Inside an al-Shabaab training camp 16 Dec- Source: channel 4- 365 words Among the most feared of al-Qaeda’s affiliates, al-Shabaab was behind the Westgate shopping mall attack in Kenya. Jamal Osman attended one of its training camps in the Somali bush. They chant: “We are al-Shabaab! We are al-Qaeda! We are terrorists!” In a secret […]
IGAD appoints new envoy to Somalia 16 Dec- Source: Hiiraan Online/Somali Current/Jowhar Online/Shabelle/RBC/VOA Somali Service -83 words The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has appointed on Sunday Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey as its Special Envoy to Somalia. In a press statement from IGAD, the Executive Secretary of the regional Authority, Ambassador Mahboub Maalim praised Affey’s […]
President hails strong ties and “special relationship” with US on landmark visit to Mogadishu 14 Dec- Source: Office of the President- 495 words His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today paid tribute to the special relationship with the US as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield made a landmark visit to Mogadishu. […]
UN: Major offensives planned against Somali militants 11 Dec- Source: AP/ABC News-125 Words A United Nations official says plans are being made to restart major offensives in parts of Somalia held by the militant group al Shabaab. Special Representative Nicholas Kay also told the Security Council via a videoconference Tuesday that it’s important that the […]
President Mohamud: “Human Rights must be protected, adopted and supported by Somali society” 10 Dec- Source: Office of the President- 224 words His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, today marked International Human Rights day. The President said: “Somalia witnessed abuses of human rights through two decades of civil […]
Government says Gulf States will hold special conference for Somalia 10 Dec- Source: Radio Mogadishu/al Shahid- 115 words Somali Foreign Ministry confirmed that the Gulf States pledged to hold a special conference on the reconstruction of Somalia. The Minister of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Mohamed Noor Ga,al said in a […]
Countries continue to restore diplomatic relations with Somalia 09 Dec- Source: Office of the President- 209 words The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today accepted credentials from the newly appointed German Ambassador, Andreas Peschke, and the newly appointed Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mahmoud M. Auf, in […]
Al Shabaab in Somalia exploited aid agencies during 2011 famine – report 09 Dec- Source: The Guardian/BBC -658 words Al Shabaab militants in Somalia established a highly sophisticated system to monitor and squeeze money out of aid agencies before and during the 2011 famine that killed almost 260,000 people, according to a new report. Al […]
AU Special Representative condoles with Somalia on the loss of a Member of Parliament of the Federal Government of Somalia 07 Dec- Source: AMISOM- 92 words The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif, condemns the killing of Mohamed Warsame Feisal a Member of the […]
Jubba administration commissioned special forces for Kismayo security 06 Dec- Kismaayo Media/widhwidh Online/Dhanaan Online/al Shahid- 103 words Juba administration announced formation of special forces to maintain the security and peace of Kismayo city, the capital of the province of Lower Juba, southern Somalia. Head of the interim administration of Jubba, Ahmed Madobe,in a decree issued […]