President Donald Trump

Trump orders withdrawal of US troops in Somalia

Politics Dec 05
President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most US military and security personnel from Somalia, where they have been conducting operations against the Al-Shabaab militant group, the Pentagon said Friday.
Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past press conference
Kenya denies Somalia's accusations after envoy forced out
Politics Dec 01
Kenya on Monday said it received no official notice demanding that Nairobi’s Ambassador to Mogadishu return home following allegations of interference with the country’s internal and political affairs.
East Africa is bracing for a third outbreak of desert locusts
Somalia faces new desert locust invasion
Life Style Nov 09
Somalia is facing a fresh desert locust invasion, the latest in a string of invasions in the last year.
Mohamed Hussein Roble, the newly appointed prime minister of Somalia
Somali leader names new prime minister
Politics Sep 18
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has named Mohamed Hussein Roble as prime minister.
Somalia’s new law against sharing info with ‘enemies’ opposed
Politics Aug 31
A new Somali media law meant to enforce professionalism and safeguard the country’s state secrets from ‘enemies’ has been met with wide-ranging criticism for ‘criminalising’ journalism.
Scene of a bomb attack
Car blast kills seven in Somalia
Politics Aug 08
At least seven people were killed when a car bomb exploded at an army base in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, August 8, 2020, military and emergency services officials said.
Militant group al-Shabab said it was behind the incidents
Six killed in Somalia restaurant attack
Politics Jul 05
A bomb explosion at a restaurant in the southern Somali town of Baidoa has killed six people, officials have told the BBC.