Security Council extends mandate of UN m...

UNITED NATIONS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until March 31, 2020. U

AU mission aligns forces to protect Soma...

MOGADISHU, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has denied withdrawing its troops from bases in Somalia, saying the strategic move of align forces is aimed at flushing o

AU deploys police officers in southern S...

MOGADISHU, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Tuesday it has deployed a detachment of nine individual police officers (IPOs) in Dhobley in southern Somalia for ca

Somali military court sentences two to d...

MOGADISHU, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Somalia's military court on Wednesday sentenced two al-Shabab fighters to death for their involvement in terrorist attacks and assassinations.Chief of the First Tribun

UN says dry spell may worsen humanitaria...

MOGADISHU, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Dry conditions have worsened in Somalia with humanitarian partners across the country reporting critical water shortages during the month of February, the UN relief ag

U.S. army says airstrike kills 2 al-Shab...

MOGADISHU, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. army said on Wednesday that it has killed two fighters from the Islamic group al-Shabab in an airstrike on Tuesday in southern Somalia. The U.S. Africa Comman

EU launches 94 mln USD program to boost ...

MOGADISHU, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The European Union and its partners on Wednesday launched a 94 million U.S. dollar program to boost economic development in Somalia. Fulgencio Garrido Ruiz, EU Chargé

AU envoy mourns death of senior official...

MOGADISHU, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) top envoy in Somalia on Monday mourned the death of an AU mission senior official in the deadly plane crash in Ethiopia.Francisco Madeira, speci

AU envoy condemns terrorist attack in So...

MOGADISHU, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The African Union top envoy in Somalia on Saturday condemned Thursday's terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu that left at least 36 people dead and more

UN chief condemns car bomb attack in Som...

UNITED NATIONS, March 1 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned "the deadly terrorist attacks" that took place in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. In a statement, the