Somali Islamist militants attacked two Kenyan police convoys in northern Kenya on Friday, killing at least one police officer, police and a spokesman for the group said. The al Shabaab group, which seeks to overthrow Somalia’s Western-backed government and impose a strict version of Sharia law, has carried out regular assaults in neighbouring Kenya in…

The Somaliland diplomatic office in Ethiopia has had its status elevated from the liaison one by the host country hence treated now as a full consulate, says the SL ambassador based in Addis Ababa. Amb. Mohamoud Jama Aden aka Galaal said that the bilateral relations of the two countries have been stepped up hence a…

MOGADISHU — Authorities in a southern Somali region banned women wearing the full-face veil and auto-racksaw traffic at night to prevent attacks by militants. Security is a major challenge in Somalia as the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabab group continues attacks including suicide bombings and assassinations. The directive by the Middle Shabelle region’s administration Friday said the…

MOGADISHU — A Somali Federal government official has denied that the country has banned the celebrations of Christmas and New Year. Minister of Religious Affairs, Abdulkadir Ali Baghdadi has said that there is no a government decision which is prohibiting the festivities in an interview with the VOA Somali Service. ‘’There is no a government…

Out of 77 statements PolitiFact analyzed, 76% were found to be “mostly false, false, or pants on fire” Fact checking websitePolitiFact announced its annual “Lie of the Year” on Monday, and it found the “only real contenders” were statements made by leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump throughout his campaign. “PolitiFact has been documenting Trump’s statements…

Port manager Ali Omer speaks on the phone at Berbera port in the Somaliland autonomous region of Somalia. (Paul Schemm/The Washington Post) (Paul Schemm/For The Washington Post) BERBERA, Somalia — By the afternoon, more goats than cars are to be found on the unpaved, sunblasted streets of Berbera, a sleepy port town on the Horn of…

A few basic facts about Africa indicate that this continent is the world’s most important and strategic place on earth—facts that only Africans are not aware of, disregard or both! Let’s look at the facts: Between 2010 and 2014, African leaders were invited to at least seven Africa summits, organized by foreign governments, to discuss…

Kenya’s police chief said on Thursday Somalia-based Islamist group Al-Shabaab has split into two groups competing for recruits, warning against attacks during the Christmas period. Inspector-General of Kenyan Police, Joseph Boinnet, said Al-Shabaab had spit into two groups, with one still pledging allegiance to Al-Qaeda, the other to the Islamic State of Iraq and the…

Hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe, Somalia, Feb. 17, 2011 About 200 Islamic extremist fighters have split from Somalia’s al-Shabab rebels, who are allied to al-Qaeda, and have instead pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), Kenya’s police chief said Thursday. The splinter group…