Somalia: Somali President Meets African Union Chairperson, Discusses Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation

Somalia: Somali President Meets African Union Chairperson, Discusses Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation

Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today met with African Union (AU) Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf in Mogadishu, where they agreed to bolster bilateral relations and strategic cooperation between Somalia and the AU.

Al-Shabaab leaders flee Jilib following intensified airstrikes by Somali forces

Mogadishu (HOL) – Top leaders of the Al-Shabaab militant group have begun fleeing from their longtime stronghold of Jilib in the Middle Jubba region following a series of intensified airstrikes by Somali government forces and international partners, military officials said Saturday.