Kenya Defence Forces say they have weakened Alshabab capabilities
Nairobi (Alshahid)-The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) on Saturday said it had cut off 75 percent of the Alshabab revenue after weakening its major strongholds in Somalia. “The areas we have captured have crippled their finances and this has forced them to seek assistance from Al-Qaeda,” Kenya Defence Forces spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna said in a [...]
UN unveils new look Amisom as Kenya joins up
Kenya is to send close to 5,000 soldiers to serve under a new look African Union Mission to Somalia. The United Nation Security Council last week released details on the strength and command structure of the expanded Amisom peacekeeping force. A report by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reveals that Kenya will provide 4,700 troops [...]
The London Conference On Somalia: An Act Of False Generosity? – OpEd
By Abdi Dirshe The Somali state has become an object of charity after two decades of political crisis; multiple actors claim that Somalia needs international humanitarian assistance and military intervention due to terrorism, piracy and famine. For over 20 years these pleas have led to no progress and the Somali people have seen continuing death [...]
Rapper 50 Cent visits impoverished areas in Kenya, Somalia
Nairobi (CNN) – Rap star Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson visited Kenya and famine-hit Somalia this week to raise awareness on hunger and poverty issues. Jackson flew to the southern Somali border town of Dolo, which has provided refuge to the thousands of women and children fleeing drought and conflict in the nation. “What I am [...]
AU Appeal for Mobilization to Defeat Al Qaeda in Somalia
AFRICAN UNION PRESS RELEASE THE AFRICAN UNION REITERATES ITS APPEAL FOR A GREATER MOBILIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO DEFEAT THE AL-QAEDA LINKED AL SHABAAB IN SOMALIA Addis Ababa, 11 February 2012: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Jean Ping, has learnt of the announcement, on 9 February 2012, in [...]