MOGADISHU — Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has launched a military academy in a bid to develop the country’s military defense after over two decades of a disintegrated military force. Mohamud said the opening of the academy concretely demonstrates th... More »
The Puntland semiautonomous region in northern Somalia dismissed UN’s proposal of deploying troops from the African Union forces in the region as the region struggles to stave off a stubborn deadly insurgency by the Al-Qaeda-linked group in Somalia. The United... More »
The bodies of the two suspected Al-Shabaab militants who were killed as they attempted to attack Hamey Police Patrol Base in Dadaab were on Wednesday night taken to Garissa for fingerprint identification. The two were killed following a fierce gun battle with ... More »
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was the first secretary of state to visit Somalia. He announced that the United States plans to reopen its embassy in Somalia, which was closed in 1991. We all have a stake in what happens here in Somalia. The world cannot af... More »
The so-called Somali civil war cannot be regarded as entirely an internal affair. Several countries have provided support to the factions in the conflict. Somalia is subject to an arms embargo, so any such armed intervention, military aid or provision of arms ... More »
Since the early 1990s, Somalia has experienced cycles of violence that fragmented the country, destroyed legitimate institutions, and created widespread vulnerability. However recent security gains made by the Federal Government and the African Union have brou... More »
Community development is a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems. Community wellbeing (economic, social, environmental and cultural) often evolves from this type of collective action b... More »