Kenya

Shoot Al-Shabaab suspects dead - Kenyan official orders

MANDERA (HORN OBSERVER) - Killed all al-Shabaab fighters and their sympathisers on sight to annihilate terrorists in Mandera county, North Eastern Regional Commissioner Nicodemus Ndalana said.

Kenya resumes its diplomatic mission in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Kenyan ambassador to Somalia Lucas Tumbo has today arrived in Somali capital, Mogadishu barely a week the two countries agreed restore their diplomatic ties.

Kidnappers of Somali woman in Nairobi demand Ksh5 million ransom

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) - Holders of a 23-year-old Somali woman who was kidnapped from Kamukunji area in Nairobi have demanded her family to pay Ksh5 million ransom ($5,000).

Al-Shabaab attacks KDF base in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Al-Shabaab has today claimed to have killed several soldiers in an attack on Kenyan military base in southern Somalia.

Somalia resumes diplomatic relations with Kenya

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somalia on Saturday said that it had normalized its diplomatic relations with Kenya, a Statement from Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said.

Somalia proposes formation of joint committee to help restore ties with Kenya

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - It is necessary to form a joint committee to committee to work out modalities on the full restoration of diplomatic relations with Kenya, Somali foreign ministry said.

AU to probe alleged Kenyan airstrikes against civilians in Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) The African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Saturday said it shall fully investigate the alleged airstrikes by the Kenyan Defense forces in Gedo region in what Somalia called "indiscriminate" strikes that resulted lose of civilian lives.

AMISOM Commander Sector II Visits Troops Deployed in Somalia

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Sector II Commander Brigadier Jeff Nyagah who is also the Contingent Commander of the Kenyan troops serving in Somalia under AMISOM visited the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops deployed in various Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in Somalia.

Somalia accuses Kenya of targeting civilians

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - The government of Somalia has strongly condemned Kenyan airstrikes in Somalia's Gedo region that killed one person and injured five other civilians.

On World Peacekeepers Day: AMISOM helps Somalia make progress in the pursuit of peace

Mogadishu, 2 June 2021 – On May 29, a day set aside to celebrate and honour peacekeepers deployed around the world to help various missions implement their mandated activities, the men and women of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) were hard at work.