ATMIS troop contributing countries urge UN to lift arms embargo on Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Leaders of the East African countries contributing their troops to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) urged the United...
Air raids, tank fire shake Sudan’s capital region despite truce pledge
Strikes from the air, tanks and artillery shook Sudan's capital of Khartoum on Friday and the adjacent city of Bahri came under heavy bombardment,...
At least 10 wounded after Somaliland army shells northern Somalia’s Lasanod town
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - At least 20 wounded after artillery shells fired by Somaliland troops landed on residential areas in the war-hit northern Somali town...
Sudan fighting flares but military approves ceasefire extension
Sudan's army and a paramilitary force battled on Khartoum's outskirts on Wednesday, undermining a truce in their 11-day conflict, but the army expressed willingness to...
Somalia’s deputy PM names team to help evacuation of citizens stranded in Sudan
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama on Wednesday chaired a cabinet meeting on efforts to help evacuate thousands of Somali...
Somalia’s president arrives in Uganda ahead of conference on ATMIS peacekeepers
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday arrived in Uganda’s capital Kampala, where a conference between the leaders of the countries...
Sudan’s army says ousted Bashir is in military hospital – statement
Sudan's army on Wednesday said ousted former president Omar Hassan Al-Bashir is being held in a military hospital under police custody.
Formerly jailed Bashir and...
Somalia’s president plans to form alliance against Puntland leader
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is planning to form an alliance against the leader of the northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland...
Sudan fighting abates overnight, allowing more people to flee
Fighting in Sudan abated overnight after the army and a rival paramilitary force agreed to a 72-hour truce but a witness said gunfire could...
Somalia willing to prolong stay of AU peacekeepers ahead of 2024 exit
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s government is willing to extend the stay of African Union peacekeepers less than 20 months before their scheduled exit, the...