UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Wednesday called on the UN Security Council to support a temporary boost to national and international forces aiming to maintain basic security in Somalia.
UN Deputy Secretary Jan Eliasson on Monday expressed support for an African Union (AU) proposal to triple peacekeeping troops in Somalia to 45,000 from the current 17,551.
The U.S. military conducted an operation in Somalia Friday night against Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, known as "Ikrima," a top commander in the al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabaab, but failed to capture him, the Pentagon said Monday.
Somali government on Monday urged regional cooperation to counter growing threat from terrorist groups following on going deadly attack on shopping mall in the Kenya capital, Nairobi.
A Kenyan hotel worker accused of killing British tourist and abduction of his wife has been sentenced to death.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague held bilateral talks with several African leaders during an international conference on Somalia on Tuesday in London.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday recognized the government of Somalia, a move unseen since 1991.
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