Somalia Opposition Delays Protest over Fears of Crackdown
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s opposition has postponed an anti-government protest scheduled to take place on Saturday March 6 in the capital Mogadishu after fears...
Text Messages Blamed for Collapse of Somalia Government and Opposition Talks
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Text messages have been blamed after talks between Somalia’s government and the opposition collapsed on Thursday night, just two days before...
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Frees 400 Inmates in Bosaso Jail Break
GAROWE (Somaliguardian) – Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab has freed 400 prisoners after its fighters attacked a prison in the coastal town of Bosaso in...
At Least 20 Migrants Dead after Thrown into Sea off Djibouti
DJIBOUTI (Somaliguardian) - At least 20 people drowned after smugglers threw dozens of migrants overboard on Wednesday during a crossing between Djibouti and Yemen,...
Somalia: Cracks Emerge in Government and Opposition Deal
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Cracks have started to show in a recent deal reached by Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and the country’s opposition...
Four Media Workers Freed After Being Detained in Ethiopia
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) – Four media workers in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit region of Tigray have been freed after being detained by the military, shortly after authorities...
Al-Shabaab Leader Says US Failed to End Insurgency in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The leader of Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia Abu Obayda said the US has resorted to air strikes after joint US, Somali...
Ethiopian Soldiers Killed in Clashes with Sudanese Forces
KHARTOUM (Somaliguardian) – A number of Ethiopian soldiers and armed militias were killed during clashes with Sudanese forces on the disputed Fashaqa border area...
Somalia Gives Green Light for Anti-Government Protest
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s government and its opposition agreed to hold protests over delayed elections next week amid COVID19 crisis that brought the country’s...
Sudan Retakes Strategic Areas on Disputed Border with Ethiopia
KHARTOUM (Somaliguardian) – Following fierce confrontations with Ethiopian militias on Sunday, Sudanese troops recovered lands in the Al-Fashaqa Al-Kubra area in the state of...