4 month agoAlShabaab media outlets promised a new audio message of the group's leader Ahmed Omar Abu Ubaida. Affiliate sites of the group said the message will address the people of Djibouti
Kenya imposes Nairobi lockdown, closes schools, to contain Covid-19
4 month agoBaringo Bandit Attack: 60-year-old man shot dead, two others seriously wounded in Baringo South, just days after leaders announced a 30-day ceasefire in the restive region
4 month agoDeath toll climbs to 4 as two more victims succumb to injuries Two people died on the spot after the bus hit an IED in Koromey
4 month agoSomali National Army took over security responsibilities of the @amisomsomalia forward operating base in Afgoye on Thursday, per reports. AU forces will now move towards Arbiska and Arba'ow, between Mogadishu and Afgoye
Five to eight rounds of mortar attacks were reported in Mogadishu early on Thursday. Some of the mortars landed on the edge of Mogadishu airport, others hit residential areas killing an infant and a father, per @sntvnews1. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack
Heavy explosions, said to be mortar strikes, target the heavily fortified Halane camp (Mogadishu's green zone) which hosts several foreign missions in Somalia. At least 5 explosions heard inside Halane camp and nearby areas. Casualties reported - Witnesses
ColonelAbass Gurey whose militiamen control Elwak town heads to Beled-Hawo to join FGS.He was part of the Package agreement between Kenya&Somalia.Kenya handovers the control of Elwak to FGS.The whole of Gedo would be under the control FGS per the agreement
4 month agoMandera IED Attack: At least three people killed, several others injured after a bus they were traveling in was hit by a roadside improvised explosive device in North Eastern
4 month agoKenya Interior Minister Fred Matiang'i gives @Refugees a 14-day ultimatum to come up with a roadmap on "definite" closure of Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps. In Nov 2013, Kenya, Somalia and the UNHCR signed an agreement allowing only "voluntary repatriation" of Dadaab refugees
4 month agoAn aircraft has crashed in Marsabit, killing 2 people who were on board.
[email protected]_Farmaajo called for a new round of talks about elections on March 22. Unclear if the call will garner support from the opposition and the two main federal member states to take place. Puntland, Jubaland, opposition leaders & Senate leadership formed a new alliance on March 18
4 month agoIEBC says security situation in Machakos Senatorial by-elections calm. Machakos County Police Commander Issa Mohamud assures public that police will ensure peace prevails. The Commission urges Machakos voters to turn out & exercise their democratic right
A US surveillance drone crashed while on a reconnaissance mission in the village of Weelaamroow in the Lower Jubba province of Somalia.
4 month agoNyamira Shooting Incident: Police launch probe into the incident that left 3 officers dead Senior police officers in meeting over shooting incident A police officer shot dead two colleagues before committing suicide
4 month agoKisii Police Shooting: Two AP officers have died in Kisii County after one officer opened fire on his colleagues, then turned the gun on himself
4 month agoBody of gunman who was killed in Kisumu shooting frenzy yet to be claimed
Tanzania: President John Magufuli is being treated in hospital in Kenya and is in critical condition, opposition leader Tundu Lissu said. He was infected with the coronavirus and went into cardiac arrest
@USAfricaCommand says there was NO airstrike by US forces during Monday's operation vs alShabaab in in Ballow and Jambalul villages in Somalia
[email protected] envoy to Somalia James Swan condemns the mortar attack on the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu
4 month agoISIOLO POLICE arrest Douglas Karondo, 18, as the main suspect in the murder of a boda boda rider. The incident resulted in days of violence in the town
4 month agoIncoming mortar fire causes damage to prefabs, vehicles in Halane camp, footage shows. No casualties reported so far. The Al-Shabaab militant claimed responsibility
4 month agoHeavy explosions said to be mortar attacks have been reported near Aden Adde international airport in Mogadishu. Reports say several mortars landed inside Somalia's heavily fortified Halane military, camp which housing AU, UN offices in the city
Reports of indirect fire on Halane, the AMISOM base camp in Mogadishu. Five to six impacts were reported; casualties not yet known
Al-Shabaab media published purported audio of one of their leaders Mahad Karate threatening further attacks on prisons to free militant inmates, following Thursday's attack on Bosaso prison. Puntland said some prisoners were recaptured and vowed to prepare operation to degrade AS
4 month agoCalm returns in Isiolo town after two communities clashed. Skirmishes sparked by lynching of suspected thief Suspect was allegedly caught with a motorbike stolen in Meru Shops were looted and property destroyed by the protestors
At least 20 dead, 30 others injured in a car bomb outside Lul Yemeni restaurant in Mogadishu, according to @AaminAmbulance. A suicide bomber attacked the same hotel in early August last year
4 month agoSomalia: Confirmation: An initial assessment would show 20 dead and 30 injured in a suicide bombing targeting a restaurant in central Mogadishu
4 month agoScene of tonight's massive explosion near Mogadishu Central prison. Witnesses say suspected car bomb targets Luul Yemeni restaurant. Casualties reported. No group claims responsibility yet
Al-Shabaab claims releasing 400 terrorist inmates from Bosaso prison in Puntland during a coordinated midnight attack. At least 7 police officers killed in the attack, according police
