Somali diplomats said that Russia has promised to help Somalia's armed forces in their fight against Al-Shabaab.
The diplomats, who asked not to be named because they were not allowed to talk to reporters, said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the request during a conversation with his Somali...
Somali security forces, alongside international partners, carried out an airstrike attack in the Lower Shabelle region on Friday, killing at least 30 al-Shabaab militants.
According to state media, the planned operations targeted four villages within the Kunturwarey district. Military vehicles and heavy weapons were destroyed during the operation.
The government media...
The African Union ATMIS command has issued a press release on the Al-Shabaab attack at dawn on their base in Buulo Mareer, 120 km southwest of Mogadishu.
ATMIS said Al-Shabaab attacked their base in an attack that used a vehicle filled with explosives and suicide bombers.
The ATMIS mission said that...
The al-Shabaab group said that they have taken over the ATMIS military base in Bulomareer district in the Lower Shabelle region.
A statement from the Al-Shabaab organization said that the Al-Shabaab group attacked Bulomareer from several directions and they were unable to take control of the ATMIS military base.
Al-Shabaab's statement...
The European Union (EU) has approved an amount of 20.5 million euros in budget support for the Federal Government of Somalia (DFS).
This support coincides with the Federal Government and the European Union launching a Joint Action Plan for cooperation between the European Union and Somalia, which outlines the priorities...
The United Nations has announced that it has received a sum of 2.4 billion dollars to fund aid operations for about 32 million people living in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
But the United Nations said that these donations fell short of the economic funding it was looking for as it...
The weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia which was chaired today by the Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama focused on the flooding of the Shabelle River in the Hiran region, the preparation of the certificate examination in...
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Office of Public Affairs
Press Release: Wednesday, May 24
Contact:Treasury Public Affairs, Press@Treasury.gov
Treasury Designates Terror Operatives and Illicit Charcoal Smugglers in Somalia.
WASHINGTON Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) targeted 26 individuals and entities connected with the terrorist group al
Shabaab, including15 financial...
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) carried out an airstrike targeting the Al-Shabaab group in Jilib district on May 20, 2023.
According to Timothy S. Pietrack, AFRICOM's Deputy Chief of Public Affairs, the initial assessment of this attack shows that the bombing was carried out without causing any harm to...
The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, attended the annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AFDB) today in the city of Sharma el-Sheikh.
The summit, which focuses on climate action and mobilizing private sector financing for green growth, aims to set a sustainable development plan for Africa as...