Ethiopia plans to annex parts of Somalia to create ‘security buffer zone’
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - President of Ethiopia’s Somali region Mustafe Agjar said on Wednesday that authorities were planning to annex parts of Somalia to create...
Ukraine steps up drive to retake Russian-controlled south with air strikes
Ukraine stepped up its drive to retake the Russian-controlled south of the country by trying to bomb and isolate Russian troops in hard-to-resupply areas,...
Somalia denies taking sides in Egypt-Ethiopia Nile dam dispute
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has not discussed dispute over Ethiopia’s Nile dam with his Egyptian counterpart, presidential spokesman Abdikarin Ali...
President of Ethiopia’s Somali region links Al-Shabaab offensive to GERD dispute
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - President of Ethiopia’s Somali region Mustafe Agjar linked a recent Al-Shabaab offensive to a long-running dispute over a giant hydro-electric dam...
Top Somali regional official among 11 killed in suicide blast
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - At least 11 people, including the administrator of the Somali coastal city of Marka Abdullahi Wafow, were killed on Wednesday after...
Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims killing 87 Ethiopian soldiers in attack
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Qeada-linked militant group Al-Shabaab said on Thursday it had killed at least 87 Ethiopian soldiers in attacks on military camps in...
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...