US scolds Somaliland for ‘undermining’ press freedom
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - The United States scolded authorities of Somalia’s break-away region of Somaliland for heightened crackdown on press freedom, days after the BBC...
Al-Shabaab says captures two towns along Somalia’s border with Ethiopia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab said on Wednesday its fighters had taken control of the towns of Yed and Ato along Somalia’s...
Somali PM says govt will launch ‘forceful’ offensive against Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi said on Wednesday his government will launch an offensive against Al-Shabaab and other militant groups in...
Somalia, Kenya spy chiefs discuss fight against Al-Shabaab
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) Somalia’s spy chief mahad Salad and his Kenyan counterpart Philip Wachira Kameru discussed efforts to step up fight against Al-Qaeda-aligned militant group...
Presidential spokesman denies Somali troops fought in Ethiopia’s Tigray
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali presidential spokesman Abdikarin Ali Kar said on Tuesday reports that Somali troops were fighting alongside Eritrean and Ethiopian forces in...
Election talks between Somaliland govt, opposition collapse
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - Talks between Somaliland government and opposition broke down after mediation efforts led by some of the country’s traditional leaders failed to...
Somaliland bans BBC over failure to recognize its independence
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - Somaliland announced on Tuesday it had banned BBC news broadcasts after the media corporation’s alleged failure to recognize the break-away region’s...
US military says two Al-Shabaab militants killed in drone strike in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - US Africa Command said on Monday it had killed two Al-Shabaab insurgents in an airstrike conducted near the coastal town of...
Plane crash-lands at airport in Somalia’s capital, all passengers survive
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Juba Airways plane carrying passengers from the town of Baidoa crash-landed at Adan Adde International Airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on...
US pledges support for Egypt’s water security as Ethiopia begins third filling of Nile dam
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - The United States promised support for Egypt’s water amid growing concerns by Cairo and Khartoum over Ethiopia’s move to begin the...