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US to supply arms to African Amisom troops fighting Al-Shabaab

The Department of Defense has awarded several contracts for the sale of military equipment to countries involved in the fight against Al Shabaab Islamists. [...] (277 words)

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SOMALIA
Acmat Defense
Al Shabaab
Amisom
B-kits
Boeing
Department of Defense
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
Harris Corp
Insitu Inc
Kenyan Defense Forces
Mack Defense
Oshkosh Defense
Partnership for Regional East Africa Couterterrorism
Renault Trucks Defense
ScanEagle
US Navy

US shrinks budget for its counter-terrorism programme

The US State Department has cut back funding for Preact, the Partnership for Regional East Africa Couterterrorism, by a third this year to $2m. [...]

UNITED STATES SOMALIA 15/07/2020

US Navy drops anchor on al-Shabaab territory

The port of Kismayo has become a key US outpost in the fight against al-Shabaab. The US Navy will help with tactical coordination and train Somalia's special forces there. [...]

DJIBOUTI 27/03/2020

KBR renews its contracts at Camp Lemonnier

The provider of services to the US government, KBR (Kellogg [...]

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SOMALIA 01/04/2016

Gulf of Aden, arms supermarket

In recent weeks, seizures of arms shipments on fishing boats in the Gulf of Aden have abounded, although the investigations by Western and Somalian authorities have not been able to identify the organised networks. Whatever their origins, their country of [. [...]

SOMALIA 18/03/2016

Al-Shabaab gaining ground again

After regaining control of the town of Garacad in Jariban [...]

KENYA 04/03/2016

Kenyatta under pressure to pull KDF out of Somalia

Despite constantly stating in public that Nairobi won’t be pulling Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) out of Somalia any time soon, [...]

ETHIOPIA SOMALIA 19/02/2016

Addis Ababa steps up military presence in Somalia

The Ethiopian government hurriedly sent a new contingent of soldiers to Somalia. Meanwhile, the African Union is considering a recall of Burundi troops from Amisom. [...]

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SOMALIA 18/12/2015

Discreet consensus on money transfers

Up to now sanctioned by the UN and the EU for their alleged links with the Al-Shabaab radical Islamists, the Somalian money transfer operators (MTOs) are gradually coming out of the firing line of the international institutions – much to [. [...]

UGANDA 23/10/2015

UPDF stops training Amisom Somalians

Having to contend with Al-Shabaab attacks and numbers of UPDF-trained Somalian soldiers defecting, Uganda is cutting back on its involvement in Amisom, despite the lucrative UN contracts. [...]

ETHIOPIA 23/10/2015

Addis Ababa wants to quel the tension in Somalia region

Hailemariam Desalegn finally wants to keep the Liyu Police in place, as a coalition of political and armed opposition movements is building up in the region. [...]

ETHIOPIA 09/10/2015

Disagreement on dissolution of highly contested Liyu Police

The government of the Somali National Regional State (SNRS) on 28 September asked the federal government to postpone the dissolution [...]

SOMALIA 25/09/2015

Burundian forces give way to Djibouti troops

The Djibouti chief of the general staff, General Zakaria Cheikh [...]

SOMALIA 24/07/2015

Al-Shabaab wants the head of Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya

According to diplomatic sources, Somalia has asked Kenya to strengthen [...]

SOMALIA 14/11/2014

Amisom still short of helicopters

Nothing has changed in the five months since the head [...]

SOMALIA 01/08/2014

Discussion of Amisom contingents

The meeting between the heads of the armed forces of countries participating in African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) and [...]

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Bollore bids for new AMISOM contract

French logistics giant Bollore has joined an array of companies competing for a contract to ship weapons to AMISOM in Somalia. [...]

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KBR renews its contracts at Camp Lemonnier

Gulf of Aden, arms supermarket

Al-Shabaab gaining ground again

Kenyatta under pressure to pull KDF out of Somalia

Addis Ababa steps up military presence in Somalia

Discreet consensus on money transfers

UPDF stops training Amisom Somalians

Addis Ababa wants to quel the tension in Somalia region

Disagreement on dissolution of highly contested Liyu Police

Burundian forces give way to Djibouti troops

Al-Shabaab wants the head of Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya

Amisom still short of helicopters

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