Kenya, Ethiopia Proxy War Over Jubaland Election, Refuses Ethiopian Plane to Land
BY ABDIQANI HASSAN | REUTERS Kismayo airport in southern Somalia refused to allow an…
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The military campaign is in response to an ambush on Ethiopian troops and last…
Somalia Must Speed Overhauling its Fragile Army, say Donors
BY MAGGIE FICK | REUTERS Somalia should accelerate reforms of its army, its main…
Ugandan Forces Stuck in Somalia, Says Army Chief
BY RISDEL KSASIRA | THE MONITOR The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen David Muhoozi,…
Somalia Troops Contributing Countries Call on UN to Reverse Troop Withdraw Resolution
The leaders have described as ‘unrealistic’ any attempts to withdraw their troops under AMISOM…
US Suspends Aid to Somalia’s Battered Military Over Corruption
The suspension came after the Somali military repeatedly failed to account for food and…
AMISOM Begins Troop Withdrawal from Somalia
‘One-thousand troops to leave Somalia by the end of the year. The rest of…
Somalia Police, Intelligence Chiefs Fired After Deadly Hotel Siege
Intel Chief Abdullahi Mohamed Sanbalolshe and Commander of the Police Abdihakim Saaid sacked after…
Uganda Ready to Send 5,000 Troops to Somalia
“… but only if the international community guarantees more funding and donates equipment, such…
Ethiopia Must Let Somalia Determine its Own Fate
In the face of Ethiopia’s unprovoked meddling in their internal affairs, do Somalis still…