Tag: Somalia
UPDF Sends 1,800 Soldiers to Somalia
The Ugandan army has sent 1,822 Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers to war-torn Somalia.
The soldiers were flagged off to join the Amisom keeping...
Museveni Speaks out on al-Shabaab Attack on UPDF Base
Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni has spoken out on an al-shabaab terrorist attack on an Amison base on Easter Sunday.
Museveni has praised the UPDF soldiers...
Four UPDF Soldiers Killed in Somalia
Four Uganda People’s Defendce Force (UPDF) soldiers under the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) were reportedly killed and six injured in an Alshabaab...
South Sudan, Somalia are World’s Most Fragile States – New Report
South Sudan is the most fragile nation in the world, the new fragile states index has revealed.
Conducted by Fund for Peace, an independent research...
Four Al Shabaab Militants Executed
A military court in Somalia has executed four men it said were fighters belonging to al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab who were behind a 2016...
Kenyatta, Somali President Discuss Dadaab Camp, Direct Flights
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somali counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed addressed a joint press conference at State House-Nairobi Thursday in which they addressed...
Somalia, Sudan condemn Trump’s New Travel Ban
Some countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the United Nations.
On Monday,...
UN Chief Guterres Visits Somalia, Appeals for $825 Million Aid
UN Secretary-General António Guterres landed in Mogadishu on Tuesday not only to show “solidarity with Somalia people" but also to draw global attention to...
AMISOM: 57 Al-Shabab Fighters Killed in Raid
AMISOM announces one of deadliest attacks on armed group’s base in Juba, but al-Shabab says it lost no fighters.
At least 57 al-Shabab fighters were...