Tag Archives: Kismayo
(IRIN) – Moves to bring three regions in the deep south of Somalia together into the state of Jubaland have turned into a tussle with the central government, with regional powerhouses Kenya and Ethiopia playing important roles. After more than … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali, Special Reports
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Somalia
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Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon arrived in Kismayo on Tuesday on what his office called the next stage of his “Listening Tour” of the country. He has previously visited the central regions in mid-February where he reached an agreement … read more »
Recent coverage of Somalia has been dominated by the horrific case of a woman who was prosecuted and sexually assaulted after reporting her rape by government security forces to the police. Cynics are starting to wonder: is the new government … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Hamid Karzai, IndepthAfrica, Kismayo, Somalia, somalia 1993, somalia history, somalia is dying, somalia map, somalia poverty, somalia tourism, somalia war, Somaliland, Taliban, United States
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By Faisal A. Roble “More than 100 religious leaders and business executives, a doctor and other prominent residents of this Port city were hunted door to door and killed in three nights of terror that began on the eve of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Arms embargo, IndepthAfrica, Kismayo, Mogadishu, New York Times, Somali, Somali National Movement, Somalia, United States
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Mohammed Ali Hersi ‘Dalmar’. mohahersi@hotmail.com. OPINION Barely after eliminating the radical group of Somalia ‘Al Shabaab’ it may emerge again many challenges regarding formation of possible federal system which can damage the efficiency of security and peace process towards remote … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Central Government, IndepthAfrica, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Somali, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News, United States
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The West is moving toward a military intervention in Mali, somewhat slowly yet entirely deliberately, due to concerns about al-Qaeda’s control of territory there. An October UN Security Council resolution authorizes such military action, and while the United States has … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Kismayo, Mali, mali news, malian news, Somalia, United States
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By Julius Odeke After two decades of the conflict in the history of Somalia, the year 2012 could be referred to as “the year of rich harvest” following the great strides towards stabilization that the country witnessed in the last … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, AMISOM, IndepthAfrica, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Shabaab, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, Uganda
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By Abdinasir Amin I have been thinking about this particular article for a while and must admit that I’ve struggled with it not because it is difficult to write but because of the difficulty and the sensitivity of the subject … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Daily Nation, Garissa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kismayo, Ogaden, Somali, somali -kenyan news, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News
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The setting up of local public administration in the regions of Gedo, Lower Jubba and Middle Jubba yet to be entirely liberated from the Al Qaeda affiliated Al Shabab has generated passionate debate for four reasons. First, as result of … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, East Africa, Mohamud M Uluso, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kismaio, Kismayo, Somali, Somali Diaspora, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News, Somaliland
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Critical Threats Horn of Africa Security Brief Somali police conducted security operations in Mogadishu, Banadir region on December 27. The searches were concentrated in the Hamar Weyne, Waberi, Hoban and Dharkenley districts of the city. Fifteen suspects were arrested during … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Beledweyne, Kenya, kenyan news, Kismayo, Mandera, Mogadishu, somali government, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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Overnight residents of Dinsor town, previously an Al-Shabaab stronghold in the Bay region of Somalia, witnessed the retreat of Al-Shabaab forces in the face of a joint Somali-Ethiopian military advance. Dinsor, held by Al-Shabaab for the last four years, fell … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian National Defense Force, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Kenyan, Kismayo, Politics of Ethiopia, Somalia
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By Abdulkadir Suleiman The high focus of creating an autonomous administration in the southernmost regions of Somalia solely by Kenya and its interlocutors has cultivated a new looming future across the country. Populations living in that part of the country … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Kenya, Kismayo, Kismayu, Ras Kiamboni, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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November 25, 2012 by benim
At least 20 people have been killed and several others injured in double bomb attacks, which rocked port city of Kismayo in southern Somalia. The first bomb went off on Sunday morning near an administrative building where at least 15 … read more »
By Mohamud M Uluso Besides terrorism threats, the federal government of Somalia faces other threats emanating from three different but self-reinforcing sources. These threats would derail the achievement of peace, stability and self governance in Somalia. The first threat is … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Eritrea news, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Politics of Somalia, Somali, Somali people, Somalia
