The imminent prospect of Somalia attracting huge investment 19 Oct – Source: RBC Radio – 249 Words Somali government says the country is now on the imminent prospect of attracting huge investment as a result of the President Hassan Sheikh’s meeting with MEDEF in Paris, France in his last week official visit. Around 6,000 investment […]
Dozens arrested in fresh security swoop in Barawe town 16 Oct – Source: Radio RBC/ Radio Muqdisho – 170 Words Somali government forces backed by the African Union Forces [AMISOM] are continuing heavy security swoop in the town of Barawe weeks after the town has fallen for the joint forces. Lower Shabelle governor Abdukadir Nur […]
Burundi to send investigative team to find alleged sexual exploitation by AU soldiers 16 Oct – Source: RBC Radio – 168 Words Burundi government which is the second largest troop contributor country of the African Union Mission in Somalia has said it will send an investigative team to find the recent allegations of the sexual […]
Stakeholders question constitutionality of Somali federal government-Puntland agreement 15 Oct – Source: Sabahi – Words 218 Representatives from Somalia’s Galmudug and Himan and Heeb regions and Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa (ASWJ) on Wednesday (October 15th) dismissed as unconstitutional the agreements reached by the federal government and the Puntland state administration on Tuesday. In a joint […]
Somali Health Minister: no troops from Ebola-affected countries will be deployed in Somalia 15 Oct – Source: Hiiraan Online – 297 Words Somali Ministry of Health Ali Mohamed Mohamud (Ali Hared) dismissed reports that troops from the Ebola-hit country of Sierra Leone will be deployed in the country, saying that it had an earlier agreement […]
Somali President arrives in Paris for historic visit 15 Oct – Source: Hiiraan Online/Radio Muqdisho – 336 Words The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Mohamud Sheikh arrived in Paris, France yesterday ahead of talks with his French Counterpart, President Francois Hollande. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is due to meet with the Socialist […]
International partners welcome agreement between the Federal Government and Puntland 14 Oct – Source: Mareeq.com/Radio RBC – 180 Words The United Nations, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia in its capacity as the Chair of the IGAD Council of Ministers, and the European Union (EU) welcomed the agreement signed today between the Federal Government […]
50,000 children in Somalia “on doorstep of death” Fifty thousand children in Somalia could die unless they are given immediate assistance, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the Horn of Africa country has warned. A drought has worsened an already dire humanitarian situation in the country which has experienced more than two decades of insecurity. The […]
Car explosion wounds five in Mogadishu 14 Oct: Source – Radio Goobjoog -120 words At least five people sustained injuries in Mogadishu on Monday after an explosion occurred in a garage in Hodan district. A car parked at the entrance of the garage exploded as eye witness confirmed to the media. The wounded people were […]
Somali president urges business community to invest in the country 13 Oct – Source: Radio Goobjoog – 183 Words The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on Saturday officially opened the International Bank of Somalia (IBS), which will work with the internationally acknowledged banking systems. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urged the business people both […]