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Militants kill 18 in Somalia

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2021 0

Hundreds of residents on Tuesday, fled their homes, after armed Islamist al-Shabaab, overran a district and captured a military base briefly, in central Somalia’s Galmudug state. Senior Somali commander, Masud Warsame, told dpa that 18 people were confirmed dead in the dawn assault in army

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Seven die in car blast in Somalia

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2020 0

Daily Times gathered that at least seven people were killed when a car bomb exploded at an army base in the Somalia capital Mogadishu on Saturday, military and emergency services officials said. The attack targeted a compound near Somalia’s national stadium where soldiers from the Somali National Army are stationed. “There was a heavy blast […]

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Somalia’s governor killed in suicide bombing claimed by al-Shabab

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2020 0

The governor of the Mudug region in Somalia’s Puntland has been killed along with three of his bodyguards in a suicide car bombing claimed by armed group al-Shabab, according to the police and a security official. “A suicide car bomb hit the governor’s car. Governor Ahmed Muse Nur and three of his bodyguards died,” police […]

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Floods kill 16 in Somalia, affect over 200,000 others

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2020 0

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday said no fewer than 16 people have died while over 200,000 others have been affected by torrential rains and riverine floods. OCHA said 10 other people are missing due to floods and no less than 2,000 farms have been swamped by water. READ ALSO: […]

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World Bank restores financial ties with Somalia after 30yrs hiatus

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

The World Bank said it had re-established relations with Somalia after a 30-year break, paving the way for the country to have access to development aid. Axel Trotsenburg, the World Bank Managing Director of Operations, said this in a statement issued on Friday in Mogadishu. The World Bank said the move to normalise its relations […]

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3 teachers killed in suspected militant attack – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2020 0

Three teachers were killed near Kenya’s border with Somalia in a suspected attack by al Shabaab militants early on Monday, police said, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of assaults by the group in Kenya since the New Year. A child was also wounded by a stray bullet when the militants […]

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Us reopens embassy in Somalia after 30 years of closure

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2019 0

The United States has reopened its embassy in Somalia after 30 years of closure as a result of the civil war which broke out in the country. A statement from the US embassy on Wednesday said that reopening of the embassy follows last year’s establishment of a permanent diplomatic presence in the capital, Mogadishu. It […]

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Jihadists ambush US military base in Somalia

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2019 0

Jihadists have on Monday, attacked a training base, where US soldiers train commandos in Somalia. The base, about 100km (60 miles) west of the capital Mogadishu, is said to house US special forces, Somali special forces and Ugandan peacekeepers. It is used as a launch site for US drones as well as being a training […]

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Somali pirates release Iranian held hostage since 2015

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2019 0

An Iranian held for more than four years by Somali pirates has been released, a humanitarian organisation that helps hostages said on Saturday. Mohammad Sharif Panahandeh was a crew member on the FV Siraj, an Iranian fishing vessel that was captured off the coast of Somalia in March 2015, the Hostage Support Partnership said in a statement. […]

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Nigerian armed forces collude with bandits to kill Nigerians –  Danjuma

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2018 0

General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd) has asked Nigerians not to rely on the Nigerian Armed Forces for protection and safety in times of crisis.   Danjuma, who was the Nation’s former minister of Defence made the disclosure in Jalingo at the maiden Convocation ceremony of the Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo, held Saturday at the […]

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Suicide attack on Somali Police Academy leaves 18 dead

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2017 0

Suicide attack that occurred in Somali’s police academy, Thursday left 18 dead while many others are in critical conditions in hospitals. Agency report revealed that Somali officials disclosed that a suicide bomber killed at least 18 police officers and wounded 15 others at the main police training facility in the capital, Mogadishu. The report quoted […]

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South African Court Halts Deportation of Hundreds of Immigrants

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

  A South Africa’s High Court has halted the deportation of hundreds of African immigrants who were arrested in the wake of the recent wave of xenophobic violence. David Cote, the lawyer for Human Rights Organisation, said that the migrants, believed to number between 280 and 400, were detained at a Johannesburg Church and in […]

Africa

Kerry in Surprise Visit to Somalia

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2015 0

United States Secretary of State John Kerry made a brief unannounced trip to Somalia Tuesday, in a bid to show support for the progress made by the country’s government and to thank regional nations for their contributions to AMISOM, the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia. It marked the first time a sitting secretary of […]

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UN Mourns Staff Killed in Somalia Bomb Attack

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

The UN children’s agency mourned on Tuesday four staff members killed in what UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned as a “barbaric attack” in Somalia. Two of those killed in Monday’s bombing in the north-eastern town of Garowe came from Kenya, the other two from Afghanistan and Uganda. Unicef named the two Kenyans as Woki Munyui, […]

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Security Council Condemns Al Shabaab Attack against UNICEF in Garowe, Somalia

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2015 0

The members of the Security Council are outraged by Tuesday’s attack against a United Nations vehicle in Garowe, Somalia, for which Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility and which has caused numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the Security Council condemned this appalling act in the strongest terms. The members of the Security Council offered […]

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Bomb Attack on UN Bus Kills Seven in Somalia

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2015 0

Militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack Monday on a United Nations bus in northern Somalia that killed at least seven people and wounded several others. Garowe, SomaliaGarowe, Somalia   The U.N. Children’s Fund said four of its staff members were killed and another four were in serious condition after the blast […]

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Bomb Blast Kills Nine in Somalia

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2015 0

  Islamist militants,Alshabaab, claimed responsibility for the bombing of nine United Nations workers in Garowe, Somalia on Monday,April 20. The bomb was apparently planted under a seat in the bus conveying the workers and was detonated by remote control, killing Two Kenyans and seven Somali guards. Eye witness said he heard a thundering blast inside […]

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Al-Shabaab Militants Kill 15 in Somli Education Ministry

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2015 0

The Somali militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack Tuesday on a government complex in the capital, Mogadishu.   The head of the ambulatory service in Mogadishu, AbdulkadirAbdirahman Aden, told VOA’s Somali service that 15 people were killed and 20 others wounded in the attack on the country’s Higher Education Ministry.

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Gowon, Atiku, US Envoy, Others Visit Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari has been receiving congratulatory messages from world leaders among who are the leaders of The United Kingdom, UK, France, Rwanda, Somalia and Niger Republic. In their separate messages, Prime Minister Tony Blair, President Francois Hollande, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, Rwandan leader Paul Kagame and Prime Minister of Niger, Mahamadou

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Somali Pirates Return, Seize Iranian Fishing Vessel

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2015 0

Pirates have seized an Iranian vessel fishing illegally off the coast of Somalia in the first successful hijacking in almost three years, officials said Thursday, raising fears that the scourge of Somali piracy may be returning. “An Iranian vessel, fishing illegally in Somali waters, was hijacked earlier this week,” said Alan Cole of the United […]