China hits back with tariffs on US goods after Trump imposes new levies
China on Tuesday slapped tariffs on U.S. imports in a swift response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods, renewing a trade war between...
Suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen abduct local officials in northeast Kenya
Gunmen suspected of belonging to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group abducted five government officials in northeast Kenya on Monday as they were on...
Fire engulfs market in Somaliland capital, leaving 500 shops destroyed
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A huge blaze has engulfed a market in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland—a self-declared republic in northern Somalia—just two years after...
U.S. conducts precision strike against ISIS leader in Somalia: Trump
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military executed precision airstrikes in northeastern Somalia’s Puntland state on Saturday, targeting a high-ranking...
Drone hovering over Somalia’s presidential palace sparks fears of attack
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - An unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was spotted hovering over Somalia's presidential palace in Mogadishu on Friday, sparking widespread concerns that...
Somalia’s president admits ‘fatigue’ in Al-Shabaab war, calls for increased U.S. troop deployment
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has openly acknowledged his government’s growing fatigue after two and a half years of relentless combat...
Somalia deputy PM brushes off parliamentary bid to oust government
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Salah Ahmed Jama, on Thursday dismissed a motion being prepared by some members of parliament to oust...
Over 100 ISIS suicide drones shot down by Puntland troops, says regional president
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - In an unprecedented military campaign, Puntland security forces have, for the first time in Somalia’s history, engaged foreign fighters deploying advanced...
Somalia’s leader meets Tanzanian president
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday met Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es Salam for talks on advancing...
Somalia president, regional leaders in talks over potential term extensions
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is reportedly seeking to extend the terms of three of the country’s regional states, which are...