Somalia News Briefs

AU Mission Denies Shelling Residential Areas The Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Wednesday refuted reports that its peacekeeping

Somalia to move to Party Politics in bid to cut Clan Rivalry Members of Somalia’s new parliament to be elected

UK’s Minister for Africa Visits Somalia Tobias Ellwood, British Minister for the Middle East and Africa, visited Somalia and Kenya

PM names new Immigration Director Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke has appointed Mohamed Adan Kofi as the new

AU to probe alleged killing of 14 civilians in Somalia The incident occurred late Sunday in the west of Somalia,

AU to withdraw troops from Somalia in 2020 The African Union said it plans to pull its soldiers out of

Somalia President says electoral process for August ‘critical’ The meeting of National Leadership Forum (NLF) has proceeded into its second

Number of Child Soldiers in Somalia May Top 5,000, UN Reports A top official with the U.N. Children’s Fund says

Turkish President Criticises EU Over Cutting Somalia Funding The visiting Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday warned that the decision

Somalia president raises concern of over plans to shut Dadaab refugee camp Somalia’s president is not happy about Kenya’s resolve