Bula Hawa Stories

Mandera–Bula Hawa border reopens as hundreds return home after Somalia clashes
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 03, 2025

At the Kenyan border checkpoint, police officers inspected the luggage and personal effects of returnees, checking what each individual was carrying b...

Hundreds seek refuge in Mandera after clashes in Bula Hawa, Somalia
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 01, 2025

Mandera County Commissioner Henry Ochako convened a crisis meeting with the County Security Committee and the Disaster Preparedness Committee due to t...

Fresh clashes in Somalia’s Gedo region force civilians to flee to Mandera
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 30, 2025

The clashes broke out on Monday after two military helicopters carrying senior officials, including Abdirashid Hassan Abdinur, widely known as Abdiras...

New cross-border project launched to strengthen Kenya-Somalia ties
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 28, 2025

The Mandera project sought to improve security along the border with Ethiopia and Somalia, with the hope that these efforts would eventually lead to t...

Concerns over return of terror attacks in Mandera as Kenyan forces leave Somalia
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 24, 2024

Somali forces are yet to occupy the two bases of Burahache and Gherile from where Kenyan soldiers withdrew in July last year

Five injured in afternoon Mandera attack
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 24, 2024

Upon establishing the contents of the bag, they called in for help from the local police, but the explosive exploded before the officers could arrive...

Suspected Al-Shabaab militants kill six people in Bula Hawa, Somalia
Hassan Mohamed  |  Feb 05, 2024

The motive of the attack is still unclear.

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