#Somali-a police ordered to arrest President Ahmed Madobe, following a Banadir regional court order in Mogadishu. Madobe faces treason charges for allegedly "undermining" Somalia’s unity and will be the first sitting regional leader to stand trial.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan announces Somalia and Ethiopia reached "a historic reconciliation with great dedication" during peace talks held in Ankara between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed, respectively.

THE LOST TRIBE OF SOMALI SERIES a Horn24 Documentary #LostTribeOfSomali youtu.be/sf305rM0QFg?si…

Our mission to negotiate the release of United Nations staff detainees and to assess the health and humanitarian situation in #Yemen concluded today. We continue to call for the detainees' immediate release. As we were about to board our flight from Sana’a, about two hours ago, the airport

#KENYA: Three people killed, and three injured after a light aircraft crashes in Malindi; police at the scene as rescue operation underway.

Abdullahi Issa Ibrahim alleged to be a Kenyan POW captured in the El Adde Somalia attack speaks out for the first time in 8yrs in an Al-shabaab video calling on the Kenya govt to faciliate his release.

#SOMALIA: Police intercepted a vehicle carrying explosive devices concealed in speakers and jerrycans en route to #Mogadishu on Wednesday. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit safely neutralized the explosives.

#SOMALIA: Puntland forces announce takeover of #Turmasaale, a remote village and vital #ISIS stronghold. 13 #ISIS militants killed during the operation according to Puntland govt. Loss of Turmasaale could be a turning point in the fight against #ISIS-experts.

#DRC M23 rebels say they have taken control of Goma in eastern Congo after advancing against the Congolese army. Thirteen soldiers died in the fighting, including nine South Africans—two from UN peacekeeping and seven from the Southern African mission.

#DRCONGO: Video of #Kenya Embassy in Kinshasa vandalised following protests in the DR Congo capital triggered by capture of Goma by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.

More than 100 female prisoners were raped and burned alive during a jailbreak in Goma, Congo, as fighters from the M23 rebel group took control of the city. The horrific incident occurred at Munzenze prison last Monday. bbc.in/411aaWK

US AIRSTRIKES UPDATE: US Army confirms Ahmed Maeleninine a key ISIS recruiter was the target of the Feb 1 airstrikes in #Puntland #Somalia

#DRCONGO: JUST IN: Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 takes control of Bukavu amid a ceasefire violation.

#KENYA: KDF soldier killed in a suspected Al-Shabaab ambush at Qura-Qura 15km outside El Wak. A joint patrol party of KDF and SOG were a target of an IED that preceeded the ambush.

New footage reportedly shows #AS fighters in control of #Awdhegle, a day after seizing the town in a heavy dawn attack.

#SOMALIA: Hussein Sheikh Ali the National Security Advisor to the President has bee fired, multiple sources confirm despite his indications that he had resigned. Sources close to Villa Somalia say that the Hussein “mismanaged national security files”