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The selection of Hassan Sh. Mohamud in September, 2012 as President of Somalia kindled a momentary burst of excitement in a national mood that was, up to that point, epitomized by dour feelings and increasingly pessimistic outlook. Somalis everywhere were … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Hassan, IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Somali, Somali people, Somalia
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‘His body was split into two, then carried away, only to be dumped near the beach’ Kenya – Islamic extremists from Somalia’s rebel Al-Shabaab militants on Friday (Nov. 16) killed a Christian in Somalia’s coastal city of Barawa, accusing him … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Barawa, Christian, Islam, Kenya, Kismayo, Muslim, somali news, Somalia
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Fate or flaw? Maybe Joseph de Maistre – that immoral advocate of social hierarchy and inequality – was talking about our own people when he claimed that a people will always get the government they deserve; and because we are … read more »
Posted in Article, Somali
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Jubbaland, Kenya, Kismaayo, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Oscar Wilde, Somalia, Somaliland, Villa Somalia
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Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged all Muslims to support Somalia’s Islamist Shebab insurgents, the SIE monitoring website reported on Tuesday. The Shebab, a group which has been battling the Western-backed government in Somalia and proclaims allegiance to al … read more »
“Allah created trees, because animals need them as people need land – our life depend on our animals and they depend on trees” Comments by people living in the Bay region of Somalia describing the value of trees to their … read more »
By Abdi Aynte If insecurity was the thorniest problem that plagued Somalia’s previous governments, the new one will be dogged by multiple political challenges. Chief among those is the status of Kismaayo, Somalia’s third largest city. At the center of … read more »
Posted in Article, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Ogaden National Liberation Front, somali government, somali news, Somalia
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By Sadik B Abdullahi My recent piece on Kismayu was mostly as a response to an article that I thought had two derogatory words that should not be used by any sane person in the 21st century. More importantly, I … read more »
Posted in Article, Somali
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kismayo, Kismayu, Mohamed Yusuf Haji, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, somalii news
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Kenyan police officers continued their anti-terrorism operations on Sunday when they killed or arrested suspected members of a Somalia-based Islamist group, one of whom lived in the same western Kenya location as some family members of President Barack Obama who … read more »
Posted in Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Al Shabaab terrorists, Al-Shabaab, AlQaeda, Barack Obama, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenyan news, Kismayo, Mombasa, Nairobi, Obama family, Somalia
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A woman identified as the leader of women for al-Shabaab is among dozens of suspected militants arrested in a joint operation by Kenyan and Somali forces. Some 72 suspected militants were detained and an assortment of weapons seized in Kismayo, … read more »
By Ralph Geeplay The African Union’s recent military offensive in Somalia, if anything, which saw troops taking full control of the Somali port city of Kismayo must be applauded. By capturing an iron grip on the al-Shabaab Islamist group, and … read more »
Posted in Article, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Somalia, United States
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By Ken Menkhaus, Washington Post In Somalia, a year-long military offensive by Kenyan and Somali forces has succeeded in capturing the strategic seaport of Kismayo from the militant group Al Shabab. The liberation of Kismayo is a major setback for … read more »
Posted in Article, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Kenya, Kenyan, Kismayo, Somali, Somalia
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Katherine Zimmerman, aei-ideas.org It is too early to celebrate the defeat of al Shabaab, al Qaeda’s Somalia-based affiliate. Though al Shabaab withdrew from a major stronghold in Kismayo, a port city in southern Somalia, this weekend, a series of questions … read more »
Posted in Article, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Kenya, Kismayo, Port, Somalia
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WASHINGTON, Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 3, 2012 The United States welcomes the capture of the strategic port city of Kismayo by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers and Somali forces. … read more »
Rebel al Shebab forces say they have withdrawn from Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayo, their last urban stronghold, a day after a seaborne assault by African Union troops. The group says it is a tactial retreat. One day after … read more »
By RASHID ABDI A prominent Somali faction leader and a principle ally of the Kenyan and AU military campaign in southern Somalia had predicted that allied forces would take control of the prized southern port city of Kismayu “early next … read more »
KENYA’S military says it has captured the key Somali southern port city of Kismayo from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab during an overnight attack involving a beach landing. It is the last remaining port city held by the al-Qaeda-linked insurgents … read more »
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