Somalia

  • Mar 14, 2012
  • 2 min read

Al-Shabaab retains threat capacity in Somali capital

Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a bomb attack in the presidential compound today, and said...

Somalia
  • Mar 12, 2012
  • 2 min read

Nairobi grenade attack will not be the last for Kenya

The death toll rose to seven today, from a Saturday evening grenade attack at a bus station in...

Kenya
  • Mar 1, 2012
  • 6 min read

World shipping's Somali piracy costs will rise in 2012

A Danish military investigation has opened into the death of an Iranian and a Pakistani during...

International
  • Feb 23, 2012
  • 2 min read

Baidoa capture strains al-Shabaab in southern Somalia

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today rejected dialogue with al-Shabaab in her address to...

Somalia
  • Feb 16, 2012
  • 2 min read

UN appears set to approve AMISOM expansion for Somalia

The UN Security Council will move to adopt a resolution expanding the force size for...

Somalia
  • Feb 14, 2012
  • 7 min read

Al-Qaida link complicates Somali transition outlook

Al-Shabaab yesterday staged a rally outside Mogadishu to celebrate its ties to al-Qaida....

Somalia
  • Jan 30, 2012
  • 7 min read

ICC and Somalia compound political tensions in Kenya

On January 26, Uhuru Kenyatta stepped down as finance minister, under pressure over charges he...

Kenya
  • Jan 24, 2012
  • 2 min read

Somalia bombing affirms Shabaab asymmetrical strategy

Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack today on an Ethiopian...

Somalia