Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s military said Thursday the Al Shabaab was set to execute two more Kenyan recruits within its ranks, accused of espionage a day after stoning another to death. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops were in a hot pursuit of suspected Al Shabaab loyalists after raiders killed four policemen at a local Administration Police (AP) camp in Gerille, Wajir, near the Kenyan border with Somalia, Police said Thursday. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan security forces are beating and arbitrarily detaining citizens and Somali refugees in Kenya’s North-eastern province, which borders Somalia, despite repeated pledges to stop such abuses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement obtained by PANA here Thursday.. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for predictable, reliable and timely resources to support the African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia, to strengthen its capability to help the country’s transitional government implement its commitments to restore peace and stability. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan soldier has been killed in a fierce Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - East African foreign ministers warned Tuesday they could invoke regional sanctions against some Somali parliamentarians for attempting to “destroy the foundations of Somalia’s political stability”. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, on Friday expressed deep concern over the country’s ongoing political disputes warning that the country could miss a rare window of opportunity to end its 21 years of conflict if they are not resolved. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan fighter jets have dropped bombs on Al Shabaab positions in the town of Garbahare, killing 50 Al Shabaab combatants and wounding 60 others in one of the most intense military encounters in Southern Somalia since the launch of the military offensive by Kenya. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Somaliland authorities to cease forcibly returning refugees and asylum seekers to possible persecution in Ethiopia. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Joseph Blatter has condoled with the Somali Football Federation (SFF) following the death of five Somali football fans in a car accident on Tuesday, according to the official website of the world soccer's governing body. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali leaders have agreed to create a Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - China has agreed to provide equipment and material valued at about US$4.5 million for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), according to a press release issued by the African Union (AU) on Friday. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has renewed its call on the international community to continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the suffering population in Somalia. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have confirmed receiving death threats against Defence Minister Yusuf Hajji, and Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim, from Somalia’s Al Shabaab militia and tightened security in the north eastern region.Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali pirates are holding 200 crewmembers, including a female seafarer, while 60 seamen have died in captivity as a result of torture in the last five years in what an anti-piracy taskforce called the “worst humanitarian tragedy”. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Rashida Manjoo, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, on Friday called for greater efforts to improve the plight of women in Somalia, thousands of whom remain extremely vulnerable to discrimination and violence. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said its teams on the ground in Kenya have completed the pitching of 8,315 tents providing shelter to 30,000 Somalis displaced by drought, who could not be accommodated at the heavily over-crowded Daadab refugee camp. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday stressed the need for a comprehensive strategy to address the political, security and humanitarian Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Panel of the Wise of the African Union (AU) Wednesday welcomed the progress made on the ground by the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the forces of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) said Monday it had agreed to boost funding to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), with an additional 50 million euros as part of efforts to help end the crisis in the Horn of African nation.Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan forces in Somalia have nearly achieved their objective of diminishing the capacity of the Islamic militant, Al Shabaab, after dismantling its command structure, a Kenyan military spokesman said Saturday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has renewed its earlier calls for a no-fly zone over Somalia and additional sanctions to blockade three ports in Southern Somalia with a view to cutting off supplies to Islamic militants in Somalia. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The United States has said it is extremely concerned by al-Shabaab’s announcement on Tuesday that it is banning some UN agencies and international non-governmental organisations from providing life-saving assistance in south central Somalia, and by its seizure of offices, property and equipment belonging to these organisations. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, on Tuesday said new commitments by Somalia’s Transitional Government and the Central African Republic (CAR) to end the use of child soldiers are encouraging. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Kenyan government to Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki concluded his State visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), unveiling a list of benefits to Kenyans and the region at large. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday reiterated its condemnation of maritime piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia, noting that the crimes continue to pose a threat to peace and security in the region and called for a comprehensive international response to the scourge. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, has called for coordinated international efforts to ensure the implementation of the roadmap setting out a series of tasks to be completed ahead of concluding the country’s political transition process. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hungry and destitute Somalis walk over 1,000 kms to get help in Kenya and other food distribution centres, thus increasing threats of their being subject to rape, theft, extortion and sometimes death, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundi President, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Monday received in an audience the High AU Representative in Somalia and former Ghanaian leader, Jerry Rawlings, and the head of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Boubakar Diarra, according to reports on the Burundian National Radio. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government is still discussing whether or not to send troops to neighbouring Somalia, a government spokesperson said Sunday. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council said it encourages its commission to facilitate ongoing efforts to fully secure Mogadishu, further weaken Al-Shabaab and deprive it of human and financial resources and help provide the much-needed humanitarian assistance to the affected populations in Somalia. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Continuing conflict and bad weather in Somalia are further aggravating the dire humanitarian situation in Somalia, the UN agency said in a news dispatch. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has reaffirmed the country's resolve in dealing with the militant group based inside Somalia that has sought to destabilize not just Kenya but the entire Horn of Africa.Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops have embarked on a mop-up operation against the Al Shabaab remnants in liberated towns in Southern Somalia, a military spokesman said Tuesday, indicating that the operation includes door-to-door searches. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s naval force, operating off the coast of Somalia, sank a second boat on Friday and shot at its occupants believed to be fishermen after the group allegedly declined to stop for identification, a military spokesman said. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), on Friday said it provided emergency assistance to thousands of displaced Somalis, who were affected Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali nationals have heeded warnings of imminent Kenyan air-strikes targeting suspected Al Shabaab bases in some 10 towns in southern and central Somalia, a Kenyan military spokesman said on Thursday. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan forces, backed by the navy, laid siege on Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Members of the Angolan Methodist Church on Sunday began collecting foodstuff in a show of solidarity with victims of hunger and drought in Somalia, PANA reported, quoting the Angolan News Agency (ANGOP). Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops killed 18 suspected Somali pirates Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The US is providing logistical support and training to Kenyan troops fighting in Somalia but is not involved directly in battle against the Somali militia group, the Al Shabaab, a US envoy said here Friday. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia’s Al Shabaab militia, which has rejected offers to join future governments there, has sent emissaries to Kenya, offering to negotiate an end to the ongoing military offensive, a Kenyan official said. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Residents of Dhobley town in Southern Somalia Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The massive international response to the child survival crisis in the Horn of Africa has already shown some positive results, but much more needs to be done, the UN child health agency, UNICEF, said in a report, released Tuesday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Army Saturday reported a fresh killing of ten and the wounding of 18 members of its contingent during combat against the El Shebaab insurgents in Mogadishu, Somalia on Thursday. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops continued their assault on Al Shabaab territories Thursday, foiling an apparent attack on the Kenyan soil and recovering 14 assault rifles left behind in a rebel hideout, a military spokesman said. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki chaired a cabinet meeting in Nairobi Tuesday to discuss the progress made in the country’s war against the Al Qaeda-linked militant group, Al Shabaab, as two top officials arrived in Mogadishu to hold talks with the Somali leadership. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops crossed 100 kilometres deep into Somali territory Monday, with virtually no military resistance, targeting a suspected Al Shabaab hideout in an offensive code-named “Operation Linda Nchi”, a Swahili word for protect the nation.Full text...