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Alshabaab militant group on Sunday introduced a new curriculum for primary and secondary schools in places under their control. The launching ceremony attended by Alshabaab’s spokesperson Ali Dheere took place in Saakow Middle Juba. Check also: Thousands Die Of Famine In Somalia, According To U.N The group says the new curriculum intends to replace foreign elements in it mostly used across Somalia. ...

ROME — Drought-ridden Somalia is at risk of a repeat of the famine that killed nearly 260,000 people in 2011 if aid is not stepped up over the next two months, United Nations agencies said Wednesday, calling for more funds. Five million Somalis do not have enough to eat because of a lack of rain that has led to poor harvests ...

East African heads of state met in Mogadishu on Tuesday, marking the first time war-torn Somalia has hosted an international summit in more than 40 years. Check also: Uganda To Pull Troops Out Of Somalia By The End Of 2017 Security was extra tight was for the one-day meeting to prevent attacks by Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Authorities put the city ...

Mogadishu. Under pressure from NATO forces in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda elements had taken advantage of the chaos in Somalia to set up havens and form new alliances. Check Also: Nasser al- Wuhaishi Yemeni al-Qaeda leader confirmed dead in US strike The situational analysis of their presence in the Horn of Africa was alarming. It was understood that the wastelands of Somalia’s lawless ...

KAMPALA – Uganda plans to withdraw its troops from Somalia by December 2017,[9] signalling it is scaling back regional military interventions after it said it planned a similar pullback from Central African Republic.[3] Check also: Uganda: 30 People Held Over Coup Plot Against Kaguta Museveni President Yoweri Museveni has intervened in several regional security hotspots, [1]deploying troops to help quell ...