That compares with 14,000 people who left Kismayo throughout the whole of September,” explained Andy Needham, spokesperson for the UNHCR in Nairobi. He has been monitoring the situation of the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 21 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency said Friday it was closely following the situation around the Somali port city of Kismayo as thousands of residents fled in anticipation of ...

The formation of a regional administration has been announced in the port city of Kismayo, 500 km south of Mogadishu. The new administration, which was announced on Monday, consists of an 11 ...

Somalia's Islamist militia rulers in the southern port of Kismayo have appointed a district administration for the strategic town, Radio Garowe reported Saturday.

Witnesses in Somalia say at least 20 people have been killed and 50 wounded as two Islamist militant groups battle for control of the port city of Kismayo. Hundreds of families fled the southern ...

KISMAYO, Somalia – Somalia’s Hormuud Salaam Foundation on Tuesday officially inaugurated a newly constructed asphalt road in Kismayo’s Calanleey district, a key infrastructure project aimed at ...

Kismayo city was abandoned by Islamist fighters at the weekend as Somali government and African Union forces closed in A loud explosion was heard as Somali government troops together with African ...

African Union forces launch a pre-dawn beach assault in an attempt to seize the Somali port of Kismayo, the last major Islamist militant stronghold.

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 21 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency said Friday it was closely following the situation around the Somali port city of Kismayo as thousands of residents fled in anticipation of ...