Somalia: Prime Minister Appoints New Defense Minister in a Reshuffle
Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre reshuffled his cabinet on Sunday, appointing a new defence minister as his government battles an escalating Islamist insurgency.
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Somalia offers US exclusive control of air bases, ports.
Somalia has extended an offer to the United States for exclusive control over strategic airbases and ports
Several dead as al-Shabaab gunmen lay siege to Somali hotel.
he raid on the hotel took place as politicians, security officials and traditional elders were meeting to discuss plans for an offensive against the group in central Somalia.