Thousands of additional troops urged for force in Somalia 16 Oct – Source: Washington Post – 117 words U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling for a surge of thousands of African troops in Somalia to stem the threat of terrorism posed by Somali insurgents and ensure the survival of a U.N.-backed government, whose success […]
Parliament Secretary dismisses existence of motion against cabinet 16 Oct – Source: Raxanreeb/Hiiraan Online – 130 words After local media reported that Federal Parliament of Somalia is preparing motion against Somali cabinet, On Tuesday the Parliament’s General Secretary Abdikarim Haji Buh dismissed the existence of such motion. In a press statement released shortly after President […]
Top government leaders join faithfuls on Eid celebrations 15 Oct – Source: Bar-kulan/SNTV – 87 words Somali Federal government’s top leaders have marked Eid al-Adha celebrations with the people at the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Tuesday. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari together with ministers and members of the […]
Bomb blast in Ethiopian capital kills two: State Radio 14 Oct – Source: Ahram English – 276 Words A bomb blast in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa killed two people on Sunday, state radio said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, but Ethiopia says it has thwarted plots of attacks in the […]
African Union calls for more African troops in Somalia 12 Oct- Source: Reuters-235 Words The African Union has backed a call to boost by about a third the number of troops in an African peacekeeping force in Somalia to reinforce a campaign against Islamist militants there who attacked a Nairobi shopping mall last month. The […]
Cabinet meeting discusses security, Barawe operation 11 Oct – Source: Raxanreeb/SNTV – 154 words Somalia cabinet of ministers discussed on Thursday the security situation in the country following the U.S covert operation on the country’s southern town of Barawe early this week. The cabinet meeting late on Thursday chaired by the Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon hailed the U.S […]
Somalia wants aid to attack al Shabaab 10 Oct – Source: The Australian News – 126 words SOMALIA is drawing up plans to retake the seaside town of Baraawe, where US Navy SEALs mounted a failed operation to capture a suspected terrorist leader last week. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon said his government was determined […]
EU looking into establishing Somali coast guard 10 Oct – Source: Transport Journal – 121 words During a recent press conference, Etienne de Poncins, head of the EU’s regional maritime capacity-building mission EUCAP Nestor, mentioned the possibility of a Somali coast guard. As there is currently no coast guard in that country at all but […]
Sierra Leone takes precautions against al Shabaab 09 Oct- Source: AP- 134 words Sierra Leone officials say they are bolstering security in response to the heightened threat posed by the extremist rebels of al Shabaab, expressing concern the West African nation could be targeted because of its support for peacekeeping operations in Somalia. Francis Munu, […]
Al Shabaab remains dangerous presence in Horn of Africa – officials 09 Oct- Source: Kuwait News Agency- 391 words The Somalia-based al Qaeda affiliate al Shabaab remains dangerous, as the recent attack on the shopping mall in Nairobi showed that violent extremism in the Horn of Africa may be evolving, top US officials said here. […]