Somali president addresses Somali community members in Minnesota 10 Aug – Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/VOA Somali Service – 151 words Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday night met with Minnesota’s Somali community members in Minneapolis. Minnesota’s Somali community chairman Fartun Abdulle Mohamed told Bar-ulan that the community members and the president discussed various issues including peace […]
Somali military chief announces new offensive against Al Shabaab 08 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan/SNTV – 107 words Somali National Army Military Chief General Dahir Adan Elmi has said new offensive against al Shabaab militant group will commence soon. Speaking during a press conference in Somali capital Mogadishu Gen Indho Qarshe said the original offensive […]
Somali cabinet introduces bill to curb illicit small arms trade 07 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan – 99 words Somali cabinet on Thursday introduced a bill designed to curb the illicit small arms trade in the country following the cabinet session in the capital, Mogadishu. Somali government spokesman Ridwan Haji Abdiweli said the proposed bill be forwarded […]
Somali president describes his US visit as productive and positive 07 Aug- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/BBC Somali Service/Jowhar Online- 213 words Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud stated to have received a lot of positives from his meetings with US officials during his three-day stay in Washington for US-Africa Leaders Summit. In an exclusive interview with Bar-kulan, […]
Senior al Shabaab media representative detained in Nairobi 06 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Dalsan/Bar-kulan – 150 words A senior member for al Shabaab radio owned Al Andulus was arrested by police in Nairobi after he sneaked into Kenya for treatment. Hassan Hanafi Haji was arrested on Sunday in Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate while seeking treatment for injuries he […]
Somalia’s president expects new military push to begin in days 06 Aug – Source: Reuters – 159 words Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Reuters on Tuesday he expected a new military drive by African Union and Somali forces to start in the next few days to push al Shabaab militants from more territory. Al Shabaab ruled […]
Somalia appeals for urgent aid amid drought 05 Aug – Source: News24/AFP – 114 words Somalia’s government begged for help on Tuesday, warning the war-torn nation once again faced a hunger and drought catastrophe three years after famine killed more than a quarter of a million people. “Drought has already reached several regions in Somalia,” the […]
Somali President announces new initiatives to empower the youth 05 Aug- Source: Radio Mogadishu/Radio Bar-kulan- 174 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has announced several new initiatives designed for the empowerment of the Somali youth to partake in the government’s efforts towards peace and development. The president made the announcement while speaking in Washington DC […]
Suicide bomber kills Puntland’s Bari Regional Police Commander 04 Aug – Source: Radio RBC/Garowe Online/ Puntland TV/Radio Daljir/Allpuntland Online/Somali Memo/Radio Al Furqaan – 265 words A suicide bomber has killed Bari Regional Police Commissioner in Puntland’s Bosasso town in the Northeastern region of Somalia on Monday afternoon. A man wearing suicide vest blew himself off as the […]
Car bomb in Mogadishu explodes prematurely, casualty unknown 04 Aug- Source: Radio Dalsan/Radio Kulmiye- 88 words A car which was loaded with explosives went off at a garage in Mogadishu’s Hodan District. The car exploded at midnight on Monday. The casualties that resulted from the explosion is still unknown. The car was a luxury one […]