1 year agoConfirmed: Kenya's Telkom Kenya is experiencing a nation-scale outage with the provider reporting a service interruption to its GSM and global data; real-time network data show provider's connectivity at 9% of ordinary levels; incident ongoing
UNHCR special envoy for refugees in Horn of Africa @AMB_Affey welcomes Kenya move to start issuing ID cards to 1000s of people who, although they are born in Kenya, have lived in limbo after being as registered as refugees in Dadaab refugee camps
1 year agoFighting broke out at a Jubaland military base at the Dariq Bridge on the outskirts of Kismayo in the Lower Jubba region, southern Somalia after an Al-Shabaab attack. Residents said they heard heavy morning gunfire & 2 regional soldiers were hurt in the repelled terror assault
Al-Shabaab suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest kills at least four people, injuries nearly 10 following an attack at a teashop in South Mogadishu, state media. The Al-Shabaab militant group immediately claimed responsibility
1 year agoKenyan airstrike targets, completely destroys Somalia's privately owned @Hormuud telecom center in Hays-Ugur village near El-Wak town in Gedo region - Reports. KDF destroyed over 15 Hormuud masts in southern Somalia for past 3 yrs, most of them in Lower Juba & Gedo regions
Al-Shabab claims attack on AMISOM military base in Hudur Somalia
Somalia PM @MohamedHRoble condemns "odious terrorist attack" on @MOALIMUU, says he is in stable condition. The Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility for the attack
An eyewitness to Reuters: Somali government spokesman was injured in an explosion in the capital, believed to have been carried out by a suicide bomber
Somalia government spokesperson wounded in explosion in capital suspected to be set off by suicide bomber: Reuters
1 year agoSomali police say a suicide bomber has targeted @MOALIMUU, a spokesman for Somali PM's office while driving on Maka al Mukarama road in Mogadishu. No group says it has carried out Sunday's explosion
1 year agoSomali defense ministry says will hold talks with AMISOM after Kenyan military has destroyed several Hormud telecom company's bases in air strikes carried out in Gedo, Lower and Middle Jubba regions. Gedo and others have been a regular target for KDF troops for years
Al-Shabaab fighters raided military bases for the Ugandan and Kenyan forces in Qaryuli, Qoqani and Brule district in the suburb of Kismayo, Juba state, southern Somalia
Security agents have killed three al-Shabāab militants in Takaba, Mandera County
Bodies of two people abducted by suspected Al-shabaab militants eight days ago at Kibokoni, Hindi in Lamu County found at a forest in Kibokoni area
Kenya: 4 police officers killed in suspected AlShabaab attack at Liboi, Garissa County
UN mission in Somalia: Contrary to some initial reports, there were no @UN personnel or contractors in the convoy targeted in the suicide attack earlier today in Mogadishu
Al-Shabab claims responsibility for a bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu
9 people were killed, including security personnel, and others were wounded in a car bombing near Mogadishu airport
1 year ago8 people killed and several others injured in a car bomb explosion targeting a UN convoy on 21st October road north of Somalia's Aden Abdulle International Airport next to Afisyoni that houses UN staffers.Al- Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack
1 year agoHeavy explosion has just been reported in Mogadishu. Early reports indicate it's a suicide car bomb on the 21st October road. The car bomb may have targeted another vehicle travelling on the road. This is taking place meters north of Mogadishu airport perimeter
1 year agoA Garissa family is now appealing for assistance to find their kin, Sharif Sheikh Noor, 21 who was arrested in Wajir County on December 4 last year by officers from the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) under unclear circumstances after he was cleared of terror charges
1 year agoFresh attack in Lamu: Two killed in attack in Salama, Juhudi & Marafa villages Residents flee villages for fear of more attacks Residents block Lamu Witu – Garsen highway in protest Coast regional security teams hold meeting over attacks MondayReport @TrevorOmbija
2 more people were killed in Lamu on Sunday night by suspected AlShabaab militants. By attacking in an election year that coincides with political violence, Alshabaab is showing a high level of planning, bcoz as expected, the govt is blaming politicians for the violence
Somalia: The national army and forces in the Galmudug region repelled an attack by the militant group al-Shabaab on Sunday, killing at least 21 of its operatives, officials said. Several soldiers also killed in crossfire
1 year agoPOLICE OFFICER dies after shooting himself in the head with a G3 rifle he had been assigned to at Makupa police lines, Mombasa
1 year agoAl- Shabaab militants have killed the commander of the 13th Battalion of the Somali Army Lieutenant Colonel Ali Mohamed Socaadle and three other soldiers after launching attack in Adakibir town in Galgadud region in Galmudug State on Sunday
1 year agoElburgon Murder: Man kills his wife and 3 children in Elburgon, Nakuru County Residents say he killed the victims and set the house on fire Mutisia: We've arrested the man and investigations are ongoing
Four police officers killed in suspected Al-Shabaab attack in Lamu
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Mombasa, Kenya. He's set to meet with his Kenyan counterpart and Kenyan president. Kenya is the top Chinese diplomat's second stop of new year's visit to Africa
1 year agoKenya's internal security minister Dr. Fred Matiang'i has imposed 30 days dusk to dawn curfew in some parts of Lamu county after successive militant attacks left 7 people dead and displaced dozens of others. Multi- agency security operation underway in the besieged areas
