Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Envoys of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have emphasized a gradual shift of security responsibilities from the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia to the ...
The top U.N. official for Somalia said Wednesday that while al-Shabab remains a serious threat, the terror group is on the decline, and the continued deployment of African Union troops in Somalia is es...
Al-Shabab attacks against African Union peacekeepers and Somali government forces could worsen as troops try to reopen Somalia?s main supply roads, currently cut off by the militants, a spokesman for t...
The Somalia national army killed at least seven al-Shabab militants Thursday and destroyed their base during an operation in southern Somalia, officials and residents said. Somali#160;army General Isma...
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) ? Military chiefs from Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have called for more support to enable the Mission effectively execut...
A new report says Somalia's al-Shabab militants are forcing rural communities to hand over children as young as 8 years old for indoctrination and military training. Human Rights Watch says al-Shabab c...
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Thousands of Somali refugees who were pressured into leaving the Dadaab camp in Kenya are now facing drought, starvation and renewed displacement in Somalia, human rights or...
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) ? Welcoming the launch of a national policy for young people in Somalia, the United Nations Youth Envoy has expressed hope that with the new policy, young Somalis will be able...
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Football is helping to bring a level of happiness to the citizens of Somalia in a country that has long been ravaged by upheaval, with last Saturday marked a historic moment...
After years of inquiry, the U.N. Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has found no conclusive evidence of Eritrean support for al-Shabab militants in Somalia, an allegation that led to sanctions in ...