Somali sporting legends seek to head off conflict through football-inspired friendships, reconciliation and diplomacy
Decades of conflict and displacement shattered long-standing bonds, scattering teammates across the globe. By bringing them together through regular gatherings, the initiative allows these former athletes to rediscover lost friendships. Among those reunited is Omar Shino, a former Jeenyo Sports Club player who fled Somalia in the early years of the war.
At least 30 Al Shaabab fighters and four civilians killed, 98 injured in Somalia Baidoa region
Dr Abdikafi Omar Mohamud, head of the emergencies department at Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, said the fighting also killed at least four civilians and injured 98, including 28 women and an elderly man hit by stray bullets.
Rival political formations in Somalia trade fire in Mogadishu ahead of planned anti-government demos
Gunfire subsided on Thursday afternoon following mediation efforts led by the director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency, who visited the area and held talks with former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire. The discussions reportedly led to an agreement to halt the fighting.
EAC militaries launch two-week command post exercise in Kenya to bolster preparedness
Speaking at the opening ceremony, EAC Deputy Secretary General Andrea Malueth said the region continues to face complex security threats
Somalia, African Union forces capture senior al-Shabaab Commander Salaad Cusmaan Macalin
The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and the Somali National Armed Forces captured a senior al-Shabaab commander during a joint operation in the southern region. The AU mission said the suspect, identified as Salaad Cusmaan Macalin, also known as Sahm, was apprehended on Thursday on the...
