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Ethiopian soldiers ready themselves for departure after a ceremony in Baidoa, Somalia (AFP/ File Photo)

April 26th, 2018 - 09:00 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Ethiopia Demands Multinational African Peacekeeping Force to Stay in Somalia

Ethiopia wants the multinational African peacekeeping force to stay in Somalia, Ethiopian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said on Thursday.

The militant group has been wreaking havoc in the Horn of Africa region (AFP/File)

January 15th, 2018 - 09:23 GMT

Al-Shabaab Is Forcibly Recruiting Somali Children, Some as Young as 8: HRW

At least half of Somalia population is in need of humanitarian emergency support (AFP/File)

November 27th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

10,000 Forced to Flee South Somalia Due to Ongoing Clashes

Somalian forces and international partners conducted the two different operations (AFP/File)

November 12th, 2017 - 08:02 GMT

81 Al-Shabaab Militants Killed in Security Operations in Somalia

Relatives gather to look at the dead bodies of ten people including children after a raid on their farms in Bariire, some 50 km west of Mogadishu, on August 25, 2017 (AFP)

August 28th, 2017 - 12:30 GMT

Ten Somali Civilians, Including Children, Reportedly Killed in US Raid

Reports state at least 6 people were killed. (AFP)

June 15th, 2017 - 07:30 GMT

Al-Shabab Militants in Somalia Hold Dozens Hostage Following Suicide Bomb Attack

This is not the first time an Ethiopian court has sentenced individuals for al-Qaeda or al-Shabaab links. (AFP)

May 18th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Court in Ethiopia Sentences 23 for Al-Qaeda Links

A Somali soldier patrols next to the remains of a car targeted in a bomb attack in Mogadishu on September 5, 2016. (AFP/Mohamed Abdiwahab)

September 7th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Market bombing kills three in Mogadishu

Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia. (AFP/File)

July 11th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Al-Shabaab launches attack on Somali military base, at least ten killed

Haircuts where only part of the head is shaved are reportedly forbidden from Saudi soccer matches.

April 10th, 2016 - 11:26 GMT

Saudi Soccer Association bans hipster haircuts

Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia. (AFP/File)

April 5th, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

Six senior al-Shabaab members killed in Somalia

Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia. (AFP/File)

March 20th, 2016 - 12:49 GMT

Kenyan army kills 21 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia clashes

The president said that the militants had been trained in Somalia before returning to fight in West Africa. (AFP/File)

February 15th, 2016 - 10:44 GMT

Somalia’s president says that Boko Haram militants trained in Somalia