AU Special Representative welcomes the deployment of Caretaker Administrators in newly recovered areas 12 Jun – Source: AMISOM – 289 words The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif has welcomed the move by the Federal Government of Somalia to deploy Care-taker Administrators in newly […]
World Cup fever grips Mogadishu as kick-off draws near 12 Jun- Source: Peopledaily/ Xinhua- 465 words Residents in the Somali capital Mogadishu are frantically doing last minute shopping to prepare to view the 2014 football World Cup to kick off in Brazil on Thursday. Hundreds of shoppers flock to the main Bakara market to buy TV […]
Mediation team led by Interior Minister reach Merka town 11 Jun – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Radio RBC/SNTV/BBC Somali Service/Shabelle – 204 words A mediation team led by the Minister of Interior and Federal Affairs Abdullahi Godax Barre has reached the town of Merka, the regional capital of Lower Shabelle of Southern Somalia on Wednesday to start a reconciliation […]
Somali Foreign Minister arrives in London for Global Summit 11 Jun – Source: Hiiraan Online – 148 words The Somali Minister for Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion, Abdirahman Beileh, arrived in London to take part in the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict areas, organised by the British government. The four day summit […]
Security institutions issue plans to maintain overall security of the country 10 Jun – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SNTV – 112 words Somalia Security Institutions issued new plans to maintain the security of country particularly Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Speaking to the media, Police spokesman Qasim Mohamed stated that the security institutions continue getting information about […]
Top moderate Kenyan Muslim preacher shot dead 10 Jun- Source: AFP/Yahoo News/Bloomberg-300 Words Gunmen in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa on Tuesday shot dead an influential moderate Muslim preacher who was a vocal opponent of the radical preachings of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents, police said. Mohamed Idris, chairman of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya, […]
AU Special Representative expresses concern over tensions in Lower Shabelle 09 Jun – Source: AMISOM – 203 words AU Special Representative for Somalia Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif expresses concern as tension continue to mount between warring clan militia fighting in Lower Shabelle and called on the parties to immediately desist from any form of violence. […]
Floods threaten Somalia’s displaced families 09 Jun- Source: Al Jazeera English-01:32mins Families in Somalia are facing the threat of disease after a camp for internally displaced people was flooded. Food is scarce and medical supplies are running low. Al Jazeera’s Tim Friend reports. Key Headlines Inter-clan fighting flare up in Marka town (Radio Goobjoog/Radio Mustaqbal/Kulmiye) Somali […]
Senior al Shabaab commander surrenders 08 Jun – Source: Daily Nation – 113 words A senior al Shabaab militant commander, Mohamed Said Atom, on Saturday gave himself up to Somali government authorities after he announced his renouncing of violence in Somalia. The militant commander has been active in the northeastern state of Puntland where his militias operated […]
New polio case reported in Somalia 06 Jun- Source: Xinhua- 166 words The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that the first case of polio in Somalia this year was confirmed Wednesday in the country’s Mudug region, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Thursday. “A polio response team from Nairobi is expected to arrive […]