2013 at 06:42hrs | | by APO
Three Ugandan military helicopters crash in Kenyan airspace
Nairobi - Three Ugandan military helicopters crashed in Kenyan airspace at the weekend on their way to Somalia and bad weather was hampering search and rescue efforts, a Kenyan defence spokesper...Published: 13 Aug 2012 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ugandan military helicopters missing in Kenya
Kampala - A number of Ugandan military helicopters went missing in Kenyan airspace on Sunday on their way to Somalia to reinforce African Union peacekeeping forces battling al-Shabaab rebels, the...Published: 13 Aug 2012 at 05:15hrs | | by Reuters
AMISOM committed to supporting Somalia one year after liberation of Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia - As Somalia today marks the first anniversary of the liberation of the capital, Mogadishu, from Al Qaeda affiliated terrorists, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the...Published: 07 Aug 2012 at 09:44hrs | | by APO
Obama Administration Accomplishments in Sub-Saharan Africa
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ - Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Accomplishments in Sub-Saharan Africa"I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnecte...Published: 15 Jun 2012 at 04:51hrs | 1 | by APO
UN - AU Partnership can improve further: Ban Ki-moon
NEW YORK - Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks to the Security Council on the United Nations-African Union Partnership in Peace and Security, in New York on 12 January:Le...Published: 13 Jan 2012 at 06:52hrs | | by APO
UN Security Council press statement on Somalia
NEW YORK - On Wednesday, 11 January, the Security Council received a briefing from Lynn Pascoe, Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra, Commissioner for Peace an...Published: 12 Jan 2012 at 10:14hrs | | by APO
Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab displayed
Mogadishu - Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab rebels displayed "over 70" dead bodies outside Mogadishu on Thursday, which they claimed were African Union peacekeepers killed in battle.If veri...Published: 21 Oct 2011 at 08:16hrs | | by -
Radio logistics manager shot three times at close range: Somalia
Somali radio executive Farah Hassan Sahal was killed at Bakara Market in Mogadishu on Thursday 4 August, allegedly by a soldier with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) or the Transitional F...Published: 12 Aug 2011 at 08:42hrs | | by Enid Portuguez
Somalia offers open amnesty to al-Shabab
Somalia's government has offered an open amnesty to al-Shabab fighters after the rebels made a surprise withdrawal from the capital, Mogadishu, over the weekend."We offer an amnesty - put down...Published: 10 Aug 2011 at 05:12hrs | | by
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