Ethiopian commander, soldiers fleeing war surrender to Sudan’s army
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - An Ethiopian military commander and a group of his soldiers fleeing the escalating clashes between the Ethiopian defense forces backed by...
AU appoints new envoy to Somalia, months after rejecting Madeira’s expulsion
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The African Union has appointed Mohammed El-Amine Souef, a diplomat from Comoros, as its envoy to Somalia and the head of...
Kenya’s top court to rule on disputed presidential election
Kenya's Supreme Court will decide on Monday whether to uphold or nullify the result of last month's presidential election, a ruling anxiously awaited in...
Somalia: Tensions high in Eyl town amid Puntland president’s visit
GAROWE (Somaliguardian) - The controversial election of new mayor for the town of Eyl in northeastern Somalia fueled tensions on Saturday amid a visit...
Int’l community silence over Somalia drought is ‘deafening’: UN humanitarian chief
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Saturday the silence of the international community on worsening drought in Somalia is deafening...
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s first 100 days: success or failure?
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s first 100 days in office, who was elected on May 15, ended last month as his administration still faces...
At least 20 killed in Al-Shabaab attack in central Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - At least 20 people were killed on Friday night after Al-Shabaab militants ambushed a convoy carrying supplies for the town of...
At least 4 injured as gunfire erupts at airport in Somaliland
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - An exchange of gunfire erupted at an airport in the town of Lasanod in the east of Somalia’s break-away region of...
Top cleric killed by mosque blast in Afghanistan’s Herat
A huge bomb blast at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan Friday killed its influential imam, who called earlier this year for...
Why has fighting restarted in north Ethiopia?
Fighting has erupted again around the borders of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, shattering a ceasefire declared in March. Both sides blame each other for...