(KampalaSDN)Yoweri Museveni President of Uganda Incumbent Assumed office 29 January 1986 Prime Minister Samson Kisekka George Cosmas Adyebo Kintu Musoke Apolo Nsibambi Amama Mbabazi Vice President Samson Kisekka Specioza Wandera Kazibwe Gilbert Bukenya Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi Preceded by Tito Okello Lutwa Personal details Born 15 August c. 1944 (age 68–69)[1] Ntungamo, Uganda Political party National [...]

Islamist militants had been saving one last blow to deal to France after its military conducted a bloody, unsuccessful hostage rescue attempt in Somalia Friday. Al-Shabaab declared Wednesday that it has killed the hostage. In the war of words, it was important to the militia to announce the killing occurred not during but after the [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will on Thursday officially recognize the Somali government in Mogadishu, ending a hiatus of more than 20 years and opening the door to increased U.S. and international economic help for the violence-plagued African nation, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce [...]

OTTAWA — When Adam Doreh arrived in Canada in 1989, he was faced with the “long process” of distinguishing himself as a member of the Somaliland community — a distinct nation within Somalia that is not internationally recognized as a sovereign state. The 65-year-old now acts as a leader at Ottawa Somaliland Community Service, managing [...]

The United Nations official dealing with conflict-related sexual violence today condemned the arrest of a Somali journalist who was detained for conducting an interview with a woman who claimed she was raped by members of the Somali Army in September. “Allegations of rape should be met with objective investigations by the proper authorities, not detention [...]

U.S. military fighter jets provided backup support to a failed French hostage rescue missionin Somalia, the White House announced Sunday in a rare public acknowledgment of American combat operations in the Horn of Africa. In a letter to Congress, President Obama said U.S. combat aircraft “provided limited technical support” to French forces late Friday as [...]

Once again road accidents have become a common occurrence on our roads and motorways with its accompanying fatalities and casualties. We have lost our parents, brothers, sisters and friends. It is still reported that Somaliland’s road accident record is strangely high among developing countries. This year alone, Somaliland recorded 2,875 motor accidents. According to the [...]

MOGADISHU, Somalia –  A Somali official says three Syrian hostages held by Somali pirates have been released after more than two years in captivity. Mohamed Aden Ticey, an administrator based in Adado town in central Somalia, said Saturday no ransom was paid for their release. The three were the last to be freed of the [...]

French commandos launched an attack overnight in an apparent bid to free a French hostage in southern Somalia, leaving several dead, an Islamist commander and residents said Saturday. “Mujahedeen fighters defeated the so-called commandos of the French government who tried to rescue a hostage, and they (the commandos) left the bodies of several of their [...]